I went ahead and had surgery on November 6, 2006, by Dr. Chang and Dr. Alp. It was all so miraculous. Dr. Chang and Dr. Alp are both wonderful physicians. They were able to remove 80% of my large tumor that had grown to about 4.5 cm x 3 cm and had a tail bulging into the brain stem. I had earlier had half treated with CK. The symptoms following the GK were worse for me than the actual surgery. I was up walking the next day after surgery, not just a couple of steps but all the way around the hospital floor. No dizziness. Still have dry eye and a little crooked smile but I feel so much better. No Bell's palsy like after the GK. I was up and around and back to driving about 10 days following the surgery. I actually drove in downtown Houston for my follow-up checkup. I will still be having six month MRIs to check on what they left in there. That was the part that was treated by the GK and they did their best not to do anything to affect my swallowing. It was just a miracle from God through the hands of those two doctors. I highly recommend them to anyone. If anybody has any questions, I am happy to help out in any way. I will post my whole story one of these for anybody who would like to hear. We are all scared at the beginning of these journeys and you need to hear some good things along the way. Place your trust in God as he carried us through this one.
