Hi all, I just wanted to share my story and hopefully offer some encouragement for people yet to have their operation.
I'm currently recovering at home after having a 1.5cm tumour removed about 2 weeks ago. I was let out of hospital 2 days after my operation.
A couple of things to mention post-op; My hearing in my right ear has completely gone which does feel weird but I expected that. My face has no paralysis which I was most worried about, and was the first question I asked after waking up! My dizziness has virtually stopped, at first I felt very dizzy when sitting up and walking. 1 downside is that I suffer throbbing headaches when I wake up in the mornings but it does seem to be improving & of course taking tablets eases the pain.
The only actual pain straight after the op was the right side of neck where the doctors moved around with the neck muscle (I think) which I didn't expect. That disappeared after about a week.
I do feel lucky that everything went smoothly. I should be back to work within a month once the headaches stop (and once I find my car key but that's a different story). Maybe being young has worked to my advantage. But I just want people that are worrying about having the op to read this & take comfort that I was home after 2 days & that I can now forget about this stupid acoustic neuroma. Try not to panic, easy for me to say now.
If anyone has any questions please get in touch & I'll be happy to answer
