Dr. Slattery was worth all the plaques and awards I saw on his wall. Like a Star Trek miracle worker, he even understated the expected outcome. My tinnitus has gone way down since my left cochlea and left vestibular area was removed (and the tumor within the former and either spreading to or compressing the latter), and he said not to expect that. That's a huge quality of life improvement to me.
Speaking of quality of life, though, I know these things take time, but I admit its a little scary that my eyes still sway sideways even as I type this. Walking is a challenge, though I was told that my eyes and walking will improve with practice and that the vertigo attacks should be gone for good (the vertigo attacks were far worse than simple dizziness and were the reason surgery was decided upon).
I'd like to hear from others that had similar surgeries. Do you have any advice on how to handle the lingering dizziness issues? Just how careful do I have to be about cerebral spinal fluid leakage and for how long (no abdominal tissue was taken, indicating no spinal fluid leak occured during the surgery). How about my eyes? Do I need to step away from computers for a few weeks, as difficult as that might be?
It went well overall, and I'm only about five days after the surgery, but I welcome any and all responses!
