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anissa

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Length of surgery?
« on: March 29, 2009, 03:14:03 pm »
This is basically trivia as I get ready for my surgery on Wednesday.  Thanks for putting up with me and my questions.  :)

How long was your surgery?

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2/11/09 Diagnosed AN 2.1cm
2/26/09 Consult with Dr. Clough Shelton, U of Utah
4/1/09 Translab with Shelton & Couldwell
--little teensy bit of tumor or cells on facial nerve, stuck! No facial weakness, Rt side SSD
4/8/10 1-yr MRI, "Looks great!"

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Re: Length of surgery?
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2009, 03:51:21 pm »
Anissa ~

O.K., I'll play.  :)   I had retrosigmoid.  No complications.  Just under 9 hours.  Nice nap!  :D

Jim
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4.5 cm AN diagnosed 5/06.  Retrosigmoid surgery 6/06.  Follow-up FSR completed 10/06.  Tumor shrinkage & necrosis noted on last MRI.  Life is good. 

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Re: Length of surgery?
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2009, 05:02:43 pm »
12 hours
Michelle  :P
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Retrosigmond surgery on June 4th, 2008 for an AN. 100% hearing loss and facial paralysis (was not prepared for facial paralysis). Size: 2.3 cm, 2.1 cm, 1.8 cm. some tumour remains along facial nerve. Pray for no regrowth. Misdiagnosed for 10 yrs.

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Re: Length of surgery?
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2009, 05:09:05 pm »
8.5 hours but it seemed like only an hour or so to me when I woke up. It threw my whole sense of what time of day it was totally off.

It did not take long to regain that ability.  ;)

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Re: Length of surgery?
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2009, 05:14:12 pm »
5 hour translab...next
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rt side 1.5 cm - Translab on 11/07/08 Dr. Friedman & Dr. Schwartz of House Ear Institute,
feeling great!

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Re: Length of surgery?
« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2009, 05:20:05 pm »
8 hours, retrosigmoid procedure.   Good question!!!
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AN diagnosed 11/14/08, 3+cm, Retrosigmoid 1/13/09, Univ. Hosp., Cincinnati, Drs. Tew and Pensak
no facial nerve or eye issues!
3 more surgeries related to staph infections & osteomylitis over next 13 months.  New diagnosis of breast cancer.  Treatment completed 08/27/10.  Moving on!!!

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Re: Length of surgery?
« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2009, 05:27:54 pm »
12 hours...retrosigmoid.

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3.5cm left side AN; 11 hour retrosigmoid surgery 8/11/08 @ Memorial Hermann, Houston - Texas Medical Center with Drs. Chang and Vollmer; home on 8/13/08;
SSD(w/tinnitus); dry eye; Happy to be here and feeling good.

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Re: Length of surgery?
« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2009, 05:46:21 pm »
5 hrs--retrosigmoid. My tumor peeled right off the nerve maiking it a relatively fast procedure.

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Re: Length of surgery?
« Reply #8 on: March 29, 2009, 05:51:24 pm »
I didn't have surgery, so I will go with the average so far, which is 8 hours. What's the prize?  ;D

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Hearing lasted a while, but left side is deaf now.
Right side is weak too. Life is quiet.

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Re: Length of surgery?
« Reply #9 on: March 29, 2009, 06:23:08 pm »
4 hours, retrosigmoid.
 
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Re: Length of surgery?
« Reply #10 on: March 29, 2009, 06:40:29 pm »
9 hours, retrosigmoid

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Re: Length of surgery?
« Reply #11 on: March 29, 2009, 06:49:26 pm »
11.5 hours, translab

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Re: Length of surgery?
« Reply #12 on: March 29, 2009, 10:46:04 pm »
11 hours, trans lab.
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p.s. -surgery is coming in a couple of days. Will keep you in prayer. You are in great hands!
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Re: Length of surgery?
« Reply #13 on: March 30, 2009, 12:55:56 am »
7 1/2 hours - translab.

Good luck on Wednesday.

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1.3 cm at time of diagnosis -  April 9, 2008
2 cm at time of surgery
SSD right side translabyrinthine July 25, 2008
Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
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BAHA surgery 1/5/09
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Re: Length of surgery?
« Reply #14 on: March 30, 2009, 07:34:26 am »
9 1/2 hours - Retrosigmoid (was told it was sticky)

Scarlett

Ask for an ice pack for behind your neck afterwards. My neck was quite sore from being in that position for so long, but I found the ice releived some of that.

Your going to do great, I'm sending you a big hug from across the miles... can you feel it? :-*
 
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1.5 cm x 2.5 cm Cystic AN - Right side
Retrosigmoid 3/18/09 at MGH in Boston,MA.
Dr. Barker - Neurosurgeon, MGH - Dr. Lee - Neuro-Otology, MEEI
no facial issues, SSD right side, balance issues to work on.
Outstanding Surgeons, I'm very happy with the results.
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