It's been 18 days since the surgery. In that time, I tried reducing the Tegretol by half. After 8 days of trying that, the original pain was returning as the meds left my system. I was advised to return to the original dosage, and give it more time. I have done that, and am back to where I can tolerate the pain to brush my teeth and chew my food.

Of course, the side effects returned as well, so I'm back to being driven everywhere and stumbling around the house.

My question: those of you who have had successful MVD's performed, how long was it before you noticed relief?

I also have been diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth, and am wondering if that can possibly slow down the nerve healing.

These questions are on the list I'll be asking my neurologist tomorrow. I'm just curious to hear from others too.

Thanks for listening.