Moving along

We met with the Neurosurgeon today. We like him better than we expected to (we'd been warned that he's a surgeon, not the best bedside manner). He was very informative & again gave us the option of the "Gamma Knife" (radiation) but surgery is the best treatment option, all things considered. They are going to have to work on getting a date scheduled with the Neurotologist since it takes both surgeons to do this procedure. We are hoping to have a date by the end of the week or early next week. It could be into March since this is such a time consuming surgery. I'll post as soon as we know the date.
We got a little more info about the surgery itself. The Neurotologist (ENT) will do the initial cut and removing of the bone behind his ear. Basically, he'll get to the tumor. This will take several hours. Once he gets to it, he'll call the Neurosurgeon (literally, on the phone call him to come to the hospital). The Neurosurgeon will then remove the tumor and finish the surgery. He said that his part could take anywhere from 4 to 10 hours, depending on the tumor itself. It's going to be a very long day!
That's what we know right now. We both feel that we've got excellent surgeons and are confident in their ability.
Thanks again for all the support.