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Shirley48

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5 days post-op,
« on: July 24, 2012, 04:44:55 am »
Doing well--so happy to be back home! Drs think they got it all. Feeling dizzy and disoriented but no pain. Things taste funny and am develOping white patches on tongue and gums. Restless! Hard to focus. All in all, not bad. (retro-sigm) Now allowed to shampoo YEA!
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1 cm AN removed July 2012
Retrosigmoid surgery
Vestibular nerve cut
65 years old
Summit, NJ

Jim Scott

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Re: 5 days post-op,
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2012, 07:20:40 am »
Hi, Shirley ~

Thanks for the update and congratulations on achieving 'postie' status!  Most of your current issues will likely disappear as you heal.  Funny how something we take for granted - like shampooing - can become so special when we've been deprived of doing it for awhile.  Enjoy! 

Jim
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4.5 cm AN diagnosed 5/06.  Retrosigmoid surgery 6/06.  Follow-up FSR completed 10/06.  Tumor shrinkage & necrosis noted on last MRI.  Life is good. 

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Re: 5 days post-op,
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2012, 09:28:21 am »
Glad you're back, postie!

Sounds like things are going well.  Congrats!

Not being able to shampoo drove me crazy.  My doc wouldn't let me shampoo for 9 days!  I still remember the day he removed my stitches.  I actually apologized to him because my hair was so gross  :)

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Jan
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LauraB.

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Re: 5 days post-op,
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2012, 10:47:23 pm »
Hi Shirley - I, too, developed the spots on my tongue and had an abscess on my tonsils.  They're likely due to being intubated.  Alternate between brushing with baking soda and gargling with peroxide.  That should do the trick.  Good luck on a speedy recovery!
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Shirley48

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Re: 5 days post-op,
« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2012, 07:11:36 am »
Thanks, Laura. I called the doc yesterday and he ordered some thick mouthwash-type medicine which is helping to coat my throat and gums.  I have thrush, and it should clear as the steroids diminish in dosage. Had a great night's sleep!
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1 cm AN removed July 2012
Retrosigmoid surgery
Vestibular nerve cut
65 years old
Summit, NJ

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Re: 5 days post-op,
« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2012, 09:30:52 am »
Great news! 
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Re: 5 days post-op,
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2012, 09:37:06 am »
Hey Shirley, welcome to postie land!!  Just keep resting and getting better...the restleness will subside once the steroids are gone.  Keep us update! Take care!
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Re: 5 days post-op,
« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2012, 06:06:38 pm »
Glad to hear that you are home Shirley.  I developed those white spots on my tongue and they gave me awful tasting liquid medicine to take.  I was glad when that cleared up.  It is good to hear that you are doing fairly well.  There is no feeling like being clean and able to sleep in your own bed. :)  Rest and keep us posted as you are able.

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Re: 5 days post-op,
« Reply #8 on: July 27, 2012, 11:26:07 am »
Home sweet home!  Congratulations on getting to the other side.  Any advice to those of us yet to be treated? I hope all continues to go well in your recovery.   :)

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