HEADACHES

[v357139]

I had translab and have not had post op headaches,,haven't really noticed any posts that have said they have after this procedure , have known a few folks that have reported headaches and neck muscle pains from retrosig though; however , as some have stated procedure may have changed some to avoid incident ,, good luck

Yes I am trying to understand if even with the retrosig improvements, retrosig might still have more headaches than translab?

[v357139]

I had retrosig surgery because I wanted to save my 65% hearing, but I lost more of my hearing with the surgery.

I hardly ever got headaches before the surgery & became a chronic headache sufferer post-surgery. However, I don't know that translab would have resulted any different in the headache department. Do I regret my decision? Not at all.

In June, it will be 5 years since my surgery. I still get more headaches than I used to in my pre-AN life, but they are not chronic & they are much more manageable.

Syl

Yes I just wonder if translab causes less headaches than retro.  So hard to know.

[Jim Scott]

Hi Jim I wonder if it also helped that you only had a debulk.  In that case, there was probably no drilling into the IAC, so no resulting bone dust.  Just a thought.

 

The tumor was approximately 4.5 cm and was reduced to approximately 2.5 cm.  I think it would be safe to assume that bone dust was present from drilling through and removing a piece of my skull to gain access to the tumor.  However, I'm not a physician and can only offer my experience as a patient who underwent Retrosigmoid Approach AN debulking surgery and enjoyed a successful outcome.  How you interpret that result is your call.  Because there is no guarantee of outcome, AN surgery decisions are inherently difficult.  I can only hope that you can use the feedback offered here to aid your decision in a way that works out well for you. 

Jim