I was led to believe the tumor could was accessible for surgery and the estimated time under the knife was 2 hours. It took 8 hours and I just found out this week with a follow up MRI that there is likely tumor remaining and I may have to have Gamma Knife (focused radiation) to remove the remainder.

I have some weird facial sensations that the Neurosurgeon says are likely hypersensitive facial nerves. I think the facial nerve or trigeminal nerve was disturbed and produces the sensations.

All this to say — get a second opinion and ask many questions. From the discussion board you can get a list of 28 multipart questions put together by Anne Breene — also a great deal of info re: her experiences with these tumors — she’s had multiple surgeries.

hope this is helpful.
you will find me on the discussion board under the name of ‘dialtone’.