Wow

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Everyone is so upbeat today. I'm so glad we have this place to vent.

That said, I'm going to let off steam. Stand back !

My ear is feeling great. The packing has dissolved (or at least

feels like it has) and I have stopped using the drops. I'm not going

to the doctor for another week and a half, so I'm hoping by then he

can see if the graft over my ear drum took.

QUESTION: Am I the only person whose ear drum keeps bursting? Mine

was a tympanomastoidectomy rather than a mastoidectomy.

Anyway. From what I understand, I still have a labrynth fistula over

my stapes which he wasn't able to get out during the first surgery.

He's going to tackle it the next go round, but is concerned. I feel

like I should have a zillion questions, but I keep going blank.

I'm trying to write things down as they come to mind. I guess my big

question is if this thing is so close to my inner ear and auditory

nerve, do I need to be seeing a neurosurgeon? And how come I'm not

dizzy? I'm so worried about this second surgery because it's not

just a " second look " surgery, but a " let's deal with this labrynth

fistula " thing. I like my doctor, but am worried about whether he's

dealt with THIS type of cholesteatoma before and whether or not I

should be flying to L.A. or Miami or something.

Today I'm obsessing over whether or not I should fly to The House

Clinic. In reality, my doctor can probably do everything just fine,

but I'm in worry mode and want to see someone who does removes

labyrnth fistulas on a regular basis(insert eye rolling here).

Okay. Vent over!

I'm doing to start writing down all my questions and emailing them to

myself so I'll have a good list during my next visit.