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General Category => AN Issues => Topic started by: crmarusi on September 08, 2016, 06:04:45 pm

Title: Facial Twitching
Post by: crmarusi on September 08, 2016, 06:04:45 pm

Howdy, all!

Quick question. I am 7.5 weeks post op from trans lab and started experiencing some facial twitching today on my AN side. The cheek will just start twitching. Is this normal? Not much on google about it outside of it being a symptom before surgery. Anyone else experience this before? Thanks all! Appreciate it!

Curt

Title: Re: Facial Twitching
Post by: ccooper on September 10, 2016, 09:02:39 am

Do you have facial paralysis? If yes, facial twitching is a great sign. If not, I have no idea. Sorry

Title: Re: Facial Twitching
Post by: Crazycat on September 10, 2016, 07:57:17 pm

My surgery was 11 years ago and I still have it as well as double vision and lightheadedness....among other problems. But then, I got hit pretty hard. My tumor was the size of a golf ball. I'm lucky to have gotten out of it as well as I did. Great doctors at Mass General!

Title: Re: Facial Twitching
Post by: mcrue on September 10, 2016, 10:37:04 pm

I believe this is referred to as: Hemifacial spasm.

Title: Re: Facial Twitching
Post by: Kathleen_Mc on September 12, 2016, 12:36:09 am

 Was the facial nerve damaged during surgery ?
Google "SYNKINESIS"
I had facial physiotherapy with some relief, I was bad though and didn't keep up with it

Title: Re: Facial Twitching
Post by: Boise Jim on October 14, 2016, 12:54:56 pm

I'm just shy of two years out from GK, and lately I've been getting these facial twitches quite a bit, plus certain muscle issues- mostly with the eye on the same side as the Little Bastard.  >:(