Mary L.
This Program Works!
I have had severe nerve pain in my face for 35 years. I am now 70, so that's half my life. My official diagnosis is atypical trigeminal neuralgia. I spent years on high doses of antisiezure meds that supposedly slowed down the nerve signals. Well, they slowed down my whole brain so I was in a semi zombie state much of the time. I was a writer and lost my career. I also tried radio-frequency burning of the nerve, steroid nerve blocks, and nuerostimulator implanted in my face. ALL FAILED. I was finally given Hydrocodone and have been on it for 15 years. It does work short term so I have to pick and choose what hours I want to be pain free each day. So how did I end up on Lin? I saw Alan Gordan on a podcast talking about retraining the brain. It made so much sense to me. My pain started with a bad sinus infection. The infection cleared up but the pain stayed for 30 years! It wasn't nerve damage-- it was a signal stuck in my brain! I found Lin and thought this all makes sense, this can work and so I dove into the program. It is working! Cold air and even cool breezes set my pain off. Now I can take the dog out, go to the store, and take a short walk without a pain attack! When I feel a little pain starting to stir up, I no longer fear it and it stays mild. I still take a Hydrocodone for flares but I've cut down by half.