It’s hard to think about scheduling major surgery when you really don’t feel “that” bad, and from the outside, people can’t tell that something is wrong.  Most days I carry on like nothing is the matter and forget that I have an unwelcome guest inside my head.  It probably helps that there is always plenty going on in, out, and around our house.  But nights like tonight push reality in my face.  I just clicked [send] on a pivotal email to the patient navigator for the Acoustic Neuroma Program at UCSD asking her about next steps.

So there it is…a decision.

After a month and a half of researching, going to appointments, and getting 3rd and 4th opinions, I’ve finally chosen a surgical team to evict Norman and will need to travel to San Diego to do so.  There is one important hoop to clear before formally making things “official” and that involves the lovely matter of insurance.  Both surgeons are currently in-network providers and the hospital and medical group they will bill through once they move to UCSD in November are also in-network.  That said, I don’t anticipate any issues with them being in-network come 11/1.  However, it seems I will still have a couple of weeks of slight uncertainty until I’ve confirmed the in-network status.

So perhaps this is more of an “almost decision.”