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I just received the mvd surgery Oct 30 2017 and was on drugs to contain my pain. My surgeon was Thomas Lovely in Latham NY. I was not a happy camper, but did my homework and found the right doctor for my condition. I have discomfort from the surgery, but no more electrical of my face and the top of my brain. Did you check into Gamma knife or a Chiropractic relief. I have much discomfort to hear about another person like your dad, I am 69 years old and wish you well in your pursuit to find relief for your dad. God bless Carmelo
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yes I feel better, like any process it has to take time and each person is different. It only has been six weeks since the surgery, which was more intense then time was planned, due to many things that cannot be seen in a mri. Overall I am not in that pain anymore. I am not taking any drugs for pain, except ibuprofen. Don't forget they cut through neck muscle and bore a hole in cranel area the size of a half dollar. I feel pretty good and I was expecting discomfort. I take no pills for trigeminal pain and do not have that pain, was worth it.
I am glad to hear that your surgery related pain is subsiding now. That is such good news that your trigeminal pain is gone.
You must be so happy that the surgery took care of that problem. Will there be physical therapy as a follow up to surgery?
Teresa
I am so glad you are pain free.
Teresa I hope not. I will be seeing the surgeon end of Jan and will address that question. I am feeling little better every day, sometimes you don't notice the change , but by the end of the week you can make the comparison.I hope this little comic relief I said to my family you can take on a lighter note. As you know this effects majority of women, so I tell my family I must be coming out of the closet.lol
@carmelo1morrone Great use of humor, thanks for the smile! Teresa
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Welcome to Connect, @carmelo1morrone.
You mention that you are still experiencing discomfort from the microvascular decompression (MVD) surgery. Is this discomfort remnants of the healing process?