I've decided to have the operation. I haven't contacted the surgeon yet, I'll do that next week. I don't know why I was even considered not having it when I think about the pain I was in and the distress it caused my family.
This blog, my first and only one, started as a diary of my wonderful retirement,but very quickly became an account of my ups and downs with trigeminal neuralgia. If you do read it, don't feel sorry for me. There are people whose condition is much worse than mine. I'll let you know when to feel sorry for me.