Re: Gelfoam - clogged ear, jaw/swallowing issues - feels like GIANT growth!

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Hi Shari,My daughter had surgery 6 months ago. Her discharge lasted 30-40 days...better days are coming.On Oct 27, 2011, at 12:24 PM, yvette143usa wrote: I am only 3 weeks post-op. I had my second Cholesteatoma removed early October. As my initial one was excised 1998, I forgot what it feels like afterward. Any comments/help is appreciated! Is it normal to feel like there is a GIANT growth in my ear? It hurts. I cannot tell if I did something to alter my new tympanoplasty graft, or ALL THE SNEEZING I have done has swelled my ear. Allergies S - - K! I hate not knowing what is going on in there, it is ALL so stressful. I hate being sick! How long does the blood (slight) and brownish/yellow gunk keep coming out? I still have a cotton ball in, following my 4 Ciprodex (?) drops 2X/day. When I remove the cotton I see this discharge. I suppose I should contact my Surgeon and ask if this is still okay - it has been 23 days since surgery. I also don't recall when he said to stop w/cotton; I know drops are another week. Sorry if I sound super whiny - it isn't fun being sick 13 years! Enough is enough w/this ear crap. Thanks for reading. Shari