Re: no symptons of ctoma but

January 21, 2008

Perhaps physicians have difficulty telling the difference between scar

tissue left behind from previous surgeries and new c-tomas. Both show

up on ct scans as "soft tissue masses". I had three ct scans done since

August and all of them showed something, but all doctors interpreted

them as scar tissue. I had to aggressively pursue the matter based on

my symptoms and finally had the surgery last Wednesday and the surgeon

found several cysts !! the whole thing is very frustrating. one ENT

mentioned to me that ct scans are useless in identifiying c-tomas and

that mri's would be the better test to do. I'm getting the feeling that

the only way they really know what's going on , is to go inside and

take a look !

Elke

MMOGHANI wrote:

went to a local ent for a check up on my ear. Did hearing test and

it

was the usaul 45% lost right ear. He looks in my ear and I mention

about my ctoma 6.5 yrs ago and then he said I had a classical sympton

by looking into my right ear. I was floored. I did ask him to compare

the result of hearing test 5 yrs earlier and it was pretty much the

same. He wanted to redo my septum (?) nose straight and wait 6 weeks

and take this ctoma out. When I questioned him further he kind

backtrack some on ctoma statement. I ask for a CT.

Went to my family doc and he looked at it and said it could be scar

tissue from last surgery and the staff infection might left a mark,

looks more like scar tissue than another ctoma. It was a white dot on

upper drum.

I really had no sympton with it except for ringing in my ears but I

think that has alawys been with me.

I will go and get the ct today and go get 2nd ent to look at it.

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