MVD Apprehension

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Well I am scheduled for an MVD late next month. I am looking forward to having a better quality of life. I want to be able to put on blush on my cheeks and go for walks hopefully without a scarf and be able to sit on my deck on a sunny day. I will look forward to getting either off the meds or at least reducing the amount I am currently taking
I do not mind that my jaw area may become numb.
As with any surgery comes risk along with personal apprehensions. I have a super neuro who did my gamma the other year and the hospital staff are great. I guess it is just the unknown about them poking around near the brain.

My hubby is in full agreement this is the right choice for me at this time and my good neighbor when I told her about this operation just grabbed my hands and said the most beautiful prayer I had ever heard asking for healing and happiness.

I wish the date was sooner so I do not keep thinking the what if questions as I am a worrier. I think I will be more worried about hubby as he is a very emotional type person. We won’t be in our own city when this is done so I will be worried about him as far as being lonely and not eating decently. Stupid things but things I worry about. He will also be worrying about the family pet that will have to be boarded and if he is ok.

I also have to tell my 88 year old mother who has been in hospital since May after being found in her apt after 24 hours and then after that having 2 hip surgeries She feels that I should put hot cloths on my face but then again she foes not understand TN.

My son has to be told this weekend and he is a worrier like myself. My granddaughter who is 8 will be told and she is more able to understand that gramma needs to get better so we can do more crafts and go to the park.

I keep positive with most things in my life as I enjoy life and all the good things there are in life. TN has really changed me as a person as my hubby says he wants the really fun loving outgoing person I was. The person who loved hoping out or planning dinner parties for our friends

I look forward to a successful operation and will try not to worry about things I have no control over. Life is good and I am a part of it. Lord help me be strong for all of us
Chippy

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Hi ... are you still working? I feel bad that you can't have an MVD in your own town .... I am lucky in that I live in a city with a huge regional hospital that services many other districts (if their hospital can't do something then my hospital can). So luckily I won't need to board the cat and dog and my husband can bring the kids for short visits. It will be strange for me as I have worked a few shifts on the ward where I will be a patient, I know they have to keep you flat for a day or two so they will be rolling me to prevent pressure areas and that will be weird even though I know we are all professionals! My husband wants them to damage the nerve if they can't see anything, he says numb is better. My family doctor has just had a patient who has had an MVD and when he saw me last he got all excited because he had just taken their stitches (or was it staples, I think they staple it usually) out and it had worked really well for the person and the scar was barely noticeable. I've grown my hair long to try and hide things.