dboth last modified: March 1, 2004
Personal Information
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Name: D Booth
City: Jacksonville
State: Florida
Country: United States
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Bookkeeper
Age at HFS Onset: 44
Side Affected: Right
Year of HFS Onset: 2002
 
Treatment History
Symptoms Experienced: Initially right eye started with twitch, spead to check and lip. Mild headaches
Medications Tried: Zonegran. Twitching slowly subsiding. Headaches become more of a problem. Don't have much confidence in medication.
Alternative Treatments Tried:
Tried Botox?: No
Still Using Botox?:
Botox Comments: After reading website, refused Botox. Don't see the point. Afraid of permanent damage.
MVD?: No
Number of MVD's:
Date of Last MVD: ,
Doctor's Name:
Facility MVD Performed:
Spasm Free?:
Any MVD Complications?:
Comments: Neighborhood Neurologists "can't find" the exact cause. Diagnosed Hemifacial Spasm. It's agrravating that we are using medication to stop the symptons but not going further to find the cause and cure it. Meanwhile whatever is the cause continues to get worse and worse.
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