I had my mvd on July 17 with Dr. Casey. First of all he is amazing and truly a blessing from God. He found 2 compressions on the 5th nerve also one that was near by so he put material by it for the future So far no tn pain he told me husband that the nerve was flat and as soon as he separated the vessel and the nerve the nerve bounced back up as it should be!!! I think the worst part of this experience has been the nausea ugh i felt sick from the moment i woke up until saturday the meds they gave me for nausea made me worse of course i have been sore did not want to get out of bed the day after the surgery but Dr Casey was like what you going to do lay they and get pneumonia or an infections you are strong the sooner you get up and get around the better and I love him for that. Once out of icu I got to take a shower get my bandage off and try to eat the eating part was not happening. I would not even take any strong pain meds because I was afraid it would make me fell more sick so i ask for extra strength Tylenol I got to come home friday which was a rough ride I only live about 2 hours from trenton so I dont know how you that travel out of stay travel home..lol I made my husband do about 60 on the highway all the way home! Saturday I started feeling better started to eat more my soreness is getting better I am learnng how it sleep comfortably if there is such a thing...lol I will get some pain in my ear my ear does feel full and the top of ear is a little numb my head is sore a little pressure and a headach am am weak and tired but able to get up out of bed for a while have visitors i even showered by myself yesterday I just pray that everyday will make me stronger my family has been great! Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers! God Bless you
YeY Andria!! So pleased to hear your update! Sorry to hear of your nausea, I had it too, not fun…listen to your body now and rest as much as possible. It’s hard to find a balance at first but it’ll come. We can still do damage, so really important not to lift anything or overdo it.
All the best of wishes for an un eventful recovery…and NO pain!! : )
(( hugs )) Mimi
Tis the year of MVD around here! You really describe what I felt after Dr. Casey operating on me.... I cannot take those pain pills! I felt normalish after about 3 weeks..... before that I did much laying around... the funny thing is I was soooo scared to get my staples out that I took pain meds beforehand - that was dumb, it didn't hurt at all!.
I came from Missouri to Michigan --- I would do again if needed
Welcome to the successful MVD club! Sweetie, take it SUPER easy and be good to yourself as much as you can! Accept ALL help as you rebuild your strength. So glad to hear your report!
Mvd is a cranial surgery what the surgeon will go in behind your ear on the side you have pain and look for compressions on the trigeminal nerve..mvd stands for micro vascular decompression and it is not a stupid question there are no stupid question:)
roseuk said:
Hi
I found your blog really interesting. I am sorry you felt unwell, but now on the mend. I hate to sound stupid, but what exactly is a MVD?
well I think I over did it...lol I have a hard time sitting still I have had a lot of visitors and I have had my family come pick me up just so I do not have to be in my house by myself all which I have not done a lot of physical activity but yesterday I decide to go to the grocery store against me husbands orders but he dropped me off told me to take my time and he went to drop our daughter off at my sisters.. he came back and I was not done and he looked at me and said you did to much didnt you...lol he says from now on i am to listen to him....i dont feel to bad my my head has started to hurt more and my incision seems to be more sore but I also think that is because it is healing the the skin is tightening.. never the less I am going to tune it down a notch have a blessed an pain free day
Andria, I am the same way. It’s hard to sit still! I can imagine once you start feeling good, its even harder because you see all the stuff that needs to get done and you want to help. But I’d listen to your hubby, it is still so early. I guess its hard to know how much you can do until you try, then you just have to listen to your body when it says…Hey slow down
Have a great day!
