that i am not for sure of. i have a friend that also has the same condition. she says she gets pain in and around face and neck area tender and painful. i want to believe she said does swell sometimes. the er here in ms was also not familiar with it. they thought she said fibro and its not the fibro. not sure wh ya lot of places havent heard of it. you may want to look it up on mayo clinic online. may give you some better insight. i know a doctor in i think was florida was doing some kind or laser treatment without surgery. my friend has said that they also call it suicide disease. <link> here is the link to symptoms right on site. check it out is exactly how she described it to me.
emergency - i have been diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia. having a flare up and face is very swollen is that normal? . dentist and endodontist found nothing 1st of april. brain mri normal neurologist diagnosed trigeminal neuralgia. flare ups but this time my jaw/cheek very swollen. neurologist's overbooked cant see me went to er never heard of tn did not think it was a tooth. gave me penicillin said if not better in few days go to dentist. no swelling in neck not concerned about airway. appt with neurologist 7/10. is it normal to have a huge amount of swelling with this condition or is this something else?