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"You Have 2 choices...which one would you choose?"

Ok, most of you are aware of the situation with my illness, so here I'm asking, forgetting about my situation for a moment, what you would do faced with the following situation...

You have 2 choices:

1. Have an operation that will leave you facing the following situation- click and choose postoperative-
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, with complete loss of hearing, and facing life-long hospital appointments and a possible recurrence.

2. Not have surgery now, but wait until either your hearing goes naturally or you end up in a life-threatening situation where there are chances of more complications after surgery. On the plus side though, you may have a couple of years of just maintenance treatment before the op, and you will still be able to hear for a while, making it easier to learn sign and lip-reading for later on, and generally giving you more time tp prepare.



If you had to choose one of these options, which one would you choose and why?

All the best Lindgren, I'll pray over this matter and that you will choose the right choice.

I know I'm probably the last person you want to hear from, Lindgren, but I just happened to click here and read your predicament. I'm not going to preach. I just wanted to let you know that I care about what you're going through and will keep you in my thoughts. I hope everything turns out better than what the doctors say. I know that chance is "slim and none," but we can always hope. As the others requested, keep us updated to your condition. If you have the surgery, we know you won't be on the boards for a while. Get someone to update us as to your condition, please.

Thanks Microchips. Thats sounds advice about being totally sure. I appreciate all the thoughts, it really does make me feel a bit more positive.

I'd just like you to know that I'm thinking of you Lindgren.

Now, the decision.

From what you have said, I'd go with the latter personally. As you said, gives you more time to prepare etc.

All I can say is, though, even though we don't know you, you can feel assured that random people from the UK are indeed thinking of you, and wish you the best of luck.

Make sure you are completely decided when you choose, because you don't want to regret the choice later.

Reading this through, I realise I don't actually help, but I wish you the best of luck.

I think I might need some luck with this one!

Nothing I can say will be of any help to you. Good luck, bird.

Thanks RoJ, much appreciated. :)

Very hard.

I would choose 2 however. You need the time to prepare and learn sign language and lip reading.
I am sure this is a very hard time for you, and you have my good wishes.

Thanks Ashman.

Understandably, what you are faced with is tough, all I can really do is wish you the best of luck, and ensure you that you are in my thoughts.