Questions re: cholesteatoma surgery and BAHA fitting at the same time

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I'm a little confused, my son is due for his first op in about a month, they have said they will fit the first part of the BAHA at the same time as the C/toma op, what i find strange is that the otologist has said that the surgery itself could cause possible permanent deafness, so why bother with the BAHA fitment if this is the case? Sorry if I sound stupid, i'm new to all this and it has been a shock to me about my son which i don't think has sunk in yet.

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Re: Surgery Update - Postop Day 1

Yes it was my 1st for Ctoma, had a CWD and they repaired my eardrum too. I've been a bit drowsy/sleepy/all around tired and I'm starting to feel my ear a bit - not the funnest but once again, not the worst experience I've been through. > > > > Hi All,> > > > Well I went to the hospital yesterday. Had to be there by 8am... > had > > a hearing test and met with the surgeon. Then I was told I was > > scheduled for 2:30 which I was a bit bummed about since I was very > > anxious and just wanted to get it over with. It ended up being > > further delayed until 3pm. Finally after waiting around I was > > wheeled to the OR where I met with the anesthesiologist (sp?) and > > told him that I was VERY scared of the IV. The lady nurse shaved a > > bit of my hair behind my ear and the anesthesiologist put me out > by > > a gas mask so that I wouldn't be aware of them putting the IV in > > which I was VERY grateful for! I don't remember the surgeon being > in > > the room before that point but I had my glasses off and was given > 2 > > valium pills earlier so I may have been pretty out of it by then. > > Woke up feeling a bit nausious from the medication and it lasted > for > > a while on and off. After I was allowed to start drinking I made > > sure to put down as much as I could so I could pee and flush out > > what was making me nausious. It worked for a while. I was released > > from the hospital at around 11pm but the car ride home made me > feel > > bad again. It came and went in waves and I was not able to vomit > > though I wanted to really badly. I ended up sleeping very well > > though. I must've slept about 10 hours and haven't felt nausios or > > in pain since. I haven't yet taken any pain meds, haven't needed > > them yet. My mouth is a bit dry and my throat a little sore from > the > > tube but other than that I feel great, just a bit weak from it > all. > > I've been sleeping on and off today and just woke up again so I > > thought I'd write this update. Hope everyone elses surgery goes as > > smoothly as mine has - it wasn't half as bad as what I imagined it > > would be.