@harrisonboy - I’m wondering if your body might tolerate the surgery better than it has all the testing/other surgeries because it will address the problem causing you so much trouble i.e. your vascular compression. I think it’s possible that once your IJV is open, & there’s some normalization of blood flow through your brain, your response to the anesthesia could be much more minimal, & the reduction in symptoms would be significant though it will take time/patience. Your brain is currently being “poisoned” by the toxins that have built up in it. Once the blood & toxins can flow out of your brain more normally, the toxins will be able to “wash out” more freely & that will give your brain a chance to recover.
You fought long & hard to get the tests done that Dr. Liu needed. You now have answers & know what the solution to your symptoms could be. You’re so close to the finish line! I hope & will pray for you to have the strength & desire to “finish the race”. I will also pray that if Dr. Liu is God’s answer to your prayers of several years, you will have the energy & desire you need to travel to see him for surgery.
Here’s a link to a post from @EagleinSEA that showed up after yours yesterday that I hope is encouraging: One month post op - Dr. Liu