UPDATE:

I saw the neurosurgeon yesterday and he's booking an MVD for within the next month.

The extreme 'atypical' nature of my TN has him a bit concerned, and he says that if I were a classic TN1 he could give me some better odds of success. Right now he's saying about a 60-65% chance of a positive outcome (ie: no more pain).

The big issue is my hearing, as I am deaf on the RH side due to the previous acoustic neuroma. Chances of damage to the nerve during the MVD ranges from 2.5 to 5%. That includes everything from slight damage to complete hearing loss. He is optimistic they can be extremely careful with the acoustic nerve and I am comfortable with those odds.

Thanks for listening. I don't have too much energy right now, yesterday took it all....but I'll post more later.

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