RE: Re: Will having Sinus Surgery help the Ctoma?

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Thank You very much! From: cholesteatoma [mailto:cholesteatoma ] On Behalf Of XaSent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 5:25 PMcholesteatoma Subject: Re: Will having Sinus Surgery help the Ctoma? Ingrid, I have my appt with my new ear surgeon in a couple weeks and my first question to him is going to be should I do the sinus surgery-will it really help the cholesteatoma?If it could help I'll do it, if he says it probably won't make a difference, I'm not putting myself through another surgery.I'll let you know what he says. And hopefully someone on the mssg board will write to us!-Christa>> I would like to know about this too. It seems like my sinuses and allergies> have a lot to do with my Eustachian tube not working> > Ingrid> > > > From: cholesteatoma [mailto:cholesteatoma ]> On Behalf Of Xa> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 9:44 AM> cholesteatoma > Subject: Will having Sinus Surgery help the Ctoma?> > > > > > Hello all - > > I'm approaching my 6th ctoma surgery (It'll be the 5th in the last 6> years!), and my new ENT also feels that sinus surgery would benefit me. I> have a very deviated septum, sinuses don't drain right, fluid build up in> sinuses, can't even breath out of my right nostril--the left one has some> breathing function, sometimes.> > I often wondered if fixing this would help the development of the ctoma. But> before I start having surgeries on yet ANOTHER location of my head, I'd like> to hear from anyone who has had it done. > > Is sinus surgery worth going through? Will I be less likely to continually> develop recurring ctoma?> > I'm so sick of these surgeries and worry that I'm going to have to keep> doing this every 2-3 years for the rest of my life. > > Thanks!>