Microvascular decompresion of the trigeminal nerve

Nicroneurosurgery over the trigeminal nerve to treat trigeminal neuralgia

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• trigeminal
• neuralgia
• neurosurgery

[nelsmo]

maybe yours are.

[nelsmo]

That surgery is pretty stressful for the surgeon because all this amount of cranial nerves surrounding the surgical corridor, and u most avoid of touching them.

[kjrind]

Not a very skilled hand. 

[knersi1]

...meant to say in previous comment:.... "Movement or pumping action by the artery can be relayed (although dampened) and still travel through the body mass of the CUSHION, hence still in some way (although less) compressing or irritating the nerve..

knersi1 1 second ago

[knersi1]

...I believe Prof. Coakham's method not using teflon cushions is a

much better method than putting a cushion between

the nerve and the artery because in theory, there is still

a physical connection between the nerve and the

artery...only divided by a teflon cushion. Movement or pumping action by the artery can be relayed (although dampened) and still travel through the body mass of the nerve, hence still in some way (although less) compressing or irritating the nerve...

[knersi1]

However, I was one of the lucky ones because the root cause of the compression in my case was actually not an artery but an oversized vein which Prof Coakham was able to simply remove

(buzzed away).....I am now 100% pain free.

Can eat and chew what I like, can make any moves with my face, can touch and pull my face anywhere i want in any direction as hard as I want. This operation has given me a second life. ..see my operation 'Microvascular Decompression Surgery by Prof Coakham'

[knersi1]

I had microvascular decompression done and was planned to have a different method done which is a relocation of the adjacent artery/s away from the trigeminal nerve. A method performed by the amazing Professor Coakham at The Spire Hospital in Bristol, UK. Simply explained, any adjacent artery which is

compressing the nerve is moved away from the nerve, nd supported by gluing it to a conveniently available and near by “shelf” within the skull. Go and see Prof. Coakham with his new method.....

[hawaiijam]

I had this surgery 10 years ago today, and I have been 100% pain free since that day. My life is as different as it can be. I feel for those of you for whom it did not work, I really know how bad the pain is, but for those of you facing the knife, it CAN change your life.

[bmw2001wc]

the surgery helps some, but in the long run it's not a complete answer.  i had the procedure done in 2008 and within a year my symptoms were back 100%. i have no clue what to do anymore. i live a life of constant pain and walking on eggshells trying to not make it any worse than it already is

[SnowmanthreeUther]

The pain is so bad, I prayed for someone to open my skull. It has to be bad to pray for something like that... I am having this surgery in a week. I cant wait... I count the minutes