pre-op meds

[Guest guest]

Hi everybody,

My surgery will be next Wednesday on the 16th and I had my pre-op ENT

visit yesterday. I signed my surgery consent form and found out that I

have a ruptured ear drum, something that I had not been told all this

time for some reason. So the procedure will be " tympanoplasty with

mastoidectomy revision " My ENT finally told me that there maybe a

another cholesteatoma.

I have been given tons of meds in preparation for the surgery and I

wanted to check in with everybody to see if your procedure was similar.

I was put on more antibiotics - augmentin 875 mg and prednisolone for 5

days. since I had developed a nasty fungus infection my mouth and throat

due to antibiotic overuse, I was also given Nystatin ..it's a syrup and

usually you spit it out after rinsing your mouth. But they added

dexamthasone and antihistamines in the syrup adn now I have to swallow

it.si

Are these normal meds that are perscribed before ear surgery? I just

started yesterday and for the first time in months I don't have a

stiff'painful neck,also less brainfog . I'm assuming it's the steroids.

thanks

Elke

[Guest guest]

Elke,

Sounds like your ENT just wants to make sure your ear is dry and no infection when he/she goes in there. I have anitibitotics and steroids before c-toma surgery.

Charlie

cholesteatoma From: avalon@...Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:05:49 -0500Subject: pre-op meds

Hi everybody,My surgery will be next Wednesday on the 16th and I had my pre-op ENT visit yesterday. I signed my surgery consent form and found out that I have a ruptured ear drum, something that I had not been told all this time for some reason. So the procedure will be "tympanoplasty with mastoidectomy revision" My ENT finally told me that there maybe a another cholesteatoma.I have been given tons of meds in preparation for the surgery and I wanted to check in with everybody to see if your procedure was similar.I was put on more antibiotics - augmentin 875 mg and prednisolone for 5 days. since I had developed a nasty fungus infection my mouth and throat due to antibiotic overuse, I was also given Nystatin ..it's a syrup and usually you spit it out after rinsing your mouth. But they added dexamthasone and antihistamines in the syrup adn now I have to swallow it.siAre these normal meds that are perscribed before ear surgery? I just started yesterday and for the first time in months I don't have a stiff'painful neck,also less brainfog . I'm assuming it's the steroids.thanksElke

[Guest guest]

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HI, the antibiotics are so you dont have any infection present during

your surgery and the steriod-Prednesolone is to calm any inflamation

down before hand also. The Nystatin mixed with the other meds is

known at s Magic Potion and that is a very common medication

around here. Basically you have thrush in your mouth from the

antibiotics you have been taken and this will help with that. It is

not uncommon for doctors to recommend that patients swallow this

solution since you might have this fungus all the way down to your

stomach. And yes you are correct that the steriods are what is making

your neck feel better. They are great for inflamation. The Augmention

wouldnt have anything to do with " lessening your brain fog " nor

would the Nystatin. Good luck with your surgery!!!!

Lori...IN

- In cholesteatoma , Elke <avalon@...> wrote:

>

> Hi everybody,

> My surgery will be next Wednesday on the 16th and I had my pre-op

ENT

> visit yesterday. I signed my surgery consent form and found out

that I

> have a ruptured ear drum, something that I had not been told all

this

> time for some reason. So the procedure will be " tympanoplasty with

> mastoidectomy revision " My ENT finally told me that there maybe a

> another cholesteatoma.

> I have been given tons of meds in preparation for the surgery and I

> wanted to check in with everybody to see if your procedure was

similar.

> I was put on more antibiotics - augmentin 875 mg and prednisolone

for 5

> days. since I had developed a nasty fungus infection my mouth and

throat

> due to antibiotic overuse, I was also given Nystatin ..it's a syrup

and

> usually you spit it out after rinsing your mouth. But they added

> dexamthasone and antihistamines in the syrup adn now I have to

swallow

> it.si

> Are these normal meds that are perscribed before ear surgery? I

just

> started yesterday and for the first time in months I don't have a

> stiff'painful neck,also less brainfog . I'm assuming it's the

steroids.

> thanks

> Elke

>