neuralgy

For poor Percival Tubbs had "neuralgy" and could not leave his room;

Red-Robin Jane Abbott

Her brother's wife's cousin had "neuralgy" for years, and she described his sufferings with enthusiasm and infinite detail.

Cy Whittaker's Place Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

There were different versions of the expressions he had used at the onset of his complaint, -- some of the reported exclamations involving a breach of propriety, to say the least, -- but it was agreed that a man in an attack of neuralgy wasn't to be judged of by the rules that applied to other folks.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 30, April, 1860 Various

"Your neuralgy again, dearie?" she asked in pretty concern.

Cheerful—By Request Edna Ferber 1926

Leavin 'me all alone, me with my rheumatics, an' the neuralgy!

Liza of Lambeth 1919

I've 'ad the neuralgy all the mornin', and my 'ead's been simply splittin', so thet I thought the bones 'ud come apart and all my brains go streamin' on the floor.

Liza of Lambeth 1919

"Don't you all trouble 'bout my neuralgy," she returned with resigned exasperation as she stood up to pour the coffee out of the large tin boiler.

The Voice of the People Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow 1909

They're pretty enough to look at when you're feelin 'first-rate, but when you git the neuralgy they sort of turns yo' stomach.

The Voice of the People Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow 1909

Continuing her favorable comments on the weather she observed that she was glad there was so little fog, because fog was hard for folks with "neuralgy pains."

Cy Whittaker's Place Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

-- "If they don't start soon I'll be taking the neuralgy dreadful."

The Manxman A Novel - 1895 Hall Caine 1892