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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-
[URL]http://www.med.umn.edu/otol/library/aneuroma/index.htm[/URL]
, 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?
You have 2 choices:
1. Have an operation that will leave you facing the following situation- click and choose postoperative-
[URL]http://www.med.umn.edu/otol/library/aneuroma/index.htm[/URL]
, 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?
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Number 1.
I think that number 2 would be worse, not only because - based on what you say - of the greater risks involved, but because it's probably going to do more mental damage to you learning to sign/lip read before you lose your hearing - you're looking at a couple of year of inevitability setting in if you wait.
On the other hand you never know what kind of things are being trialled and in development these days, but postponing on the hopes of something new being unveiled is probably a bit fanciful.
I'd guess that, deep down, you know what you want to do already.
I think that number 2 would be worse, not only because - based on what you say - of the greater risks involved, but because it's probably going to do more mental damage to you learning to sign/lip read before you lose your hearing - you're looking at a couple of year of inevitability setting in if you wait.
On the other hand you never know what kind of things are being trialled and in development these days, but postponing on the hopes of something new being unveiled is probably a bit fanciful.
I'd guess that, deep down, you know what you want to do already.
I'm having the Translab approach which guarantees 100% hearing loss in the ear, and its my only hearing ear. I'm scheduled for surgery on Tuesday and I only found out the seriousness of the situation last Tuesday.
It doesn't say about complete hearing loss Lindgren, unless I'm confused -
With small tumors, it may be possible to save hearing. In larger tumors, especially those which have extended into the brain cavity, the hearing has usually been partially or totally lost and cannot be restored.
How serious is the situation with you? Is it the one ear or both? I don't mean to pry but do you have any hope with that?
I guess I'd have the surgery now. I know I'd have to wait to get into the hospital for the surgery anyway, but putting it off would be a shadow on my shoulder that I've had plenty enough of to last me a lifetime.
So I would sadly say 1, because it's probably the best way. Then I'd be more concerned about if I should throw a little party before I went in or not :)
But seriously, I don't know much about your situation at all, I'm sorry.
With small tumors, it may be possible to save hearing. In larger tumors, especially those which have extended into the brain cavity, the hearing has usually been partially or totally lost and cannot be restored.
How serious is the situation with you? Is it the one ear or both? I don't mean to pry but do you have any hope with that?
I guess I'd have the surgery now. I know I'd have to wait to get into the hospital for the surgery anyway, but putting it off would be a shadow on my shoulder that I've had plenty enough of to last me a lifetime.
So I would sadly say 1, because it's probably the best way. Then I'd be more concerned about if I should throw a little party before I went in or not :)
But seriously, I don't know much about your situation at all, I'm sorry.
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-
[URL]http://www.med.umn.edu/otol/library/aneuroma/index.htm[/URL]
, 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?
You have 2 choices:
1. Have an operation that will leave you facing the following situation- click and choose postoperative-
[URL]http://www.med.umn.edu/otol/library/aneuroma/index.htm[/URL]
, 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?
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