gamendt last modified: February 26, 2009
Personal Information
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Name: Gail Amendt
City: Breton
State: Alberta
Country: Canada
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Homemaker
Age at HFS Onset: 33
Side Affected: Right
Year of HFS Onset: 2002
 
Treatment History
Symptoms Experienced: Started with a slight twitch under my eye that came and went. It then progressed to my cheek and upper lid and now involves all of these with significant pulling of my mouth. I am unable to smile or speak without spasms occurring.
Medications Tried: none
Alternative Treatments Tried: none
Tried Botox?: Yes
Still Using Botox?: No
Botox Comments: I have been used botox every three months for two years. It worked well at first. Later it worked less well and often with considerable drooping and paralysis of my mouth. I had my last Botox in February 2008 as the side effects out weighed the benefits and I knew I wanted to try MVD.
MVD?: Yes
Number of MVD's: 1
Date of Last MVD: January 27, 2009
Doctor's Name: Dr. Anthony Kaufmann
Facility MVD Performed: Health Sciences Centre Hosp.
Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada).

Spasm Free?: Yes
Any MVD Complications?:
Comments: Update as of 02/12/09 – I now consider myself to be spasm free!!!! What a joy to go out in public and not worry about what my face looks like. I just can't stop smiling. My recovery is going very well. I did have a couple of days when I had fever and chills, my neck and back ached, and my headache was worse. Dr. Kaufmann's nurse, Janice, said that there is such a thing as "chemical meningitis", which is basically a reaction to the drugs, teflon, etc. As my symptoms only lasted a couple of days, I am inclined to think that I just had a touch of flu. Anyway, I am feeling great now and rarely get a headache unless I really overdo things.
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