Hello there @jessicab and welcome to the wonderful community of Living With Facial Pain! I am always delighted to meet relatives here, and it seems like your dad is so fortunate to have you by his side! So, how’s Mississippi? I heard it is home to different kinds of historical monuments and museums. To be honest, I love visiting different museums here in the Philippines! Speaking of which, how is your dad doing now? I hope he’s doing okay! I’m so sorry to hear about your dad’s condition and I hope that he feels much better soon. I made a quick search about MVD surgery and I found these 2 topics; MVD and new TN pain and Sucessful MVD surgery , Friday the 13th. The second topic’s somewhat old as it was made about 4yrs ago, but still, maybe it could kind of help.
Our community is full of amazing people who always love giving support. So, I encourage you to start getting involved in discussions, and if you like you can start your own thread too! You can do this by going to the home page of the community and then look for the “+” button in the right quarter. After creating your thread, just click the “Create Topic” button and you’re ready to go! 
Eymie