I've had 3 tmj surgeries and during the
last one the doctor severed my trigeminal
nerve. This is the main nerve that
controls your face. Immediately after
surgery I lost all function in the left
side of my face. Over the years it has
improved and eventually I just have a
deading feeling across my jawline. Two
days ago I got a horrible pain in face,
shooting across my eye and jawline. My
face felt normal for about 30 seconds and
then went back to feeling odd. Has
anyone experienced this, or have any idea
about it? I'm assuming the nerve is
actually trying to grow back, thus the
electric shock, but not sure.
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Mod35t
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Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 7 Location: Australia
Posted: 06-26-05 05:08am
Ive never actually read of nerves being
able to grow back as such, but it sounds
something similar to when someone has a
stroke and then slowly recuperates from
it. Go and get it checked out. Im sorry
to hear your operation went wrong though,
to first have tmj and then ur nerve cut is
a really tough break.
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marylee humphrey
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Joined: 29 Oct 2005 Posts: 13
Nerve Damage Posted: 11-05-05 06:57am
25years ago, my first operation the
surgeon cut one of my nerves. I am unable
to move my left eyebrow.. I found out
from other operations that it was cut and
they tried to put it back together but
nerves dont regenerate.. Is it possible
that your nerve was only stretched.. My
surgeon told me that if nerves are
stretched they come back.. If they are
cut,,they do not.. And yes.. When
nerves try to "work" again.. You will get
sharp pains.. I am a nurse, and I have
seen that in other patients.
Good luck
marylee
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BrainTumorMan
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Joined: 25 Aug 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Illinois
Posted: 08-25-06 08:23am
I have tmj all the time,down my left
jaw.My nerve pops out and you can see trhe
nerve.What do you for your tmj's?
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lorratt
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Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 6 Location: north yorkshire
Posted: 08-25-06 16:57pm
My nerve was cut during surgery two years
ago and I have been left with facial
paralasis, I got some use of my mouth back
but unable to move from my eye up. I
suffer from severe shooting pains in my
face up to my head and the pain is awful I
am just offering sympthy because I know
how you feel.
Lorraine
