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@dadcue
I think I remember you mentioning that you had no sensory loss after your TN surgery?
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@stonewheel
Microvascular decompression (MVD) surgery has the best chance of relieving the pain of trigeminal neuralgia (TN) without causing any facial numbness.
https://www.facepain.org/managing-facial-pain/treatments/mvd/
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I was surprised when I woke up from anesthesia and the entire left side of my face and head was numb. I thought something had gone wrong until the surgeon said the surgery was more complicated and took longer than expected. The surgeon explained that he did the best he could under the circumstances.
I remember googling the problem that the surgeon found about 15 years ago. It was the first time and the only time that Google had no information on the subject. I asked the surgeon how the problem happened and his answer was that I had to "ask God."
The left side of my face is still numb. The only sensation I have is a tingling sensation that is not normal and sometimes is very uncomfortable but not painful. I count my blessings that my face is not electrified anymore.