I have the feeling that the surgeons are going to recommend surgery and the CK guy is going to recommend CK.
Tamara, I think you are catching on now.
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Yes, that will probably be the case, leaving the final decision up to you, the person with no prior experience or training in AN. Isn't it a great system we have?
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I think your view of possible regrowth after CK is very sensible, a small regrowing AN should not be a huge challenge surgically. I think someone posted elsewhere (Kate, maybe?) a quote from Dr. Medbery, saying in effect "you don't make a treatment decision today based on a 1 or 2% possible outcome", which I think is also very sound advice.
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Jan, I'm sure you are right, having some hearing on the left side makes it much better than having none. I was just at a Portland ANA group meeting, and while I was talking and looking elsewhere, someone asked if I still had directional hearing. They all laughed as I scanned around the room, trying to work out who had asked that. It is not fully functional, and I do say "What?" a lot, but it is not as disorienting as SSD.
Who knows? Despite all my grumbling about it, I may end up trying some sort of hearing aid or listening device anyway. Maybe they have a good one now...
Steve