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wildbill
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3 posts		 Apr-19-09, 07:49 PM (CST)
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"well 2 severed lingual nervs at 20years old"
 
   well, here is my storie. I has some pain because of a wisdom tooth was coming in so i go the the dentist and he says i need all 4 out, i dont have insurance so money was an issue but i gott the money and went back the next day for the extraction. it has been 4 months now and i have no feeling on my entire toung i cant fell hot cold and i have the worst pain i HAVE EVER FELT. i hate my quality of life now. im 20 i have to deal with this for 60 plus years and all the doctor says is call if you need more meds. ( Tramadol. what do i do.....


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  RE: well 2 severed lingual nervs at 20years o cmn12622 Apr-19-09 1
  RE: well 2 severed lingual nervs at 20years o bowho Apr-19-09 2
  RE: well 2 severed lingual nervs at 20years o charlottefr Apr-19-09 3
  RE: well 2 severed lingual nervs at 20years o Rachel35 May-16-09 4
     RE: well 2 severed lingual nervs at 20years o Dr B May-16-09 5
         RE: well 2 severed lingual nervs at 20years o Rachel35 May-19-09 10
     RE: well 2 severed lingual nervs at 20years o bowho May-16-09 6
         RE: well 2 severed lingual nervs at 20years o Rachel35 May-19-09 11
             RE: well 2 severed lingual nervs at 20years o bowho May-22-09 13
     RE: well 2 severed lingual nervs at 20years o wildbill May-16-09 8
         RE: well 2 severed lingual nervs at 20years o Rachel35 May-19-09 12
  RE: well 2 severed lingual nervs at 20years o wildbill May-16-09 7
     RE: well 2 severed lingual nervs at 20years o Dr B May-17-09 9
     RE: well 2 severed lingual nervs at 20years o bowho May-22-09 14

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cmn12622
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15 posts		 Apr-19-09, 08:31 PM (CST)
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1. "RE: well 2 severed lingual nervs at 20years o"
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   was this a general dentist or an oral surgeon?


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bowho
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801 posts		 Apr-19-09, 08:34 PM (CST)
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2. "RE: well 2 severed lingual nervs at 20years o"
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   HOLY COW....FIND ANOTHER DENTIST ASAP.. GET A LAWYER SOON.. AND KEEP TAKING THE DRUGS FOREVER..


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charlottefr
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420 posts		 Apr-19-09, 08:39 PM (CST)
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3. "RE: well 2 severed lingual nervs at 20years o"
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   bill..I have a son who is 20..so your story really touches me. Bless your heart, you've come to the right "place" here...this forum has tons of people who can steer you in the right direction to help you find some relief from your injury.

"Something" must have gone terribly wrong, imo, to have the lingual nerve severed bilaterally. Is the doctor who is treating you the dentist who removed your wisdom teeth?

This link is to a case that sounds somewhat similar to yours.

http://www.sciential.net/dcforum/DCForumID4/89.html

Stay in touch, ok? Have you been keeping a journal...writing down everything that has happened in the last 4 months? If you haven't, maybe you can start now. I think it really helps with the healing...to note little improvements made along the way and it is useful information to share with any future specialists you might see.


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Rachel35
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4 posts		 May-16-09, 11:01 AM (CST)
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4. "RE: well 2 severed lingual nervs at 20years o"
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   I feel so aweful for you and your situation. I also suffer from lingual nerve damage at age of 26. Although, I only suffer from it on one side. I can not image how you deal with the pain of both lingual nerves being damage. Maybe my road of "what to do" will help you. I had my wisdom teeth extracted on Dec 17, 2008. I was told to wait it out for a couple of months to see if I regained feeling. I saw Physicians, a neurologist, and oral surgeons. I wasn't fully confident on how to solve my problem until I saw a person who was not only a physician but also and dentist/oral surgeon. He stuck a 3inch long needle through one side of my tongue and out the other, 2 times!. I had my eyes closed so I had no idea what he was doing. He told me afterward that he had just pierced my tongue 2 times. I had to feeling what so ever. This M.D./D.D.S.He was the only one who set me in the right direction. He sent me 15hrs away from my home to see someone who does microneurosurgery. This M.D./oral surgeon informed on my choices. He said if you were getting SOME feeling back after these 4 months you should just wait it out...BUT he said that if there was no nerve damage and it was just the nerve being stubborn to the injection, it should've came back within two weeks of the surgery. He told me to decide how bad it bothered me and if it bothered me bad enough I should consider lingual nerve repair. He said he would go in the site and see if he could visibley see damage, if he could not he would close it back up and just wait. If there was visible damage he would repair it. In my case my nerve had scar tissue damage. Something that would not heal on its own. The nerve had tried to repair itself but did not succeed. He cut the scar tissue part of the nerve out and joined the two ends. Now I just have sit and wait. It is estimated that within 3 months you should hopefully feel a little...sensation. I will never taste again on that side because they can not fix my taste buds. sad... I am now 2 weeks out of surgery...praying that it will work, even just a little. I will keep you updated.
If anyone is curious, I had lingual nerve repair in Omaha Nebraska at the University of Nebraska with Dr. Leon Davis. He also said that there is a good neuro repair Dr. in Boston Mass., and one in Texas. I hope all of you out there find some help after reading my experience.


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Dr B
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881 posts		 May-16-09, 03:33 PM (CST)
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5. "RE: well 2 severed lingual nervs at 20years o"
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   Yes. you need a micro neuro surgeon to do a repair AND a lawyer. Ehere are you located?

Dr B


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Rachel35
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4 posts		 May-19-09, 09:31 PM (CST)
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10. "RE: well 2 severed lingual nervs at 20years o"
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   North Dakota....a good medical malpractice lawyer is hard to come by in my area...I'm looking....


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bowho
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801 posts		 May-16-09, 05:56 PM (CST)
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6. "RE: well 2 severed lingual nervs at 20years o"
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   Well thank god you got someone to help you ASAP!!!! Thats a rare thing around this site!!!! Welcome aboard.. I have right side lingual nerve damage and had scar tissue removed also.. Only my nerve supposedly was not severed.. Do you know where the scar tissue was removed from? Mine was removed from the 2nd molar although i had the 3rd molar "WT" out... 7 1/2 years later i still have a numb tongue but i did regain some taste on the back of my tongue only.. The pain is mostly gone and ive been off the meds for about 2 years now.. Did anyone ever tell you how the nerve got severed in the first place? Hope you plan on suing? because lingual nerve damage should not occur in the first place.. Whats your condition like now?
http://www.dentalindia.com/lingual.html


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Rachel35
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4 posts		 May-19-09, 10:04 PM (CST)
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11. "RE: well 2 severed lingual nervs at 20years o"
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   I don't know where the scar tissue was specifically removed from...the surgeon said next to the bony area. My nerve was not severed, what i understood is a neuroma formed on the nerve because it was being compressed by scar tissue. The neuroma section of the nerve was cut out and the nerve sutured back together. I never got a clear answer on how it happened because the surgeon said the nerve was lower down and the extraction took place a little higher up. He did say that the nerve could've been up higher and dropped down after the extraction. As for my condition now, I'm almost 3 weeks post-op. I had my stitches removed 2 days ago. It burns...once in a while I will get a pulse-like pain in my throat area but its tolerable and passes. I still bite my tongue, spit when I talk, jumble my words, but I'm adapting...kinda...


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bowho
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801 posts		 May-22-09, 11:15 PM (CST)
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13. "RE: well 2 severed lingual nervs at 20years o"
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   Hi Rachel.. So did you only have a numb tongue in the beginning? And now you are getting the burning sensation? They say around here that burning could be a sign of nerve healing.. Hopefully if you say its tolerable and passes maybe you're going to be one of those with uneventful healing that we have read about!! Time will tell.. Stay in touch here and let us know.. It may get worse before it gets better.... The only reason i know where my nueroma was removed from is because i read the operating surgeons report of it... He never actually gave me the details in person....


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wildbill
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3 posts		 May-16-09, 10:36 PM (CST)
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8. "RE: well 2 severed lingual nervs at 20years o"
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   do you know the name of the surgon in mass?


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Rachel35
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4 posts		 May-19-09, 10:17 PM (CST)
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   I didn't ask for a name but I think it is at Massachusetts General Hospital. I'm sure you could find out if you contacted there oral and maxillofacial surgery area. Remember the faster you act, the more likely the surgery works. It was pointed out to me that you have to act before 6months with lingual nerve damage. The chances that the nerve repair works is higher if the damage occured less thn 6 months ago. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.


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wildbill
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3 posts		 May-16-09, 10:34 PM (CST)
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   hey. well thanks for all the reposts. i have no diffrence in tast, felling or pain reduction. not to happy. i found a very good lawer and he is very exited about the case enthou no amount of money would ever make up for this. I am seeing the same doctor that did the surgry and yes he was a oral surgon. the os is located in mass. i live in nh. i can not take the meds he gives me, horrable reaction to the ultam.


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Dr B
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   You need to find a micro neuro surgeon. Ask for a referral. Glad you have a lawyer.

Dr B


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bowho
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801 posts		 May-22-09, 11:36 PM (CST)
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14. "RE: well 2 severed lingual nervs at 20years o"
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   Wildbill, Good to hear you found an attorney because injuring one side is bad enough!! both sides is uncalled for and unreal.... There is more than 1 drug people take around here for the pain of LND that may help somewhat.. You might want to check out the treatment info page at the top here?? I would have never made it without the drugs!!! I see you are looking for nerve repair docs.. These are a couple some people have used here in that area.. If your os isn't sending you for a second opinion yet you might want to move on out NOW...

http://www.hsdm.harvard.edu/faculty/faculty-kaban.html

http://www.hsdm.harvard.edu/faculty/dean-faculty.html


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