Personal
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| Name: |
Steven Anderson
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| City: |
Madison |
| State: |
Wisconsin |
| Country: |
United States |
| Gender: |
Male |
| Marital Status: |
divorced |
| Occupation: |
Architect |
| Age at HFS Onset: |
43 |
| Side Affected: |
Left |
| Year of HFS Onset: |
1995 |
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Treatment History
Symptoms Experienced:
Initial eye twicthing to full clonic and tonic spasms of full left side.
Medications Tried: Tegretol
Alternative Treatments Tried:
Tried Botox?:
Yes
Still Using Botox?:
No
Botox Comments:
Deadening those nerves too many times eventually left my face feeling droopy even after effects had worn off.
MVD?:
Yes
Number of MVD's:
1
Date of Last MVD:
April 26, 2005
Doctor's Name:
Dr. Robert J. Dempsey
Facility MVD Performed:
University of Wisconsin Hospital
Madison, WI (USA)
Spasm Free?:
Yes
Any MVD Complications?:
Comments:
Post-op note:
Nerve had significant indentation (half the width of the nerve. Dr. indicates full recovery after nerve repairs itself could take up to a year.
Initially after surgery spasms were much worse for first few months.
July 2005, three months since MVD, some improvement noted.
As of October 2006, 50% improvement only.
Improvement remained around 50% for the next two years.
Have not stayed in touch as much as I should have.
April 2009. 99% spasm free with some moments of lack of control, or just the inability to fully control or move certain facial muscles. I'm not sure why this was the year the spasms decided to abate.
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