Personal
Information
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| Name: |
Jeffrey Alexander
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| City: |
Pukalani |
| State: |
Hawaii |
| Country: |
United States |
| Gender: |
Male |
| Marital Status: |
Married |
| Occupation: |
Self employed |
| Age at HFS Onset: |
48 |
| Side Affected: |
Left |
| Year of HFS Onset: |
2003 |
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Treatment History
Symptoms Experienced:
Spasm on entire right side of face. Irritation in the right eye, right eyelid started twitching. It went down to the corner of my nose then into my face and up into my forehead and back of ear.
Medications Tried: Clomazepan
Alternative Treatments Tried:
Tried Botox?:
Yes
Still Using Botox?:
No
Botox Comments:
I used Botox for a few years and it worked fine, but after a few years the effectiveness started to wear down, so I went for MVD.
MVD?:
Yes
Number of MVD's:
1
Date of Last MVD:
August 04, 2004
Doctor's Name:
Dr. Takanori Fukushima
Facility MVD Performed:
St. Frances Medical Center
Honolulu, HI (USA)
Spasm Free?:
No
Any MVD Complications?:
Spasms are back, feels like they are occuring more in my face and neck areas. I am also experiencing spasms in my right eye.
Comments:
Wondering if I have blepharospasm. The first MVD they found no vessels or arteries touching the 7th nerve so no decompression was performed.I was spasm free for about 2 years.
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