We’re in a holding pattern

Today we went to see a neurosurgeon about J’s tumour. He was quite pessimistic about the side effects of the possible surgical approaches, which is a complete contrast to the ENT surgeon we saw a few weeks back. He told us to come back in 6 months after another MRI and just wait it out. We’ll go and see a radiosurgeon in mid January to get his opinion about whether that would be a better option than cutting open her skull, however it’s all very very draining. J’s spent all of the afternoon in tears – she was mentally better prepared for the neuro to say “I can fit you in tomorrow, see you at 7am” instead of “come back later.” So we’ll wait and see. We were hoping to get surgery done in April anyway, so another 2-3 months isn’t too long a wait. It does, however, mean that she’ll have to put up with the symptoms for longer. The benefit, though, is that we’ll get more time to evaluate the risks of the possible options.