Yes, my pain was temporary. But I must warn you, it took me about 1 1/2 years for the pain to gradually disappear. Recovery seemed to take forever with pains coming out of the blue.

She needs to get on some pain meds to get this controlled. Gabadine??? may be the one medication that worked pretty well with the nerve pain. I cant quite remember the name of the medication. It was available in liquid which was refrigerated. The medication was originally for seizures and now used for nerve pain. Maybe a pain specialist could be helpful?

Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile