Good Morning,
I am 4 weeks post-op of an acoustic neuroma on my right side. I understand it is a shock to you. however I agree with having a second opinion from surgeons. I was on board and scheduled with one team of doctors for surgery and did not feel comfortable at all. I finally got the courage to ask for another opinion even though my surgery date was set at Kaiser in Anaheim. I had a consultation with a team in San Diego, Kaiser and it turned out to be the best day of my life! They met me as a team and discussed every possible avenue and outcome. I re-set my surgery for 3 weeks later then originally planned with the new team as they had more experience with this type of surgery. They had done 825 acoustic neuroma removals to date prior to me. Thank God I did this as I truly believe my great outcome could have been completely different as their level of experience was far superior to the first team.
Acoustic Neuroma is not a cancerous tumor, but it sits in a difficult position effecting your hearing, balance, facial nerves. Gather all the information prior to meeting with surgeons on Acoustic Neuromas so you feel ready to ask important questions, first being how many patients have you operated on and outcomes.
