Hi Rose,
I think Dr. Brackman is telling you about averages from all radiation treatments, while Dr. Chang is telling you about his own results at Stanford; and conversely, Dr. Chang is telling you about all surgeries, while Dr. Brackman is telling you about his track record with middle fossa at HEI. They are not comparing experts to experts.
If you are down to middle fossa with Brackman, or CK with Chang, then you are down to the two best options available for preserving your hearing. Since no one can tell you if either procedure will work in your particular case, this is about as far as facts and figures will get you. Fortunately, if you choose one of these two, you will be making a good decision, no matter which one you pick.
Time for a gut check, I think. What does your stomach think you should do? If I said I was going to flip a coin, which way do you secretly hope it would land?
Steve
PS: Yes, Jan, Dr. Chang is a neurosurgeon. He does do some AN surgeries, but I think most of his surgery work is on other skull and spine tumors. He is partial to CK for ANs.
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