Just updating. Today 5/13/2026 marks one year post-op for me. Things have gone very well for me this past year. I quickly regained balance, dizziness is gone, headaches which used to be a 24 hour a day thing are now only occasional and a lot milder than before. I used to think that regaining my hearing would be important, well I am single side deaf, and I can honestly say it doesn't bother me. If I had known how much better I would feel I wouldn't have placed such a high value on hearing out of the left side again. I even set a new personal best 5k time this past year, since I no longer have balance issues. This past year since my surgery has actually been the best year I've had in a long time. I hope it continues, and that the tumor is truly gone forever now. Thank you to all my friends on here for being there when things were very dark. I really wonder sometimes how people without a support system make it through mental health wise.
