11 days post MVD

Hi everyone, well I had my operation 11 days ago and I'm doing great! I don't

know why I was so worried. When I came round the first thing I did was touch

my face and there was absolutely no pain at all. I managed the post operation

positional and slight headaches with paracetamol. I could have gone home

on day 3 but my balance wasn't as good but that is down to a different condition

I've got one slight numb patch over my eye, but that is expected to wear off. I was

eating and drinking normally again 4 hours post op, and really enjoyed a crunchy

apple for the first time in a long time with no pain!. My stitches came out yesterday

I'm still taking Carbamazepine but that is due to be weaned gradually over the

coming months because I'm on such a high dose. I'm getting an odd flash

here and there but certainly not on the scale and intensity that they were. In

fact it's little more than a niggle. I was told to expect that until everything settles

down. So, for anyone who is anxious or worried, like I was, you don't need to be.

I feel at long last that I've actually got my life back! I had my operation at the

Walton Centre in Liverpool

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