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Hi. You are all so great and knowledgeable. I need to figure out

realistically what to expect after surgery. I have confirmed it is a

cholesteatoma. It is well into the Mastoid bone. I am having CWD

surgery. I am in law school and have scheduled my surgery for

December 18 -2days after my last final this semester. I am scheduled

to start my next semester on January 3rd with full time internship

plus classes. Is this feasible? Thank you so much.

Tammi

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> Hi. You are all so great and knowledgeable. I need to figure out

> realistically what to expect after surgery. I have confirmed it

is a

> cholesteatoma. It is well into the Mastoid bone. I am having CWD

> surgery. I am in law school and have scheduled my surgery for

> December 18 -2days after my last final this semester. I am

scheduled

> to start my next semester on January 3rd with full time internship

> plus classes. Is this feasible? Thank you so much.

> Tammi

>

Hi Tammi,

I had a similar experience to you. Right ear CWD mastoidectomy. I

lost the hearing bones as well as two of the balance organs. I don't

recall too much in the way of pain (three cheers for demorol). My

biggest problem was balance. I was back to work in 2 weeks and back

running within a month. If your experience is similar to mine, then

you should be ok going back to school and your internship after a

full two weeks under mom's care (take what you can get).

Mileage of course can vary.

Good luck and let us know how it turns out.

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I just had my first surgery (CWU) 2 weeks ago today

and (thankfully) was back at work 4 days after surgery

and felt “normal” after 1 week. Given that you are

having CWD surgery, your recovery will likely take

longer.

My best advice would be to speak with next semester's

professors and your employer now – so that they know

you are having major surgery and that recover will

take a few weeks.

Will someone be with you after surgery? You won’t be

allowed to drive for at least a week (longer depending

on your symptoms), nor will you be able to lift

things. Having a parent or friend nearby (while not a

must) is really helpful - especially when you are

dizzy.

I hope that you will recover fully and swiftly!

Michele

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Hi , I was back to work in 10 days. I also had the CWD. It was actually a pretty easy experience. I hated to use up my vacation time to recover "per MD orders" and would have rather gone back to work sooner. Best of luck to you. mary_moon99 <mary_moon99@...> wrote: Hi. You are all so great and knowledgeable. I need to figure out realistically what to expect after surgery. I have confirmed it is a

cholesteatoma. It is well into the Mastoid bone. I am having CWD surgery. I am in law school and have scheduled my surgery for December 18 -2days after my last final this semester. I am scheduled to start my next semester on January 3rd with full time internship plus classes. Is this feasible? Thank you so much.Tammi"Wherever you go, there you are!" Wagemanngeowags@...

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Thank you. I really appreciate the reassurance. I am

glad you are doing well. You just had yours recently

didn't you?

Tammi

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> Hi ,

>

> I was back to work in 10 days. I also had the

> CWD. It was actually a pretty easy experience. I

> hated to use up my vacation time to recover " per MD

> orders " and would have rather gone back to work

> sooner. Best of luck to you.

>

>

>

> mary_moon99 <mary_moon99@...> wrote:

> Hi. You are all so great and

> knowledgeable. I need to figure out

> realistically what to expect after surgery. I have

> confirmed it is a

> cholesteatoma. It is well into the Mastoid bone. I

> am having CWD

> surgery. I am in law school and have scheduled my

> surgery for

> December 18 -2days after my last final this

> semester. I am scheduled

> to start my next semester on January 3rd with full

> time internship

> plus classes. Is this feasible? Thank you so much.

> Tammi

>

>

>

>

>

>

> " Wherever you go, there you are! "

>

> Wagemann

> geowags@...

>

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Michele,

Thank you for the advice and concern. You are very

kind to worry about my care. I am lucky enough to

have a good support system. My husband, mother and

mother-in-law are already fluttering about worrying

about everything. But it is very nice to have people

who have been through it and can tell me what to

expect. And that I can talk to about it frankly

without them getting all worried and freaked out.

Thanks again and best wishes,

Tammi

--- Michele Wothe <mwothe@...> wrote:

> I just had my first surgery (CWU) 2 weeks ago today

> and (thankfully) was back at work 4 days after

> surgery

> and felt “normal” after 1 week. Given that you are

> having CWD surgery, your recovery will likely take

> longer.

>

> My best advice would be to speak with next

> semester's

> professors and your employer now – so that they know

> you are having major surgery and that recover will

> take a few weeks.

>

> Will someone be with you after surgery? You won’t be

> allowed to drive for at least a week (longer

> depending

> on your symptoms), nor will you be able to lift

> things. Having a parent or friend nearby (while not

> a

> must) is really helpful - especially when you are

> dizzy.

>

> I hope that you will recover fully and swiftly!

>

> Michele

>

>

>

>

>

>

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> Hi. You are all so great and knowledgeable. I need to figure out

> realistically what to expect after surgery. I have confirmed it is a

> cholesteatoma. It is well into the Mastoid bone. I am having CWD

> surgery. I am in law school and have scheduled my surgery for

> December 18 -2days after my last final this semester. I am scheduled

> to start my next semester on January 3rd with full time internship

> plus classes. Is this feasible? Thank you so much.

> Tammi

>

Tammi,

I had CWD surgery on 5/1/04 and I was out of work for about six weeks.

But unlike must people who have responded to your question I had a bad

case of vertigo, going into the surgery. And it continued post

surgery. Also I worked on my feet and having my balance back was

crucial. I had very little pain through the whole exprience.

Best wishes,

Ron

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> ,

> Thank you. Sounds like I have the same thing you did

> same ear and everything. You have made me feel a lot

> better. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.

>

> You said you are back running. Does that mean your

> balance problem cleared up? Were you having trouble

> before the surgery? I don't have it all the time, but

> I have periods of vertigo now. Does it get better?

>

> And LOL on the mom's care comment.

>

> Thanks again,

> Tammi

>

Hi Tammi,

I didn't notice any balance issue before the surgery. It might

just have been a matter of time, though, before the " disease " caused

enough damage to notice.

There was a definate learning period after the surgery, and there

are still, many years later, certain motions that throw me off. I am

not that great at walking in the dark either. I guess I'm more

reliant on vision for balance than I used to be. Other than

swimming, I can do all the sports that I used to do (running,

bicycle riding, waterskiing and racquet sports) with little

degradation in skill and no loss of enjoyment.

I would say that the cholesteatoma itself has no effect at all

long term except for swimming and the periodic clean-ups with the

surgeon. Losing the semi-circular canals is a bit of a hit.

Hopefully yours will stay intact.

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Yes, mine was 10/19.Tammi Rice <mary_moon99@...> wrote: ,Thank you. I really appreciate the reassurance. I amglad you are doing well. You just had yours recentlydidn't you?Tammi--- " W." <geowags > wrote:> Hi ,> > I was back to work in 10 days. I also had the> CWD. It was actually a pretty easy experience. I> hated to use up my vacation time to recover "per MD> orders" and

would have rather gone back to work> sooner. Best of luck to you.> > > > mary_moon99 <mary_moon99 > wrote:> Hi. You are all so great and> knowledgeable. I need to figure out > realistically what to expect after surgery. I have> confirmed it is a > cholesteatoma. It is well into the Mastoid bone. I> am having CWD > surgery. I am in law school and have scheduled my> surgery for > December 18 -2days after my last final this> semester. I am scheduled > to start my next semester on January 3rd with full> time internship > plus classes. Is this feasible? Thank you so much.> Tammi> > > > > > > "Wherever you go, there you are!"> > Wagemann> geowags > > ---------------------------------> Cheap Talk? Check out Messenger's low> PC-to-Phone call rates.__________________________________________________________Cheap talk?Check out Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates.http://voice."Wherever you go, there you are!" Wagemanngeowags@...

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