Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 ---Diane, I'm sorry to hear about the runaway TORP. It doesn't hurt really bad but its not a pleasant thing either is it? Hopefully your doctor can replace it soon. Heres a fact I was informed of by my surgeon. He said that people w/ long faces are more prone to ear problems than others. The long face I am told poses a problem when it comes to eustachian tubes,drainage, & pressure. Thus making folks w/ long faces more prone to problems. I had never heard that one before have you? I'm anxious to hear what your surgeon tells you he can do. Good Luck. kimi In cholesteatoma , Diane Brunet <diane@s...> wrote: > Well, it finally happened. My TORP did an " Alien " and finally came out > through my ear drum. I woke up this morning to a blood tinged pillow and > a yucky ear. I can still hear, tho. I called my otologist and he said > that it sounded like the prosthesis finally extruded. I told him that I > didn't think it was all the way out cuz I can still hear out of that ear > and didn't find the TORP. He said that it could still be laying in the > ear canal and it's not unusual to hear cuz of scar tissue acting like a > prosthesis. He said that part probably won't last too long. He > prescribed Cipro drops and doesn't want to see me in the office until > later in the week after the Cipro has had a chance to work. It still > hurts, mostly a burning sensation and I'm dizzy. > > Damn, more surgery. He also wants to implant permanent tubes since my > right ear also has a retraction pocket, but no c-toma. The left is > my " problem child " , but no evidence of recurrence now. It's been just > about four years since my last hospitalization. It's the longest I've > gone without surgery since my diagnosis about six(?) years ago. > > I'll give an update after my next visit. > > -- > Diane Brunet > http://www.sassysuds.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 Quoting kimmie3_us@...: > ---Diane, > I'm sorry to hear about the runaway TORP. It doesn't hurt > really bad but its not a pleasant thing either is it? Hopefully your > doctor can replace it soon. It doesn't really hurt, but I'm dizzier than usual ;-D I really hate the ooky stuff coming out of my ear, but it doesn't smell bad. I have two weeks off at Christmas, so I'm hoping I can have this done when I'm out. I doubt it, tho. Still, there may be others who *don't* want surgery near the holiday--if so, I'll take their spot! > Heres a fact I was informed of by my surgeon. He said that > people w/ long faces are more prone to ear problems than others. The > long face I am told poses a problem when it comes to eustachian > tubes,drainage, & pressure. Thus making folks w/ long faces more > prone to problems. I had never heard that one before have you? Nope, haven't heard that one. I'm a short, round one myself. > I'm anxious to hear what your surgeon tells you he can do. > Good Luck. I have an appointment Friday afternoon, so I'll have a better idea then. -- Diane Brunet http://www.sassysuds.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 I soak in all the info I can get, so this is a new one. Has to be some fact here, I unfortunatly have a long face, and a big nose(tee- hee)! I find this interesting, any information on this condition is a plus to me. Thanks for sharing! > Quoting kimmie3_us@y...: > > > ---Diane, > > I'm sorry to hear about the runaway TORP. It doesn't hurt > > really bad but its not a pleasant thing either is it? Hopefully your > > doctor can replace it soon. > > It doesn't really hurt, but I'm dizzier than usual ;-D I really hate the > ooky stuff coming out of my ear, but it doesn't smell bad. > > I have two weeks off at Christmas, so I'm hoping I can have this done when > I'm out. I doubt it, tho. Still, there may be others who *don't* want > surgery near the holiday--if so, I'll take their spot! > > > Heres a fact I was informed of by my surgeon. He said that > > people w/ long faces are more prone to ear problems than others. The > > long face I am told poses a problem when it comes to eustachian > > tubes,drainage, & pressure. Thus making folks w/ long faces more > > prone to problems. I had never heard that one before have you? > > Nope, haven't heard that one. I'm a short, round one myself. > > > I'm anxious to hear what your surgeon tells you he can do. > > Good Luck. > > I have an appointment Friday afternoon, so I'll have a better idea then. > > -- > Diane Brunet > http://www.sassysuds.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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