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Post-Treatment => Post-Treatment => Topic started by: Kaci on October 17, 2022, 11:11:27 am

Title: Facial Twitches 5 year Post Op
Post by: Kaci on October 17, 2022, 11:11:27 am
I had AN removal in 2017, I had my 5 year MRI scan/check up back in May, all was good. The last few months I have been experiencing upper lip twitching and sometimes I can feel it in the nose area. Its not constant but its on and off on a daily basis. I would like to think that maybe the facial nerves are still repairing themselves and these twitches can be normal. Has anyone else experienced this?

Thank you!
Title: Re: Facial Twitches 5 year Post Op
Post by: donjehle on October 24, 2022, 07:59:26 pm
Thank you for sharing your experience, Kaci!

That is what the forum is all about.  It seems odd to me that this would happen 5 years after your surgery, but the one thing I have learned about acoustic neuromas is that nothing is strange.  While we share many things in common, there are a lot of things which are different among all of us.  None of us travel the exact same path.

With that said, I would also love to hear from anyone who has experienced what Kaci has.
Title: Re: Facial Twitches 5 year Post Op
Post by: gbly on November 02, 2022, 12:39:06 pm
Kaci,
I did not have surgery, but did radiation.  I had the radiation side mess with my facial nerve too.  I like how you are thinking, I say the same thing to myself that it is the nerve still coming back.  From different things I have read nerves can take years to heal, so I always say there is hope.
Good luck and I hope that it what is happening!
Like Don says, please keep us posted.
v/r GB