I am living a 99% normal life . I had the Laby in 2011 and have never looked back . I was playing competitive golf tourneys three months after my surgery . In fact I walked out of emory university hospital the day after my operation . I post this every once in a while so that people will know that there is a answer to this other than all the pills , shunt surgery , serc , ect . If you have single sided menieres don't waist a lot of years chasing every cure on the block . Have a experienced oto neurologist do the laby and you will stop suffering . As a friend who had the Laby once told me , DON,T LET MENIERES CONTROL YOUR LIFE Good luck to everyone here . This board helped me when I was suffering with the monster .
Bingo indeed. I concur. If you kill the monster it is no longer a part of your life. You can't have a spin if the source of vestibular misinformation to the brain is eliminated.
I’m really glad that you’ve had such smooth sailing, Larry, and I understand their are many others with your same experience. Thank you for reminding us that good outcomes are possible. I do believe, however, that it is only right to also mention that not everyone has had such a positive experience after getting a labyrinthectomy. I would still get mine in a heartbeat, as it was a necessity to stop drop attacks, but my recovery has not been easy or great. I just don’t want someone stumbling upon this thread and believing that they’ll be cured with this surgery. There are many variables that should be considered before making this decision, and as we all know, there is no cure for this disease. Some people just manage to find the right combination of treatments and/or surgery to control symptoms, maybe even be asymptomatic, but it’s different for each of us.
So happy you have your life back! I do realize your hearing in the meniere's ear was diminished, but wonder how you are doing with only being able to hear out of one ear. Also, what has stopped me is being afraid that I will get menderes in my good ear.
My oto told me that I would no longer have vertigo or drop attacks. He said you still have mm and you can still experience fullness, tinnitus, brain fog etc when you have an attack. He finished by saying if you don't have any attacks "that's icing on the cake." I have experienced a few attacks but nothing like I had before the laby and I have not had vertigo or drops. I agree with Autumn and urge anyone who is considering the surgery to seek out the best oto in their area.