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Post-Treatment => Post-Treatment => Topic started by: Mark F. on May 13, 2026, 08:04:19 PM

Title: 1 year post -op
Post by: Mark F. on May 13, 2026, 08:04:19 PM
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.   

Title: Re: 1 year post -op
Post by: DanFouratt on May 16, 2026, 01:24:43 PM
Mark,

Congrats it sounds like things are going great for you.  I too have accepted my SSD.  It is now a game when we goo out in a group, "Dan where do we sit?" I have not had a bad seat in the house in years! Stay well and continue to enjoy life.

Dan
Title: Re: 1 year post -op
Post by: DanFouratt on May 16, 2026, 01:27:18 PM
Also, thank for sharing a positive experience. 

Dan