Small AN - deep in canal - options

[cindyj]

Welcome back, Cheryl!  I look forward to talking to you when you're settled and ready...

Cindy

[alicia]

I, too, want to jump in late and wish you the best in your trip to LA.  I went to House in May and things worked out great.  Feel free to ask questions!  Alicia

[stef84]

Hello,
I am 25 and also have a AN deep in my canal- my hearing is mostly gone on my right side and my balance is awful. I met with Dr. Golfinos and Dr. Roland at NYU Medical Center. They both recommended the Translab. Approach, because my hearing is not worth saving. I have no scheduled the appointment yet, and am INCREDIBLY nervous. I was very happy to find this forum and see how many people have had successful surgeries with the two doctors at Langone Med. Center. If anyone has gone through the Translab. Approch at NYU I'd love to hear from you and see how eveything went.

[leapyrtwins]

Hi, Stef and welcome to the forum.

It's normal to be incredibly nervous when diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma.  You are in excellent hands with Drs. Roland & Golfinos - they have a stellar reputation. 

Jan

[CHD63]

Welcome, Stef .....

You have come to the right place for loads of support as you walk through all of the stages of having an acoustic neuroma.  We are here not only to support and answer any and all questions ..... but also to laugh and cry with you along the way.

As Jan has said, most of us were really thrown by the initial diagnosis of AN ..... it sort of turns one's world upside down at first, so being nervous is a completely normal reaction.  Hang in there and ask any and all questions, none are ever silly or stupid.

Thoughts and prayers.

Clarice

[another NY postie]

HI, Stef...I am the one who originally started this thread as I, too, had a small AN deep in canal - as far back as you can apparently can get.  I did consult with Roland and Golfinos and they were high on my list.  I ultimately went out to Dr. Brackmann at House Ear Institute for Middle Fosa as I hoped to retain my hearing via this surgical approach and I still had 85% on that side.  I didn't preserve it, however - the AN was stuck to this artery that supplies blood in canal.  ROland and GOlfinos have an excellent reputation and you will find that many have used them on this forum.  Good luck on your decision making process...if I had lost most of my hearing, I probably would have gone translab, too. 
Cheryl