damaged trigeminal nerves

maybe you have fibro? 18 pressure point, yr doc will tell you right away, I have it, along with my disck degeneration, good luck

Diagnosis Fibromyalgia

By Mayo Clinic Staff Print
In the past, doctors would check 18 specific points on a person's body to see how many of them were painful when pressed firmly. Newer guidelines don't require a tender point exam. Instead, a fibromyalgia diagnosis can be made if a person has had widespread pain for more than three months — with no underlying medical condition that could cause the pain.

Blood tests

While there is no lab test to confirm a diagnosis of fibromyalgia, your doctor may want to rule out other conditions that may have similar symptoms. Blood tests may include:

Complete blood count
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Cyclic citrullinated peptide test
Rheumatoid factor
Thyroid function tests

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/f...

I've had a doctor do the tender point exam.... pressing on areas between the joints causing a sharp shooting pain. ( The shoulder area sent pain shooting down my arm and through my shoulder towards my neck )

The diagnosis was cervical radiculopathy after an MRI showed vertebra pinching nerves.in my neck.

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Got this from a Google search....

What Is Fibromyalgia?

Fibromyalgia syndrome is a common and chronic disorder characterized by widespread pain, diffuse tenderness, and a number of other symptoms. The word “fibromyalgia” comes from the Latin term for fibrous tissue (fibro) and the Greek ones for muscle (myo) and pain (algia).

Although fibromyalgia is often considered an arthritis-related condition, it is not truly a form of arthritis (a disease of the joints) because it does not cause inflammation or damage to the joints, muscles, or other tissues. Like arthritis, however, fibromyalgia can cause significant pain and fatigue, and it can interfere with a person’s ability to carry on daily activities. Also like arthritis, fibromyalgia is considered a rheumatic condition, a medical condition that impairs the joints and/or soft tissues and causes chronic pain......

https://www.niams.nih.gov/health_info/fibromyal...

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