3rd Surgery Thursday December 15th

Littlemama and I will heading south to Vanderbilt Thursday morning for my 3rd surgery. This will be my 2nd on my left ear due to the titanium piston not doing what it's suppose to do. The only way to correct is to go back in, scope the problem and see what can be done to remedy the situation.

Also, I was informed yesterday that my job has been eliminated due to a workforce reduction. Been a humbling past 24 or so hours. Sometimes your not suppose to understand why, but know that things happen for a reason.

It's been stressful, and my blood pressure is up a bit. But my health is more important right now. I have a wonderful wife and best friend that will take very good care of me. Together, we can't be beat, and we will get thru this.
And to all of our friends, and our CdC family, thank you for the support, thoughts, and prayers thus far.

I will strive to keep the updates coming. My surgery should start around 3pm, and I have to be there to check in at 1pm.

-Brian

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Hope that everything goes well


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:pray:pray more sent and keep that positive attitude it got me thru MAJOR heart surgery.

Hey brian will be saying prays for you and your family. I really like your doc when I met him tues.

Brian
keep your head up. Hope all goes well with your surgery today.

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Prayers sent for ya ...

Rickie

Prayers for you and your bride as well as the doctors & nurses who will be caring for you.

Prayers sent

Praying for you Brian. Just trust the lord to take care of you. He knows your needs and has better things in store for you.

Thank you gentlemen. We are about to head south. Stay warm today, it's a bit nippy out there!


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Best wishes on a speedy recovery.

Saying a prayer for you and your family


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If you are at Vandy make a trip to San Antonio Taco Company if you feel up to it. Good tex mex and cold beer would get me feeling right again.

Doc just came by, they are behind schedule. Gonna be 1 to 2 more hours before they possibly take me back to surgery.


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Still laying in pre-op waiting as patiently as I can. I'm about to starve to death!

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Wishing you the best!

Hang in there brother. Praying for yall.

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Prayers uplifted for you.

Prayers sent for you and yours.

Prayers sent.

Finally, around 730pm last night they came and got me for surgery. Then sometime around 10pm I remember waking up in recovery. My doctor was there, standing on my left side, and I could hear him talking. I was in and out of it, but he said that the piston and crimp were replaced. Also, he drilled out the hole in the footplate to a bigger diameter. He was a little concerned as to why the bone, otosclerosis, was trying to grow over the bone and plate again.
He thought that he might kept us overnight, but the girls (16 & 13) were home alone, and littlemama said she wanted to get is home. We pulled into the driveway shortly before 1am.
It was a long, long day. Your thoughts and prayers are appreciated very much!

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Thanks for the update. Heal fast and well. Continued prayers for complete recovery.

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the piston and crimp were replaced. Also, he drilled out the hole in the footplate to a bigger diameter.

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So ... do these parts make my tall buddy a cyborg ... ??

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Rickie

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So ... do these parts make my tall buddy a cyborg ... ??

http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps7a1bodnk.jpg

Rickie

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It must fit, I am no longer constructed of OEM parts! [emoji12]

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Praying it heals quick and works good for ya

Well I hope you end up liking your end results as much as I have mine from when I had it done.
Of course for us "hearing impaired" anything is a improvement.

Have some dizziness, almost feels like alcohol buzz. When I look up or down with my head, dizzy kicks in and my balance isn't solid. Pain hasn't been an issue today. We are both just completely wore out from yesterday!
Doc also said not to expect any hearing until Christmas. And I don't remember this, but he said that it will be more bloody this time, as I had blood running out of my ear right before we left. It hasn't been that way today.
Littlemama took the day off, and she deserved it. Over 20 hour day is long enough for anyone.

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Still praying

Prayers for healing and strength to those helping you heal.

More prayers sent

Prayers sent

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Today has been a struggle. I didn't sleep well at all, up at 4:30am, tried to lay back down and finally threw in the towel at 5:30am.
Tried to get out this morning with littlemama to get our son's Christmas and I had to use a buggy to keep me from wobbling too much.
The looking left to right, or looking up to down just sends me into an unsteady state. Pain hasn't been much of an issue thus far. The internal twitches slowly started this afternoon. Sunday will be day 3, so I am hoping for some rest tonight to deal with the potential day 3 problems.
We are blessed to have so many folks praying for us, the cdc family is so very much supportive of one another!

Oh, forgot one thing.......GO BIG BLUE!

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Hope that you feel better soon


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Praying for you, your wife, and the employment situation. This is the first time I've seen one of your posts. If you have meniere's, we are very familiar with it. My son had problems for years before they diagnosed it properly. His surgery went great, and he has done well for years now. Hopefully, your surgery will fix things up for you.
God Bless,
Eric

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Praying for you, your wife, and the employment situation. This is the first time I've seen one of your posts. If you have meniere's, we are very familiar with it. My son had problems for years before they diagnosed it properly. His surgery went great, and he has done well for years now. Hopefully, your surgery will fix things up for you.
God Bless,
Eric

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I was diagnosed with otosclerosis which is the hardening of the hearing bones in the middle ear. The balance issue's are just part of the recovery due to the cutting the ear drum away from the ear, the swelling, blood and internal fluids that are naturally suppose to be there that are drained. It's not fun to say the least...

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Brian, I hope you are getting better daily. After my bout of what was originally diagnosed as vertigo in August/Sept (re-diagnosed as blocked blood vessel in my inner ear) I can feel for anybody with balance issues.

Pain started late yesterday with the internal twitches slowly starting up.
Feel like I slept decent last night. Got up this morning, and didn't have any immediate balance issue's so I took my first shower since the surgery. Feel partially human!
I have never just sat well, lay around, and take it easy. I'm always into something, but this sitting is about to kill me. I have to be careful and not get my blood pressure up because my head starts pounding, then my ear hurts.
No fear, Jo Ann is watching over me like a hawk! I can't do much without being asked where are you going, what are you doing, what do you need, and what can I do for you! Yep, I'm spoiled rotten! [emoji41]

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Every one needs a little help now and again. Prayers for you and yours.:pray

We're all pullin' for ya, BC !! Hoping for the best outcome !!

Monday was just a rotten day. Full of dizziness, and just had to grunt thru the day. Worked on the job situation for most of it.
Have you ever worked on or at a computer when your dizzy and equilibrium is all jacked up??? It ain't fun!!
I actually was able to sleep last night, woke up very little thru the night. And got up feeling rested this morning, almost feeling like myself a little bit with some piss and vinegar!
The twitches are coming in the late afternoons and evenings, each day being a little different. Imagine a 12" spike driven into your ear, and a twitch is somebody hitting that spike with a 2lb sledgehammer. There is nothing that you can do for it, put on it, rub on it, ect..... just part of it. The ear has been draining some during the night, but she is still plugged up pretty tight. Hoping that this recovery will follow the same as my first one, where day 8 is when my ear began to pop.
It means alot to Jo Ann and I for all the support, thoughts and prayers. She has really took it harder than I actually knew when we found out that the surgery did not take. Surgery day was long enough, the stress, and not sure if his surgery would work. She is my angel, and i could not go through all of this without her!!



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