A Pained Life: A Chronic Pain Journey
by Carol Jay Levy
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Author: Carol Jay LevyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-09-12
ISBN: 1413406092
Number of pages: 318
Publisher: Xlibris
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- ISBN13: 9781413406092
- Condition: New
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Book Review: ACPA Review
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the true story of the author's struggle to overcome the debilitating pain of trigeminal neuralgia. Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) is widely accepted as the most painful comdition known to medicine. It is a disorder of the fifth cranial (trigeminal) nerve, occurring in only 155 people per million, which causes intense intervals of electric shock-like pain in the areas of the face where the nerve branches. Carol Jay Levy begins her story as a young woman about to pursue a career on the stage in NYC. Suddenly, her hopes are dashed, as this disorder invades her existence. Diagnosis is elusive (she is "too young" for TN) and doctors repeatedly try to pigeon-hole her as mentally ill, due to a history of depression. Finally, the diagnosis is made, but treatment is ineffective, and she considers suicide, as some 80% of people with TN are thought to do.
"A Pained Life is ... is so real, so honestly told, so suspenseful, that it is hard to put down. Carol Jay Levy's courage and perseverance can help light the way for others who endure pain and a medical maze, with little hope and less help. Medical professionals might also gain insight from this personal story of someone at the other end of the stethoscope."
Reviewed by Kathy Lyons 3/28/04 for the American Chronic Pain Association.
Summary of A Pained Life: A Chronic Pain Journey
In the blink of an eye, the most agonizing pain imaginable. And the author¿s life as she knew it was gone. The diagnosis was Trigeminal Neuralgia. And then, after months of spontaneous and constant pain - Chronic Pain. Ms. Levy takes us with her on herMemoirs Books
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