fire in my face

[leapyrtwins]

Thanks for the definition, Jim. 

In addition to needing spell check on this forum, I think we also need a thesaurus 

I didn't think you were "dissing" me or anything, but I truly wasn't certain what inveterate meant.

Jan

[ppearl214]

Jan: inveterate is an adjective meaning 'confirmed' or 'habitual'.  I use it as a salute to your dedication to the boards shown by your high post count, generated by your response to almost every new post.  You are a very dependable poster and valuable member of these forums.  My use of the word 'inveterate' (as applied to you) meant nothing but respect and admiration.

Jim   

Heck, Jim, I didn't even know that one.       And, btw, you BOTH are catching up to me in post count! Sheesh!

Now back to topic
Phyl

[Debbi]

Hi Larry-

Off topic, but I just noticed that you are also a lung cancer survivor and that caught my attention.  First of all - huge congratulations to you on beating the odds and continuing to live a good life with only one lung.  My wonderful, amazing mother is also a lung cancer survivor, although she managed to get out with only 1/3 of her lung gone.  You'd never know it today, and she is my absolute hero. 

I hope you find a "fix" for the nerve firing - you've definitely gone through enough! 

Debbi

[Tamara]

Maybe Jan thought you meant Invertebrate 

Tammy

[leapyrtwins]

Maybe Jan thought you meant Invertebrate 

Actually that was among my thoughts 

I'm wondering if I'm considered "inveterate" what we'd call Phyl 

She's 1,000+ posts ahead of me and if I'm "confirmed or habitual", what does that make her?

Be nice now 

Jan

[Jim Scott]

I'm wondering if I'm considered "inveterate" what we'd call Phyl 

She's 1,000+ posts ahead of me and if I'm "confirmed or habitual", what does that make her?

Jan

!ncorrigible?  Or, perhaps just dedicated, like you.   

Jim being nice

[leapyrtwins]

Jim (being nice) -

I'm actually familiar with the word incorrigible - in The Sound of Music one of the boys tells Maria he's incorrigible and then asks her what that means.

I'm a little disappointed with your response.  I thought for sure you'd come up with a word that I've never heard before 

I also look forward to reading your posts - not only because they are always insightful and well-thought out, but also because they help me expand my vocabulary 

Jan (being nice also)

[4cm in Pacific Northwest]

RE

This is a dumb question, however, There are many different choices on this forum, but no spellcheck?   [/b] [/color]

I just compose everything in “wordâ€? ,first, and then run the grammar and spell check….From there I just cut–and-paste it into the post box… Sometimes I forget to do this and then my spelling skills (or lack of) get revealed to the ANA readers (gasp!      )


Daisy Head Mazy

[Jim Scott]

I'm actually familiar with the word incorrigible - in The Sound of Music one of the boys tells Maria he's incorrigible and then asks her what that means.

Well, at least you didn't stop with Do-Re-Mi. 

I'm a little disappointed with your response.  I thought for sure you'd come up with a word that I've never heard before 

Sorry.  My intent isn't to confound readers with esoteric words.  Oops.  I think I just did it again.   

I also look forward to reading your posts - not only because they are always insightful and well-thought out, but also because they help me expand my vocabulary 

Thanks for the compliment.  You're very kind as well as droll and inveterate. 

I think we're all nice.  Well, most of the time. 

Jim

[ppearl214]

I think we're all nice.  Well, most of the time. 

Jim

Speak for yourself... I'm not nice! 

I know the bloke has some adjectives to describe me... as well as some of my foreign customers. Too bad I can't post them here.

Ok, so this thread is going back on topic?
Phyl

[amymeri]

Hi Larry

The first symptom-- and only symptom --I had before my AN was discovered was irritation of my trigeminal.  Specifically electric shocks in my cheek, vague numbness in my chin and a sensation of wetness on the outer corner of my lips.

I think an MRI is in order.  Could be scar tissue irritating the nerve and not AN regrowth or could be trigeminal neurlagia or something totally benign and will go away on it's own.

Tell your doctor and they can check it out!

Good Luck!!!!
Amy

[mrgarlic]

Greetings again. It has been over a month since last post. WOW, what a month ! I finally saw a neuroligist and was diagnosed with Trigeminal Neuraligia. She then made a big mistake. She put me on Tegretal and gave me a schedule from 200mg once a day to 1200mg twice a day and then left town for a vacation. Within three days my pain quit and I had other questions re the medication. Surprise! Her office had no other Dr to talk to and no way to contact her until she returns. No fax, no messages alowed period! I was advised to write her a letter. BULLCRAP ! Sorry, but I was angry. I went searching and found a TN specialist right here in Portland. I still have not had an MRI but it is coming soon. This past week the pain started again. This time very unusual. Like a sharp poke in the top of my head. It lasted for an hour, stopped and never returned ( yet ). My right side face is still all numb.My friends and family just shake their heads and wonder whats next. AN and TN and lung cancer survivor. All I know for sure is that God loves me and this too shall pass. Thanks for caring,-,-,-,-,-,=- Larry

[MAlegant]

Hi Larry,
I may be the resident trigeminal forumite.  I experienced TN as a symptom of the AN compressing the trigeminal nerve.  In fact, my AN was really a TN since it originated from the trigeminal nerve and not the acoustic nerve.  I am very familiar with that pain and I agree that it is debilitating.  At almost 4 weeks post-op I have the facial numbness and heavy feeling but no pain yet.  It is one of my biggest fears that the pain will return.  Hopefully not, but here's what I've learned.  Function returns much slower to sensory nerves than to muscular nerves so the trigeminal takes a LONG time to heal.  And the trigeminal is an extremely finicky nerve, hence the misfiring and pain.  I know they have drugs and other theories out there--after googling extensively I found out that marijuana is an affective analgesic to TN.  Of course I'm not advocating illegal drug use, just reporting on the information that I have gleaned. Good luck.

Wishing you only good things and NO PAIN.
Best,
Marci

[yardtick]

Too funny Marci,

My 19 yr old was just telling me the other day that marijuana would to the trick for me!  In Canada you can get a prescription for marijuana.  Yeah, I'll just go down to the area where I work because I call it "crack alley and hooker ville" and see if I can get a free sample before I bug the Dr for a script.  I do not smoke so smoking marijuana would be quite interesting. 

Just wondering if my 19 could give me a tutorial

Anne Marie

[MAlegant]

Hi Anne Marie,
Your 19 year-old and my 20 year-old can probably tell us way more than we need to know.  But hey, you DO live in Canada.   
Marci