I was 60 years old when I had a translab. I had long term wonkyness for about 3 years, and it finally developed into constant vomiting. My hearing was failing, but I just blamed it on my age. I had no facial issues. My doctor said my hearing was bad enough not to save, in exchange for preserving my face. I spent 3 days in the hospital and recovered nicely at home. It is 9 months since my surgery. I am SSD but have a BAHA and it is probably as close to normal hearing as I can get...it is probably better that what I had before my surgery. At least I can hear on my deaf side, but I just hear it in the opposite ear. It is not a problem. I still am wonky headed. I had a stroke in April 2009 and heart surgery in May 2009 to close a hole in my heart. I know I sound sick as a dog, but I lift weights every day, and my body is muscular...still look good in a swim suit. The problem is I have short term memory loss, and that piggybacked on my wonkyness keeps me from working. I applied for social security disability and it was approved. I kept working after I had my stroke, but it very hard for me to do accurate work. After the AN surgery, I could no longer work.
The stroke alone was enough to "retire" me, but I wanted to work. If I only had the AN, I would still be working, but the stroke and the AN "retired" me. Most everyone on this forum seems to have had a good outcome. Most everyone here has some type of disability from the AN regardless of the type of treatment they get. Some are very minor and some, but not many, are very serious. Just expect you will probably have some problem, but it just comes with tumor.