I am sorry for your diagnosis and I understand your fear. It is scary but things can go very well for you. I had a large milignant miningioma removed the end of February at Desert Banner with Dr. Menéndez. It was discovered because I was getting dizzy and sick and having a lot of pain overtime to the point I would almost pass out. It came to a head when I finally was so bad I went to the ER and they found it in a CT. Long story long. My surgery went great. I only spent a few days in the hospital recovery unit. Mine was also close to my optical nerve. In recovery I had balance issues shaky hands and vision strangeness for a few weeks. I passed out once when home unexpectedly during recover and was airlifted back to the hospital but everything was ok. Through physical therapy and rest doing what the Dr asked I was fully recovered and back to work full time the first part of June. Sometimes now I have to focus hard to keep my thoughts organized and coherent but not so much it affects my life at all and I am much more emotional and I am learning to manage my emotions through therapy. I have been truly blessed. There isn’t anything I used to do I can’t do now because of my crainiotomy. It saved my life. Thanks to everyone sharing their amazing experiences here. I will pray for every here that is going through this and their families. My family also went through a lot even tho it was my tumor. Find support everywhere you can. Good luck!