Quote:
Originally Posted by Fowki
I had horrifying nausea/vomitting & dizziness on Tegretol...ended up in the hospital 01/24 for six days. Was sent home with Trileptal, Percocet, MSContin, Lyrica. I just finished weaning myself off of the narcs, after two fecal impactions  and all those weeks in a drug induced stupor.
So far, so good on justs Lyrica and Trileptal! Just waiting now for my Gamma Knife!
Good luck!! |
Fowki,
Depending on how much Tegretol and/or drugs in general you are having to take, I would recommend getting another opinion before your GK treatment. I had a GK treatment, and it only gave me about 60 days pain free. On 4/3/09 I had the MVD surgery. I woke up pain free from the TN and no 'strikes' since. The GK is NOT considered a permanent fix where as the MVD is considered to be long term. I live in Newport Beach, CA and recommend you contact Dr. Chris Duma out of Hoag Hosptial. He is one of the premier brain and spine surgeons in OC and has performed 1000s of GK treatments and nearly 300 MVDs.
Best of luck in your decision.