Re: Cholesteatoma or Hypochondria - A HUGE Thank you

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Hi Dawn,

Just wanted to add my two cents. My mom visited my (previous) ENT for

herself one time. He looked in her ears and said " Well, now I know

where Connie gets her ears problems from. " My poor mother. What a

thing to say!

My younger sister who died of cancer at 23 always said it was easier

to be the patient than the care taker. She said that she knew what

she was experiencing and we could only guess.

Hopefully your Mom will take comfort from the messages of the others.

You probably don't want to share this message with her!

Connie

> I must say a big thank you to , Ilona, Barbara, June and Tom.

> I have printed off all your messages and will be giving them to my

> Mum just after Christmas, along with a few case studies I have found

> on the net, and a box of tissues (a good recommendation from June).

>

> I got off quite lightly with my cholesteatoma, but I don't think my

> Mum realizes this. I know it must have been a lot harder for my Mum

> to watch me go through the illness than it was for me, as a child I

> took everything in my stride.

>

> Just out of interest, my husband is in the British forces and we

> move around a lot, as a result I register with a new GP every few

> years. It's interesting that only about 1 in 4 have even heard of

> cholesteatoma, when I go to request an ENT referral. One doctor

> even argued with me when I explained to her what it was, she

> insisted it was a term for progressive deafness. Needless to say I

> found a different doctor.

>

> I wish everyone a good Christmas and hope the New Year brings

> happiness and love to you all.

>

> Dawn