Re: 2nd Post Op - happy story

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Hello Ann, Yes your taste buds will come back---same thing happened to me. Good Luck

na

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Hi Ann,

Glad everything is going so well for you. A meatoplasty is the widening of the ear canal for cleanings in the office. Sometimes they can even remove small bits of c-toma if it grows back. Larry had a little pearl removed that way quite some time ago.

Hope this is helpful.

Michele, Group Moderatorann_stargazer <ann_stargazer@...> wrote:

Hi,I had my second post op yesterday. And the docs are very happy. The surgeon said that everything looks perfect. The cavity is dry - no sign of infection. He said he was delighted because the c-toma was so extensive. He is referring me back to my original doctor (so no more 4 hour drives for checkups - i'm only 5 mins from my local hospital). He said he hopes to never see me again !!!! (he was smiling ). He mentioned something about cartilage and meatoplasty(not sure how to spell) - that went over my head - anyone know ?He said I will eventually get back most of my taste but that the problem was the c-toma was wrapped around the nerve for your taste buds (i just want to be able to taste chocolate !!).Anyway - I am so happy (one of the other docs said it was nice to see a

patient who smiled !!). Wishing every one a happy christmas and a c-toma free new year. Thank you to every one in this group - you provided me with so much information and support over the last year.ann.

[Guest guest]

Hi Ann, I am really glad for you! It is always wonderfull to hear

good news! I know your happy! I have a hard way to go keeping a dry

ear, so I am so glad you have a dry ear, and no infection. What a

blessing for you! I also am glad you do not have to do that 4 hour

drive either. Did you drive there for your appointment, or did some

go with you? I was hoping some one offered to drive so you could take

things easy. Well you just keep dpoing good OK! I wish you a speedy

recovery to!

> Hi,

>

> I had my second post op yesterday. And the docs are very happy.

The

> surgeon said that everything looks perfect. The cavity is dry - no

> sign of infection. He said he was delighted because the c-toma was

> so extensive. He is referring me back to my original doctor (so no

> more 4 hour drives for checkups - i'm only 5 mins from my local

> hospital). He said he hopes to never see me again !!!! (he was

> smiling ). He mentioned something about cartilage and

meatoplasty

> (not sure how to spell) - that went over my head - anyone know ?

> He said I will eventually get back most of my taste but that the

> problem was the c-toma was wrapped around the nerve for your taste

> buds (i just want to be able to taste chocolate !!).

>

> Anyway - I am so happy (one of the other docs said it was nice to

see

> a patient who smiled !!).

>

> Wishing every one a happy christmas and a c-toma free new year.

> Thank you to every one in this group - you provided me with so much

> information and support over the last year.

>

> ann.

[Guest guest]

Hi Ann

Glad to see that things are going well in your recovery!! I'm still

plodding along with a dry, clean ear after 2 and half months post op.

Feel very lucky that this is the case! Like yourself I had that

thingyplasty - widening ear canal and also just have a cavity - no

hearing bones/ear drum etc...They have never mentioned reconstruction

but then I am under the UK NHS so I doubt that will happen!

Hope you have a continued recovery and...

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY

wishing you all a peaceful and happy recoering new year!!

-- In cholesteatoma , " ann_stargazer "

<ann_stargazer@y...> wrote:

> Hi,

>

> I had my second post op yesterday. And the docs are very happy.

The

> surgeon said that everything looks perfect. The cavity is dry - no

> sign of infection. He said he was delighted because the c-toma was

> so extensive. He is referring me back to my original doctor (so no

> more 4 hour drives for checkups - i'm only 5 mins from my local

> hospital). He said he hopes to never see me again !!!! (he was

> smiling ). He mentioned something about cartilage and

meatoplasty

> (not sure how to spell) - that went over my head - anyone know ?

> He said I will eventually get back most of my taste but that the

> problem was the c-toma was wrapped around the nerve for your taste

> buds (i just want to be able to taste chocolate !!).

>

> Anyway - I am so happy (one of the other docs said it was nice to

see

> a patient who smiled !!).

>

> Wishing every one a happy christmas and a c-toma free new year.

> Thank you to every one in this group - you provided me with so much

> information and support over the last year.

>

> ann.