Hi - and welcome Mellissa ~
Although an acoustic neuroma diagnois can certainly be intimidating, there is lots of information available on the internet and specifically, as
Jan ('
leapyrtwins') mentioned, through the ANA.
Unlike Jan,
my life isn't an open book - but only because it would put you to sleep.
However, my AN experience is open to whatever scrutiny you might wish to impose on it. Seriously, like everyone else who has posted before me, I'm open to questions and we're all eager to help you in whatever way we can.
As you know, an acoustic neuroma is almost always benign and quite treatable, via surgery and/or irradiation. It's the
location that make them problematic. Even so, many AN patients come through the experience 'intact' and functioning very well. I'm one of them - and I trust that you will be, too.
Jim