No Pain!

For years my mom has had intense pain from trigeminal neuralgia. Here is a pretty accurate description of the disorder:
"TN is a neuropathic disorder of one or both of the trigeminal nerves. Its nickname is "the suicide disease" because it causes one of the most severe pains that a human being can experience, and is not easily controlled or cured. It causes episodes of intense pain in any or all of the following: the ear, eye, lips, nose, scalp, forehead, teeth or jaw on one side of the face.[2] It is estimated that 1 in 15,000 people suffer from trigeminal neuralgia, although the actual figure may be significantly higher due to frequent misdiagnosis. TN usually develops after the age of 50, more commonly in females, although there have been cases with patients being as young as three years of age [3].
TN brings about stabbing, mind-numbing, electric shock-like pain from just a finger's glance of the cheek or spontaneously without any stimulation by the patient. Cold wind, high pitched sounds,loud noise such as concerts or crowds, chewing, talking, can aggravate the condition, and for the worst cases, even smiling or a scarf or the wind or hair on the side of the face is too much to bear."
Over a month ago Mom had gamma knife surgery in the hope that the pain would subside. During gamma knife surgery the neurosurgeon identifies the trigeminal nerve and zaps the sucker with a laser. The laser causes scaring on the nerve which inhibits its ability to send pain signals to the brain. It can take months to see results...but for my mom...IT WAS INSTANT! She is now off all the meds we was taking to mediate the pain and she is back to her old witty self again. Being on 3 anti-seizure meds has a way of dulling your mind. I am so thankful, I hope beyond hope that the results are permanent.