Teflon Free MVD, 4 weeks post op.
Hello everyone! I am 4 weeks out from my re-do TEFLON FREE MVD. This is my second update. Original MVD was in 2013, pain returned in 2014.
Phenomenal insight and care from Dr Zimmerman, the Department of Neurological Surgery at Mayo Clinic Phoenix! 🫶🏼🏆
I had a detailed two week follow up on 12/24, he showed us video of the surgery to help explain.
He accomplished 3 things. 1- Removed the teflon from 2013. It had granulomas in it, they are an inflammatory reaction to the teflon. (I had been cleared of Granuloma on past MRI.)
2- Decompressed the nerve by lifting the blood vessel, used fibrin glue to adhere it to the dura. This is the magic move! Teflon was the game changer years ago, but fibrin glue does not cause an inflammatory reaction in the body.
3- A precise rhizotomy was necessary in an area where the blood vessels were going inside the nerve. I am numb in that right side V2 area. This is the area that triggered the TN symptoms. I have complete muscle control, so I am fine with this outcome.
Dr Zimmermans expectation is that I will be pain free and will regain feeling in most of my face.
I am totally pain free! This is what I am focusing on.
In the coming weeks I will be tapering off my medications. For me, this is a huge deal. Bigger than the surgery 🥹 Carbamazepine 1000 mg Pregablin 300 mg Baclofen 30 mg
Sending best wishes for relief and hope for each and every TN Warrior. 🫶🏼✨🩵
Dr Zimmermans Information:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/biographies/zimmerman-richard-s-m-d/bio-20054016#
The article with the FPA got my attention. Teflon-Free MVD