Oh, sorry to hear you will not be able to take pain meds. I will keep,you in my thoughts, and wish you well!
I actually don't have a bump, but I do have a dip along the incision sight. Since I have long hair it doesn't matter.
I am not so worried about the actual bump. I am more concerned about the headhaches that almost make me black out when I stand up. They last for several minutes after I am up, and subside a little. The headaches are almost none when laying down.
The NS calls this a Low Pressure Headache.
Smash
Bellalarke:
You give me a great idea. My MR2 is back at home and Ive been enjoying driving it around. I did however snap my shifter cables, so I cannot shift into 2nd 4th or Reverse right now. I have ordered the parts to fix it - and they will be here for when I recover.
YAY play time.
I just hope I am not totally bed ridden and can do this simple job myself.
Smash
OMG -- how long ago was your MVD? Mine was 13 months ago and I have been through living hell because of the mastoid issue. Mastoiditis was ruled out back in March by an ENT, however Sept. 5th my PCP diagnosed an "ear drum on fire" which has turned out to be mastoiditis. I have had it since the MVD. Somehow a bacteria was introduced during the surgery and I have been walking around with this infection for over a year. No one would listen to me! They insisted it was entrapped nerves in the incision causing the pain. However, when the inner ear infection popped up - very uncommon in someone my age - they confirmed the mastoiditis which has spread to the skull bone. I have been being treated for the chronic pain along the incision and headaches for a year. The neurologist was going to begin Botox for the headaches the week after the ear infection showed up and the pain management team wanted to do a nerve stimulator implant for the mysterious pain along the incision even when nerve blocks did not work! (Go figure) Botox is now on hold and I am on week two of intravenous antibiotics. I will be on them at least two more weeks. They believe the headaches are caused from brain tissue inflammation because of the bone infection that my body has been trying to fight for the past 13 months. Run do not walk to someone that can help you with this. From what I have been recently told, issues with the mastoid are common after a MVD procedure -- something they do not tell you up front. The entire right side of my skull is swollen - and visibly so. That is why I cannot understand why they would not listen when I kept telling them something is wrong! It took my PCP and not the surgeon that completely blew me off eight weeks after the surgery that told me to give it time that what I was going through was normal. It is not normal -- and now I have no idea how long it will take to clear it up as they may have to use more than one antibiotic to fight the infection. Good luck.......and do not wait to ask one of you doctors about this soon.
I am going in on Monday for surgery. Looks like I’ll be part cow after that…
I hope you are able to fight that infection, and you end up pain free.
Smash
Good luck Smash!
Sending positive vibes your way!
Mimi : )