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Re: Surgery Date at Hopkins, January 12
« Reply #45 on: January 11, 2010, 07:49:13 am »
Mei Mei,

Best of luck tomorrow.  It happens to be my birthday but I will make a point of sending some good thoughts your way.

Cheers,
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Re: Surgery Date at Hopkins, January 12
« Reply #46 on: January 11, 2010, 08:16:09 am »
Good wishes Mei Mei.
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Re: Surgery Date at Hopkins, January 12
« Reply #47 on: January 11, 2010, 08:32:00 am »
Mei Mei,

Thoughts and prayers to a great recovery.  Thinking of you.

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Re: Surgery Date at Hopkins, January 12
« Reply #48 on: January 11, 2010, 08:33:36 am »
Good luck, Mei Mei.
Happy Birthday, Neal.
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Re: Surgery Date at Hopkins, January 12
« Reply #49 on: January 11, 2010, 08:59:20 am »
Mei Mei,
Surgery tomorrow. Prayers going your way for a successful surgery.
See you in "postie" land :)
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Re: Surgery Date at Hopkins, January 12
« Reply #50 on: January 12, 2010, 03:18:55 pm »
Good luck Mei Mei, thoughts and prayers are with you!
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Re: Surgery Date at Hopkins, January 12
« Reply #51 on: January 12, 2010, 11:02:31 pm »
Mei Mei -

hope things went well today.

Happy Birthday, Neal.

Jan
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Re: Surgery Date at Hopkins, January 12
« Reply #52 on: January 17, 2010, 05:19:28 pm »
Dear Friends,
I'm home from the hospital and am a postie now.   My AN was removed on Tuesday in a 9 hour surgery.   I got out of the ICU on Wed at noon and had an MRI at 2 pm.  So far no facial symptoms but they said to expect some in the next few weeks.   I lost most of my hearing in my AN right ear,  I think all...I can't hear anything on the phone at all right now.   The resident came in from the ENT team and said they were recommending the BAHA 3 to 8 mos down the road.  I'll have to start looking into that more heavily as I recuperate.   Right now I get in home PT for the next two to three weeks and have 24 hour care in home.  The docs and the nursing care at Hopkins were all great and I couldn't have asked for better support.  Well, I'm going to sit down to dinner with my dad and daughter.  Thanks for being there with me over the past months!

Mei Mei
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35dB loss pre surgery and now SSD
Post surgical Headaches and Tinnitus
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Re: Surgery Date at Hopkins, January 12
« Reply #53 on: January 17, 2010, 06:04:42 pm »
So glad that you are home and sitting done eating that is a tremendous accomplishment in such a short time sounds like you are doing great and hope that it continues.

Best Wishes,

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Re: Surgery Date at Hopkins, January 12
« Reply #54 on: January 17, 2010, 09:06:59 pm »
Hi Mei Mei,
Welcome to postie land! If you experience facial symptoms, know that they will most likely be temporary. Lots of swelling going on in there. Are you on the lovely steroid medication?
Please follow the rules for post op brain surgery. Resting, walking, sleeping, drinking lots of fluids, repeat cycle.
And no bending over-this may cause headaches. Let us know how things continue to go. I'm so glad you have in home PT. That is great!
Are you having bad balance problems?
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Facial nerve cut,reanastomosed.Tarsorrhaphy
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5/13/10 Gracilis flap surgery UW for smile restoration :)
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Re: Surgery Date at Hopkins, January 12
« Reply #55 on: January 17, 2010, 09:31:53 pm »
Mei Mei.  You're back!  Good to see you  ;D

Glad to hear that things went well.

I'm not a resident, but I recommend the BAHA too.

When you're ready to think seriously about it, please don't hesitate to ask me anything.

Get lots of rest and don't overdo it.

Best,

Jan
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Re: Surgery Date at Hopkins, January 12
« Reply #56 on: January 18, 2010, 01:28:38 am »
Sounds like it went well, Mei Mei. Congratulations, you are a postie now. Rest and recover, you will soon be almost as good as new. :)

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Re: Surgery Date at Hopkins, January 12
« Reply #57 on: January 18, 2010, 07:31:32 am »
Glad you're home and doing well! You're already hugely ahead of where I was at your time in recovery! Keep resting and don't do too much!
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Re: Surgery Date at Hopkins, January 12
« Reply #58 on: January 18, 2010, 07:35:15 am »
Mei Mei,

Congratulations on being a postie, and I am so glad to hear that you are doing so well!  Keep your spirits up and keep resting. 

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Re: Surgery Date at Hopkins, January 12
« Reply #59 on: January 18, 2010, 10:52:59 am »
Thanks, everybody for your replies.   They are really heartwarming.  I had breakfast this morning and expect Home PT to come tomorrow.  The stitches come out on Wed at 9 and I shampoo on Fri.  Yay!    My daughter is going home today at 2 pm and I will miss her being here with me.  Everything went so smoothly with the Home Health Aide;  she took such good care of my Dad and the dog, Punky.  My mind is at peace at last. 

Talk to you all later!
Sincerely,
Mei Mei


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1 cm Tumor RetrosigmoidSurgery on Jan 12 at Johns Hopkins
Drs. Niparko and Tamargo
35dB loss pre surgery and now SSD
Post surgical Headaches and Tinnitus
Dr Ducic Georgetown Excision Surgery May 2011
Dr. Schwartz GW  Titanium Mesh  March 2012
Drs Kalhorn/Baker, Georgetown Removal of Titanium Mesh
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