Re: Cholesteatoma surgery post op issues

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I too will be having surgery Thursday Sept. 25th. I have the same

erosion at my skull/brain (sounds scary). I have heard that you can

be extremely dizzy for a few days and maybe a week or two - your

inner ear/eyes work together (it sounds to me like he is having

vertigo). I wish him the best - I know it is hard to stay positive

when you feel like the pits but he is on the road to recovery and

will see improvement everyday.

>

> Hi there,

> My husband went in for surgery for a cholesteatoma on Thursday.

The

> surgeon emerged to discuss the outcome with me and tossed out a ton

> of issues that I hadn't expected. I've been searching the internet

> with the bits and pieces I can recall from the surgeon's discussion

> with me, but am having trouble figuring out what happened.

>

> Here's what I gather...

> The cholesteatoma was very large and very destructive to several

> parts of the ear. It completely eroded the plate between the brain

> and the ear. He fixed much of the ear and plate. The was

> cerebrospinal fluid leakage that he was able to take care of.

There

> was a fistula somewhere in all of this. He has been discharged

from

> the hospital. He is not in much pain, there is not a ton of

> drainage, we've changed one bit of cotton that was bloody since

last

> night.

>

> The problem that is of concern to us is his vision and balance. He

> describes vision as if he can see his pulse, things appear to be

> moving back and forth in movement with his pulse. Please tell me

> that this will go away in time, we're so hoping that this is

> temporary. Any insight would be much appreciated. His surgeon is

> Dr. Dutcher in Rochester, NY.

>

> Thanks!

> Sheri (wife to Matt)

>

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After I had my surgery done like you all are talking about I was extremly dizzy for about the first week. After that I would have some dizzy spells but mostly unbalanced for about a month. Everyone just thought I had been drinking...LOL!! j/k

Just stay positive and remember the more you move around the better it gets or that was the way it was for me. Best of luck!!

chin up

Jo

From: captaindefinder <captaindefinder@...>Subject: Re: Cholesteatoma surgery post op issuescholesteatoma Date: Saturday, September 20, 2008, 5:39 PM

I too will be having surgery Thursday Sept. 25th. I have the same erosion at my skull/brain (sounds scary). I have heard that you can be extremely dizzy for a few days and maybe a week or two - your inner ear/eyes work together (it sounds to me like he is having vertigo). I wish him the best - I know it is hard to stay positive when you feel like the pits but he is on the road to recovery and will see improvement everyday.>> Hi there,> My husband went in for surgery for a cholesteatoma on Thursday. The > surgeon emerged to discuss the outcome with me and tossed out a ton > of issues that I hadn't expected. I've been searching the internet > with the bits and pieces I can recall from the surgeon's discussion

> with me, but am having trouble figuring out what happened.> > Here's what I gather...> The cholesteatoma was very large and very destructive to several > parts of the ear. It completely eroded the plate between the brain > and the ear. He fixed much of the ear and plate. The was > cerebrospinal fluid leakage that he was able to take care of. There > was a fistula somewhere in all of this. He has been discharged from > the hospital. He is not in much pain, there is not a ton of > drainage, we've changed one bit of cotton that was bloody since last > night. > > The problem that is of concern to us is his vision and balance. He > describes vision as if he can see his pulse, things appear to be > moving back and forth in movement with his pulse. Please tell me > that this will go away in time, we're so hoping that this is >

temporary. Any insight would be much appreciated. His surgeon is > Dr. Dutcher in Rochester, NY.> > Thanks!> Sheri (wife to Matt)>