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tenai98

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pic of baha site
« on: October 20, 2009, 08:05:09 am »
dont know if this is normal or not...but they are going to try a new gel to see if it loosen it up....another appt with wound nurse on friday....the square patch is rock hard...and the whole site looks awful compared to some pics I've seen

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JerseyGirl2

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Re: pic of baha site
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2009, 08:39:52 am »
Wow, that looks pretty amazing. Are you experiencing any pain?

I don't believe that my BAHA site ever looked quite like that. I think a visit to your doctor ASAP would be a great idea.

Hope that everything goes well.

Catherine (JerseyGirl 2)
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tenai98

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Re: pic of baha site
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2009, 08:49:44 am »
no pain, no infection....it does look awful compared to some pics I've seen...I just need to hope for the best.  Its healing according to the ENT...I'll find out more in friday
Jo
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Re: pic of baha site
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2009, 09:50:34 pm »
What IS that stuff anyway?
Whatever it is, after it loosens up and falls off you will hopefully see nice pink skin underneath. Just don't pick at it! Unless the wound nurse does......
 And no fever, no pain. No cause to worry I guess ???
(Mine didn't look like that either).
Hang tough,
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Re: pic of baha site
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2009, 11:28:40 pm »
YIKES!!!  :o

Sorry, Jo, but I have to agree that this picture does look awful  :(

My BAHA site never, ever looked like this.  I'm not a medical professional, but I don't like the looks of whatever is stuck to your head.  Is that a piece of gauze?  And did you get a round, white, plastic cap?

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Re: pic of baha site
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2009, 06:42:18 am »
Jo,

My BAHA site never looked like rhis either.  However, if you have no pain or sign of infection, it's probably jusy weird looking,  Let us know what your doc says.

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Re: pic of baha site
« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2009, 07:08:47 am »
Jan
Yes I did have the healing cap...when they took it off and removed the packing it looked great...but whatever this is, doesnt look great...llike I saidd on facebook a butcher job...Nurse is going to put gel on it today to see if it soften up and off to city to see wound care nurse on friday....
JO
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Re: pic of baha site
« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2009, 10:40:39 am »
wow, I had my surgery two weeks ago and mine is pretty much 100% healed and never looked that way.  Glad you made it to the doc.  Keep us posted.

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Re: pic of baha site
« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2009, 01:24:57 pm »
Well I sent the pic to the ENT and wound nurse in the city and they both said it looks good!!!! Now I need to apply some type of gel twice a day and keep my appt on friday.    It will be interesting to see what they say when I show them a pic of someone at 10 days post op and the pic looks 1000X better
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2016 new growth.  25mmX21mmX22mm
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Re: pic of baha site
« Reply #9 on: October 21, 2009, 06:31:40 pm »
So, Jo, I'm very relieved to hear that everything is okay, but I'm still puzzled.

I hope you don't mind me asking, but just what is the rock hard place?  It is a piece of petrified gauze? 

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Re: pic of baha site
« Reply #10 on: October 22, 2009, 05:57:28 am »
Jan
I'll find out tomorrow as to what it is....I sent the pic to the audiologist and she showed it to the ENT and wound nurse who both agree it looks good...Because I"m a fast healer and have been taking extra protein and vit B & E, that its the site just crusted over...the outside edge crusted over real hard as well...So I"m hoping its that....25 hours to find out
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SSD ,some facial numbness
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residual tumor 13mmX7mmX8mm
2016 new growth.  25mmX21mmX22mm
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Re: pic of baha site
« Reply #11 on: October 22, 2009, 11:12:41 am »
Quote from: tenai98 on October 22, 2009, 05:57:28 am
..So I"m hoping its that....25 hours to find out

But who's counting right? Good luck!
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tenai98

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Re: pic of baha site
« Reply #12 on: October 22, 2009, 11:24:25 am »
I've looked at the pics when the healing cap was on and at the one above...the one above makes the site look huge...it isnt....i'll try and get a decent pic tomorrow at the ENT office and post it
Jo
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Dr. Benoit and Schramm, Ottawa Civic Campus
SSD ,some facial numbness
Baha surgery sept 22/09
residual tumor 13mmX7mmX8mm
2016 new growth.  25mmX21mmX22mm
cyberknife on June 7

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Re: pic of baha site
« Reply #13 on: October 22, 2009, 08:19:40 pm »
Might as well keep on going with the Cdn comments!

Can't say the picture is looking fab but if the doctors and nurses are OK, then just go with the flow.  Hopefully, you can post a different perspective, along with a firm update from the ENT.

Small steps.

Good luck tomorrow.

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