Not many folks knew about what took place last week. On Thursday August 18th, I had the first of two surgeries on my ears to correct a condition called otosclerosis, which is the hardening of the hearing bones in the middle ear.
I was diagnosed in the spring and the surgery is not available in paducah, so we had to be referred to Vanderbilt. My local ent office said that I had a 50% loss, which I have worn hearing aids for 7 years with progressive loss. We went to Vanderbilt on the 2nd for an evaluation and the hearing exams there said I was over 80% loss, and my doctor said I would be deaf in 7-10 years without the surgery.
The surgery would not get me back to OEM standards but back to much more manageable loss, 20 to 25%. My hearing aids can definitely help at that range, so my wife and I decided to schedule it right there. There are risks involved, a rupture could exhaust all hearing a permanent loss.
So, we got our date of the 18th, and here we go. I ended up having some complications during recovery, I was so nauseous that I was sweating profusely they could not get me cooled down . Finally, after towels of ice, fans, and whatever else they threw at me, they got me settled enough for Jo Ann to take me home. I have lost approximately 10lbs since the surgery, lost my appetite, nothing tastes good. My balance is completely off, can't drive still and can barely walk. My entire right side of my head is in a severe fog from liquid packing, bruising and just recovery from the surgery. My body hurts from lying around. Back and neck are sore and stiff. I am not used to being tied down much less for going on 6 days. And I still get to go thru this again for the left side because they only do one side at a time because of the risks involved.
I'm running low on patience, and clawed my way thru every layer of paint on these walls, I'm down to the original sheet rock!!
Brian

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