Squishy Fluid

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I had surgery on June 8th. Canal Wall Down.

Anyway, right above the top of my ear (about 3/4 of an inch to a full inch above) on the side of my head when I rub it and I hear a squishy kind of water/fluid sound. There may be a little swelling but not much. There is no pain. What can this be? This worries me.

Thanks,

Brad

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Is there swelling or is it just wiggly? The tissue gets pretty abused during surgery, held back by a retractor, and sometimes fascia is borrowed from that area to use in repair work. So, that could be normal. If there is a lump, though, I would call to make sure there is not an infectd abcess. I would also stop rubbing it, so you don't further irritate it.

On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 8:34 PM, Bradford Burt <bradford_burt08@...> wrote:

I had surgery on June 8th.  Canal Wall Down.

 

Anyway, right above the top of my ear (about 3/4 of an inch to a full inch above) on the side of my head when I  rub it and I hear a squishy kind of water/fluid sound.  There may be a little swelling but not much.  There is no pain.  What can this be?  This worries me.

 

Thanks,

Brad

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Hi Brad,

I had my surgery May 25th, and had the same thing for about 4-5 days. It almost sounded like a crackling when I pushed down. Anyway, it went away, as the swelling went down, I'm sure yours will be improving soon.

Holly

From: Bradford Burt <bradford_burt08@...>Subject: Squishy Fluidcholesteatoma Date: Monday, June 13, 2011, 12:34 AM

I had surgery on June 8th. Canal Wall Down.

Anyway, right above the top of my ear (about 3/4 of an inch to a full inch above) on the side of my head when I rub it and I hear a squishy kind of water/fluid sound. There may be a little swelling but not much. There is no pain. What can this be? This worries me.

Thanks,

Brad