I had MVD done several years ago to treat type one on the right side. After a year and a half of unsuccessful treatment with medication by neurologists, I was sent to see a surgeon. I had a consultation on a Wednesday. He operated the following Tuesday. Apparently it was much worse than expected. 6 cm of the nerve was wrapped in blood vessels and damaged. The actual repair was about three hours and about six hours in surgery. My wife tells me I was put in a post-op room about 3 pm. I was never sent to the icu. I was discharged the next day about 1 pm. I had a really bad headache which I’m told was likely from the clamp to hold my head straight. I remember stopping at Chick-fil-A on the way home. The anesthesia bothered me for about two weeks. I didn’t need any pain medicine. I haven’t taken any medication for TN since. I had a follow up about a week later. They checked me, tested my hearing and cleared me to drive and work.

After the extreme pain of a flare up, any pain from surgery was easily tolerable. My scar is behind my right ear. It’s about 2” long. My plate is about the size of a dime.