Steve:
So sorry that I didn't see your post sooner.
My symptoms included alot of dizziness, which I didn't pay attention to until I had sudden hearing loss. Even then I didn;t think the two were related. I had retrosig 8 months ago for a 1.5cm AN. I was hoping to save my hearing, which was around 60% for my word recognition. My tumor peeled right off the nerve so the hearing nerve was spared but my word recognition is now at 20% anyway--too much hearing for the BAHA, but not enough for a BTE hearing aid to be very helpful for much else than directionality.
The vestibular nerve, however, was removed. I have some balance issues, but PT helped a great deal. I walk like a drunken sailor when I'm tired, but most people don't notice. My physical therapist said it was internal--I feels worse than what is visible.
I had some temporary and slight facial nerve weakness about 17 days po-surgery. A few weeks of taking Prednisone took care of it. My face was back to its old self before I finished taking the prednisone rx.
I am currently getting treatment for headaches--I rarely got headaches before my surgery. I don't know that translab would have spared me the headaches.
I got several opinions regarding treatment and found that I was a candidate for everything, W&W, radiation, and surgery. It's tough making a decision, isn't it? It's a long recovery, but you will be OK.
Take Care
Syl
