scoop from Neurologist #1.....

Ok I just spoke w/ the Otoneurologist, they are close to finishing up. They should start to close here soon which will take an hour. He seems to think he'll be able to be visited by 6 o'clock. Brian's doing well. He was pretty sure they weren't able to save his hearing in the left ear. He said the tumor seemed larger then originally thought, it was nearly an inch in diameter. They were able to remove most of the tumor but will be leaving some behind that is wrapped around his facial nerves. They are pretty certain that the nerve is intact for now d/t the monitoring system they have to check it. He told me the other neurologist will discuss our options of dealing w/ the remaining tumor down the road but probably will treat w/ radiation if it grows. He said Bri may have some temporary weakness on the left side of his face but that should normalize over the next few days. All in all a mostly good report. Brian will be disappointed about the hearing but we'll look at options to help him later. As we hear more reports as surgery comes to a close we'll post more.