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Did you know that the CyberKnife Radiosurgery is another treatment option for Trigeminal Neuralgia besides the Gamma Knife?  We recently treated a patient diagnosed with Trigeminal Neuralgia who suffered from right-sided facial pain for over a year.  She lost 65 lbs because she was not able to chew or eat due to the pain.  Two weeks after her CyberKnife treatment, she reported 90% reduction in facial pain.  It has now been almost 4 months since her treatment, she is now pain-free and more importantly, can enjoy eating her favorite meal again.

Below is her testimonial:

“I am very satisfied with the CyberKnife radiosurgery.  I had not been able to eat and sometimes not even been able to talk over the past 16 months of having TN.  I lost 65 lbs, not because I wanted to, but because I couldn’t eat. I can eat now after a couple of weeks post-treatment and have put on 5 lbs.  I could hardly walk very far before and now I can walk just fine.  I couldn’t wear my bottom dentures before and now I can.  All is going just fine.” ~ B 

Trigeminal Neuralgia is a chronic condition that causes a stabbing or electric-shock-like pain in parts of the face.  It usually affects older adults but may affect anyone at any age.  Symptoms of Trigeminal Neuralgia include:

• Very painful, sharp electric-like spasms that usually last a few seconds or minutes, but can become constant
• Pain is usually only on one side of the face, often around the eye, cheek, and lower part of the face
• Pain may be triggered by touch or sounds
• Painful attacks can be triggered by common, everyday activities, such as brushing teeth, chewing, drinking, eating, lightly touching the face and shaving