Trigeminal Neuralgia Support Group

Last time I posted i said the neuroligist told me I had a virus in the bone at the base of my skull. I must have misunderstood him because I asked him about it today and he said a virus in the nerve at the base of my skull. I can't remember everything he said, but it did deal with the chicken pox / zostric? virus being dormant in your ganglion?Area but when your immune system is low this happens. I asked how long the virus lasts, he said usually a couple weeks sometimes up to a year. still trying to wean off the oxyconton. I do not want to get addicted to this stuff, but don't want that pain back either. Michele