Thank you for the advise. I only wish that my pain had been caused by an accident. But the Neurologist I have seen has diagnosised me with Thalamic Pain Syndrome caused by strokes. That was over a year ago. My first was on September 1, 2001 which was diagnosised as Bell's Palsy, my second was on December 14th, 2001. I am being treated with Neurontin, Valium, Clonanzapam, and Plavix for the plaque they found in the left side of my neck.
I am very sorry to hear of your personal relationship dilemma. I have been divorced with small children in my time and it certainly is no fun, and extremely difficult for children to understand, resulting in a self incriminating emotional problem for them. I wish you good luck.