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mimoore

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Eye Issues with Facial Paralysis
« on: February 19, 2009, 04:27:30 pm »
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Retrosigmond surgery on June 4th, 2008 for an AN. 100% hearing loss and facial paralysis (was not prepared for facial paralysis). Size: 2.3 cm, 2.1 cm, 1.8 cm. some tumour remains along facial nerve. Pray for no regrowth. Misdiagnosed for 10 yrs.

nancyann

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Re: Eye Issues with Facial Paralysis
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2009, 05:49:26 pm »
Michelle:  How cool is this ! ? ! ! !   Sign me up ! !     If my eyelid could blink without me squeezing hard,  that would make my day !
Always good thoughts,  Nancy
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2.2cm length x 1.7cm width x 1.3cm  depth
retrosigmoid 6/19/06
Gold weight 7/19/06, removed 3/07
lateral tarsel strip X3
T3 procedure 11/20/07
1.6 Gm platinum weight 7/10/08
lateral canthal sling 11/14/08
Jones tube insert right inner eye 2/27/09
2.4 Gm. Platinum chain 2017
right facial paralysis

saralynn143

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Re: Eye Issues with Facial Paralysis
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2009, 09:21:42 pm »
We should all sign up for the clinical trials.

Sara
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MVD for hemifacial spasm 6/2/08
left side facial paresis
 12/100 facial function - 7/29/08
 46 - 11/25/08
 53 - 05/12/09
left side SSD approx. 4 weeks
 low-frequency hearing loss; 85% speech recognition 7/28/08
1.8 gram thin profile platinum eyelid weight 8/12/08
Fitted for scleral lens 5/9/13

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Re: Eye Issues with Facial Paralysis
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2009, 09:30:41 pm »
I'M IN!!!  Poor Dave...I made him read the article and he wasn't quite as excited as me...probably thinking "ANother surgery??"  ;D
As always though, I will let my friend Nancy go first & try it out!!  ;)

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Translab 12/95@Houston Methodist(Baylor College of Medicine)for "HUGE" tumor-no size specified
25 yrs then-14 hour surgery-stroke
12/7 Graft 1/97
Gold Weight x 5
SSD
Facial Paralysis-R(no movement or feelings in face,mouth,eye)
T3-3/08
Great life!

nancyann

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Re: Eye Issues with Facial Paralysis
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2009, 07:34:59 am »
K:  After I put on my eye bubble last night, I thought, 'if this robotic stuff worked,  I wouldn't need the eye bubble anymore'
I wonder how long before they start testing ?.....
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2.2cm length x 1.7cm width x 1.3cm  depth
retrosigmoid 6/19/06
Gold weight 7/19/06, removed 3/07
lateral tarsel strip X3
T3 procedure 11/20/07
1.6 Gm platinum weight 7/10/08
lateral canthal sling 11/14/08
Jones tube insert right inner eye 2/27/09
2.4 Gm. Platinum chain 2017
right facial paralysis
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