HI

Sorry to hear about how tough the waiting is - and the symptoms you are having. I was lucky enough to have my parents come stay with us. Agree 100% with ggc's response. It might be worth while seeing a vesitbular PT in advance, not just to have pre-surgery guidance but having that relationship already set up makes it easier AND you will know how far away s/he is.
 
My surgery was mid August, so thinking back...the biggest things to consider are:

1. Prescriptions (right after surgery)
2. Appointments (driving fits in here)
3. Keeping the house put together
4. Meals

Prescriptions: Right after the surgery you will get a zillion prescriptions, and will need to think about how to get them filled, work with the hospital to see if they can be filled at the hospital pharmacy (my husband & father (2 separate people) had to drive to 3 different pharmacies to pick up my prescriptions).

Appointments: My first appt was 2 weeks post surgery, with each surgeon. It was further past surgery with the PT. If you have Lyft or Uber nearby, this is the time to use them. I suggest sign up and use them for a few trial rides in advance so that you don t have to work through the process at the time.

Keeping the House Together: Your sister should be able to help with laundry and dishes for the 2 weeks she is there. When she leaves, depending on how your balance is, focus on simple tasks one at a time. Maybe do a deep clean in advance. I had someone come and walk the dog each day while i was recovering (even though my parents were there)

Meals: My co-workers set up a meal train for us, so we had too much food. If i was doing it again and didnt have them, i would prepare a number of meals in advance, even a menu, to remove a decision making process. The fewer decisions you have to make, the easier recovery it.

I wrote a blog (its a mess, the ordering is wrong, etc) but here is the section re: the first few weeks recovery, if it helps. Caveat that EVERYONE is different.  https://it-started-with-a-tumor.blog/2018/09/25/post-surgery-what-to-expect/

Lost of supportive thought your way!

Chris, I agree. If possible,your husband should try to reschedule his surgery. You never know how you'll react. I hate to post anymore because I don't like to scare people. And it is 20 years later, so I am sure techniques have improved, BUT you just don't know. My story is very disheartening to anyone facing surgery, but I was hospitalized for 2 weeks and the sent to a rehab center for 5 weeks, and then outpatient rehab for 4 months, of which I was not able to drive so my loving community took me there and back 3 times a week (45 minutes one way). Just saying.......

I also have the metallic taste and some of the same symptoms that you have. I was diagnosed a few months ago. My metallic taste has gotten better or maybe I'm getting use to it. The only thing that taste the same is chocolate. 

Hello, I got my diagnosis a couple weeks ago, but have been experiencing strange tastes for over a year.  It was my first symptom (I already had impaired hearing so I didn't notice how bad my left side had got until after my tumor was found).  I also have numbness on the side of my face and tongue, and dry eyes & mouth which I believe are all related.

I could live with the taste thing not going away, but I'd like to not keep tasting extremely sweet, sometimes sour &/or metallic tastes if it can be fixed.  This is one of the reasons I joined and started looking around here.

A year and a half post-GK now....  apparently I was wrong about one more 6 month MRI,  they’re going to wait a year....   meanwhile, balance problems are pretty much gone.  Hearing is pretty much stable, about the only really objectionable thing is tinnitus.  At least it’s now down to just a high hiss, and Herb Alpert seems to have put his horn up for good..