Everyday for almost three years, Emily Morton has felt nothing but pain.
At the beginning of 2022, the Australian woman had the whole world at her feet.
The 28-year-old had just tied the knot to the love of her life, Andy, with the couple preparing to start their family.
But then Morton noticed a strange annoying pain starting to appear on her teeth.
She visited a dentist who could see nothing wrong. Within days, the pain became exciting, spreading throughout her mouth and both sides of her face.
â € œMagine to have a dentist drill on each of your teeth 24/7 and there is nothing you can do to stop the pain, “Moreton told news.com.au.
“I began to experience electric shocks passing through both sides of my face, caused by anything that touched my face.
“It would hurt when I smiled. I talked and ate. All the normal things. There are no words to describe this degree of pain.
â € œthe it is like being hit by lightning, it makes you want to fall to the ground and roar.â €
As the dentists and doctors were unable to diagnose her strange condition, Morton went through a series of brain and blood tests to try and reach the end of what she was experiencing.
It was eventually diagnosed with atypical trigeminal neuralgia, a variant of classical trigeminal neuralgia.
The condition affects the trigeminal nerve which carries signals from the face to the brain and can cause jokes of pain after only the slight touch of a facial area.
While usually involving only one side of the face, Morton was experiencing pain throughout.
Doctors told her that it is the most painful condition known to medicine “and in essence there is nothing they can do to help.
Disorder regulation gained the nickname of being “suicide disease” disease as those who suffer it are so much pain, they often “they were dead”.
Morton said there are still no real answers on how or why she contracted it.
“We’ve spent thousands of dollars trying to find a cause and an effective pain treatment,” she revealed.
“We have traveled between the state and even abroad in an effort to get me some kind of quality of life.
“Feels like a race against time to discover why.
“The situation has taken everything from me. It takes over all my existence.
“My whole life is waiting while I look for something to give me relief. I just take that day by day and continue to hope.â €
Morton’s life has turned upside down since her diagnosis, with her and her husband who should return with her mother again as she is no longer able to work.
She has already sought treatments within Australia, with some costing her over $ 15,000 (US $ 9,300) each.
Morton even went so far as to head to Europe for alternative treatments, but to no avail.
However, there is hope. A new type of neurosurgery is being offered in Australia called a concentrated ultrasound led by MRI.
It will be placed in an MRI machine where an underlying technique gives precisely concentrated ultrasound waves in a specific brain region called thalamus to interrupt pain signals.
This has given her a chance 50/50 to find a relief.
Unfortunately it is so young that it is not covered by Medicare and would cost over $ 40,000 (US $ 25,000) plus trips, and rehabilitation costs.
Her Rachel’s sister has then raised a gofundme for Morton in the hope of collecting enough funds to subject treatment.
So far, they have raised a $ 20,000 dense (US $ 12,000).
“I was blown up and so grateful to all those who have donated, we are halfway for our purpose,” she said.
“I absolutely hope we can find a cure. In 2024, I believe there should be technology there, somewhere, that can at least help.
“My plan is to dedicate my life to become a harsh lawyer for people with invisible” Mystery “disease.
“I want them to know that they are not alone, I want them to hope and believe in the science they are appearing, and I want us to join and fight for better health care.â €
Morton hopes to find a cure in the future, but for now he is trying to appreciate the little things and take life day by day.
“People who have this situation are honestly some of the boldest people to walk on this land,” she said.
â € itsus is diagnosed after the age of 50. For those who are young, it is completely devastating.
“While it is not a terminal illness, it removes your life.â €
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