Guest guest Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Great news. Hope Stevie has a speedy and comfortable recovery. I'm sure he will be feeling a lot better by tomorrow! Candy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Well I hope the little guy continues to do well. As a side note-I never pass Alpine Valley without thinking about Stevie Ray Vaughn. I remeber when that happened and thinking why does a great guitarist crash but not a plane full of boy band boys?!?!? (Horrible I know, but hey talent vs. talent!) I hope Little Stevie is getting lots of ice cream! ~Redhotsistah > Wow, > > Stevie's surgery went extremely well! > > His ctoma was " trying " to burrow through a graft that was placed in > his ear after his '03 tympanoplasty for retracted eardrums...... > > Doctor Gartlan explained that the grafted area was the last layer the > ctoma was trying to get through before arriving within the middle ear > space. The ctoma was embedded within the eardrum, perforating only > the front layers of it. Doctor Gartlan carefully removed the outer > front layer of the eardrum (made up mostly of dead skin cells) and > gently coaxed the ctoma out, using suction to eventually remove it. > > He then made a couple of t-tube size incisions in the eardrum to > scope the middle ear space to be sure nothing else was evident. He > explained that scoping was necessary because " you can't always > believe ct scans when assessing ctoma growth. " No further problems > were found and Dr. actually noticed some improvement in his > eustachian tube function........ > > Stevie has two weakened areas on both eardrums which seem stable at > this time. We were also warned that " technically, they could be > considered prectoma " but no growth was evident. Gelfoam was placed > in the ctoma ear to stabilize it and water precautions have to be > used for only a few weeks until the eardrum heals and can be > reassessed. Follow-up with the doctor is in three weeks. > > For now, Stevie will not require additional surgeries. There isn't > anything to rebuild or graft. He will require many " second looks " to > check for recurrence...... just not from the surgery aspect. > > Stevie has some bruising running the length behind his ear (near > hairline), under his eye forming into a " v " on his cheek, and > alongside his nose. Moderate pain earlier, requiring a painkiller > (Vicodin) but doing better now. Doctor recommends 24 hr restricted > activities due to anesthesia and or pain. > > Again, divine intervention at it's finest....and a doctor who played > **Stevie Ray Vaughan** music while operating, didn't hurt either! > Must have read your mind, Redhotsistah! Maybe the " big " bluesman > himself is watching out for our " lilbluesman " > > Thanks for thinking about us......our strength came from knowing > there were others who cared. Hold on to your faith and never give up > hope! > > Ken, Cindee and Stevie Ray Vaughan Sierzega > > > *****FOR THOSE UNAWARE.....Stevie Ray Vaughan was a blues guitarist > killed in a helicopter accident in 1990. We had been to his concert > the day before he died. He was an artist who was truly reaching his > prime at the time of his death. My husband was a huge fan and vowed > if we ever had a son he would name him Stevie Ray ......well, in 1991 > our " lilbluesman " was born! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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