r/TrigeminalNeuralgia

MRI results - confused

MRI results - confused

I had an MRI scan recently and got this (short!) results letter today. Is he correct? I find it a bit strange that he can see an artery is in contact with my trigeminal nerve, which is the nerve causing all my problems and it’s on the right side, which is the side my pain is on, but he dismisses it all. Is seems a huge coincidence!

I’m actually surprised he could see anything at all because this scan wasn’t using a trigeminal neuralgia protocol. It was a scan of the ‘internal auditory meatus’ which from what I’ve read, is aimed at people who have one-sided deafness (which I don’t have) to look for a type of tumour.

u/VickyAlberts — 9 days ago