Personal
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RBindler |
| Name: |
Rob Bindler
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| City: |
Farmingdale |
| State: |
New York |
| Country: |
United States |
| Gender: |
Male |
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| Occupation: |
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| Age at HFS Onset: |
53 |
| Side Affected: |
Left |
| Year of HFS Onset: |
2000 |
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Treatment History
Symptoms Experienced:
It started with an eye twitch and dry eye and gradually spread down the left side of my face to my jaw. When I yawned, drank or shaved under my nose my left eye would close. My ophthalmologist observed it as aberrant regeneration.
Medications Tried: Tegretol. I could not tolerate its side effects.
Alternative Treatments Tried:
Acupuncture was not effective.
Tried Botox?:
Yes
Still Using Botox?:
No
Botox Comments:
Eye tremor was relieved but terrible sagging and paralysis of the facial muscles (like Bells palsy) on the effected side.
MVD?:
Yes
Number of MVD's:
1
Date of Last MVD:
October 8, 2007
Doctor's Name:
Chandranath Sen, MD
Facility MVD Performed:
Roosevelt Hospital
New York, NY (USA)
Spasm Free?:
Yes
Any MVD Complications?:
No
Comments:
Sometimes I may get slight incidental spasms while drinking hot beverages or eating, but not frequent.
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