ANA Discussion Forum
Treatment Options => Microsurgical Options => Topic started by: usa2010 on January 10, 2010, 11:03:34 am
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It has been a long month of reading, researching, and deciding- but there is such a relief in having made some decisions and having a date on the calendar. I met with Dr. Tew on December 21st and felt very comfortable with him from the introductions. He reviewed my tumor (2 cm diameter and 9 cm long) and concluded that my two primary surgical options were sub-occipital or the trans lab approach. They retested my hearing this past week to see if there had been any changes over the past month and the results were still very favorable. After meeting with both Doctors Tew and Pensak the decision was made to schedule the sub-occipital surgery. I will undergo the procedure on January 26th.
Still feeling anxious- but I do feel comfortable with the procedure and the treatment team. I am, of course, still concerned about possible side-effects and how those could bear on my daily life and career. The inability to decipher friend or foe through the lack of bi-lateral hearing and wondering how this will effect my deployability/ military career.
Next step- get a bag packed for the hospital and see what comes next!
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USA -
congrats on scheduling your surgery. You are in excellent hands with Drs. Tew & Pensak - they both have wonderful reputations.
Sub-occipital (aka retrosigmoid) is a good choice if your hearing is favorable, since translab will automatically take it away. I'm hopeful the docs will have a good chance of saving your hearing.
Best,
Jan
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Good luck to you. You are in good hands. I also had surgery at UC with Dr. Tew and Pensak in January 2009 and have nothing but positive things to report. Send me a message if you want any information on what to expect at UC.
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[...]He reviewed my tumor (2 cm diameter and 9 cm long) and concluded that my two primary surgical options were sub-occipital or the trans lab approach. [...]
Congrats on scheduling your surgical procedure! So, did I read this right, 9cm? Or did you mean 9 mm?
Regards,
Brian
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USA2010 ~
Congratulations on your decision as well as attaining a surgery date at UC. Best wishes and prayers for a wildly successful operation and a rapid recovery! :)
I've taken the liberty of adding your surgery date to our 'AN Treatment Calendar' http://my.calendars.net/AN_Treatments (http://my.calendars.net/AN_Treatments). Feel free to modify if you wish.
Jim
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I know how it feels to have the weight lifted once you make that crucial decision...It sounds like you are comfortable with your decision and that's the most important thing. Please continue to post if you come up with anymore questions or just need to vent. Good luck!!
Jay
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Hey USA,
Glad to hear you have made the big "D", I hope all goes well in coming weeks.
Look forward to hearing from you as things progress.
Kiwi Don