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Post-Treatment => Facial Issues => Topic started by: steph28 on July 15, 2010, 08:29:46 am

Title: Twitching/Shocks
Post by: steph28 on July 15, 2010, 08:29:46 am

Hi all

I hope you are all well!!

Just a quick question.

My surgery was 7 months ago. Which was Restrosigmoid. The AN was huge, but I had good hearing so the Dr's wontted to try and save it. I lost my hearing, which has been replaced with tinnitus which is 24/7. I also have facial paralysis down my right hand side. Very little movement, but I do get Shocks around my right eye, and around my mouth it feels heavy, which might be a wrong way to discrube it, but that's the only way I can describe it. Has anyone else experience this. Is it something that will continue to happen.

Anyway I'll stop going on.

Take care everyone!!

Steph

Title: Re: Twitching/Shocks
Post by: tenai98 on July 15, 2010, 08:45:27 am

I always get those little shocks...best way for me to describe it is like putting your tongue on a 9V batteries (like we did as kids)...I get them around the mouth and eye and cheek area...All normal I believe in nerve recovery.
JO

Title: Re: Twitching/Shocks
Post by: nancyann on July 16, 2010, 04:24:29 pm

Hi Steph:  since I never got those feelings/shocks, & I have total facial paralysis right side,  I can only believe this is a GREAT SIGN !!!!
Always good thoughts to you for movement down the line,  Nancy

Title: Re: Twitching/Shocks
Post by: jazzfunkanne on July 17, 2010, 03:34:14 pm

i hope thats true, i still get this 3.5 years post op

Title: Re: Twitching/Shocks
Post by: Kaybee on July 22, 2010, 05:03:37 pm

Steph, I got a lot of shocks and tingling in the first few months.  Then some twitching that was not visible..but I could feel it.  I got my first movement back at almost 6 months post op and it continues to improve.  I continue to get tingling and twitching and it's usually a precursor to some new movement.  So I would definitely take it as a sign of nerve recovery.  Best wishes!

Title: Re: Twitching/Shocks
Post by: martyc on September 09, 2010, 09:46:22 pm

Hi Steph,
I had a similar experience and have found that the movement, shocks, pain in my paralyzed side preceded new movement.  Even over 2 years later I have my smile freeze into a frown at times but it seems to be progress as there is movement elsewhere.  It's amazing how this facial nerve regenerates!
Hope yours is on it's way to recovery.
Take care,
Marty

Title: Re: Twitching/Shocks
Post by: Kathleen_Mc on September 12, 2010, 12:14:30 am

YUP that old "9volt on the tongue" shocking continues  ( and the twitching)in various area's of my face/eye and I'm almost 20 years post-op....you'll learn to ignore it in time!

Title: Re: Twitching/Shocks
Post by: Survival Nate on October 17, 2010, 11:19:20 pm

Yea I hate when Im talking to some one and out of so where I get a feeling of a strong shock in my tongue. but still get them a couple times a week.

I get those looks from customers "is he tweaking?" LOL 

Title: Re: Twitching/Shocks
Post by: Angel894 on December 01, 2010, 07:41:50 pm

This sounds odd, but I love those shocks.  In any affected area.  In most cases it means something is coming back!  Seriously, the first several months after surgery, people would laugh at me.  "Oww!  That hurt!  YES!!!"  Sometimes it is a couple of months and several shocks later before I notice anything and sometimes it is gradual...but hey!