In this section we shall be presenting a series of ‘Trigeminal neuralgia patient story’. The first is Maria from Mauritius.
This is the story of a woman, Maria, who lived in Mauritius. She was 45 years old when she came to us. She had been suffering from pain near her eye from 7 years. Initially she used to massage the area, and then noticed that massaging increased her pain. It used to come in short bursts, for a few seconds, like an electric-shock. She observed her pain for a few months, while her family members dismissed it as something that was not very serious. Over a period of the next few months, the pain spread to the lower part of her eye, near her nose and cheek, and came in more frequent bursts. Unable to tolerate this any longer, she visited her family physician, where she was prescribed many painkillers. They did not help and made her nauseous.
My name is Mrs Parbatee Shyama Raghupooth, and I am from Mauritius. I suffered from Trigeminal Neuralgia since June 2018. Then I was started on Tegretol, to which I reacted badly. Afterwards, I was started on Gabapentin, Lyrica, Baclofen and all these were taking away all the joys of my life. In my acute phase, I used to have shots of Pethidine and Morphine; and lately my neurologist advised me to have cyber knife therapy.
