removed. My surgery took almost 10 hours. My tumor was not cancer but was as large as an orange 5cm by 4cm approximately. Part of my tumor is attached to the main vein in my brain. My Wonderful surgeon decided to leave a small part that was attached to that vein and cauterized the vessels that feed the tumor. I just had my 3rd MRI and all is well. The remaining tumor has not grown at this point. I still have some concentration problems but no balance issues. How long does it take to get the cloudiness to go away. It is constant and I seem to be living with it. I am a mortgage loan officer and it has not affected my abilities to do my job. It does take me a longer to organize my files to submit. My short term memory is affected. How long does it take to feel normal again? Will I have to live with the progress where I am now? What are the stats on growth again. My surgeon says its not a matter of if but when. The tumor I had may have been there at least 10 years.