Ear Tube Question

[leapyrtwins]

Soundy -

this is just SO strange.

I can't believe you have tubes in your ears, yet no one will admit to putting them there.

Unbelieveable!

Jan

[Soundy]

I am sure they were probably necessary at the time but now it is like no one wants to admit to putting them in ...
I am about 99.9% sure I didn't grow them ... and like Deb said I have to live with the consequences ...
 
I am hoping that when they come out some of the fullness on that side goes away ... if they were covered in fluid and my
PCP couldn't  see them when I complained about ache and full feeling , I would think that meant that they were stopped up
and ears not draining like the should

just rolling along ... have new appointment on January 7th instead of 17th so will know something 10 days sooner 

[sunfish]

Definitely keep us posted.  This is a really weird story.

[lori67]

If it makes you feel any better, my husband is the same way.  Every time we are in a doctor's office I have to yell at him to stop touching things.  Then when we met with my surgeon right before my surgery, he asked if he could scrub in since Vanderbilt is a teaching hospital.  Ugh!  Why do I take him anywhere?   

Glad you go an answer to your question about what's in your ear.  Hope it's an easy fix.  Leave your husband in the waiting room that day! 

Lori

[leapyrtwins]

Ugh!  Why do I take him anywhere?   

Lori

Because he's a sweetheart and you love him 

Jan

[Soundy]

I won't take Bo at all ... I like to do stuff like this on my own ... and Bo is an interference and distraction ... and it is embarrassing to have to keep slapping his hands

[Soundy]

went to my appointment without Bo fearing he may attempt some procedure on me while waiting and things went OK ...
what he and the kids said were tubes were really what was surgical suture material .. . AKA stitches ...
they had some gunk built up around them ( dead skin , fluid , yuk ) making them look larger in diameter than they
were ... sent to pathology to check for bacteria and have antibiotic drops for a week

also had appointment with PCP for annual on the 6th and aside from magnesium deficiency ( who knew there was such a thing  ) and
still over weight ( I know that without his help  ) things look good ... BP which has been high since after surgery but was brought
down some over time and  is finally normal at 120/69 ... been hanging about there for about 6 weeks ...

[saralynn143]

I'm glad the mystery is finally solved for you, Soundy.

[Kaybo]

I wonder if your head will clear a bit now...

I still think you should have let Bo at 'em!! 

K   

[msmaggie]

Here's hoping several things will get cleared up!

Priscilla

[Soundy]

ear felt a bit less full or tight right after it came out there was some fluid right around it ... other than that can't tell
any difference ...if the fullness doesn't come back I will assume that the drain was plugged by the thread and its
collection of gunk

wonder what else is in my noggin

[Soundy]

wonder what else is in my noggin

to answer that question I got a tickle in my throat and coughed like crazy yesterday while packing bags at church for tornado relief... I think it may be caused by some of the soap and stuff I am handling and don't pay much attention to it ... still feel like something is tickling back of throat ... when I got home I looked at throat which was a little red but not bad looking ... still thinking mild allergic reaction to something ...

nope ... coughed and sputter this morning and looked to see why throat was so irritated ...there was a black thing hanging out the drain hole on the inside of my throat ... a couple good coughs and I brought out another bit of a stitch ... about 2 inches long with a knot in it ...kinda weird but I feel better ... put it in a medicine bottle with alcohol to take next time I go to doctor ... not bothering him ...owe him a bundle for necessary trips to see him ... no bleeding , no longer irritated feeling throat and no fever so just not gonna bother...

[msmaggie]

Oh my goodness    What else did they leave in you?  I am almost afraid to ask.

Priscilla

[Kaybo]

Holy Guacamole!!

[Jim Scott]

Soundy ~

Although I in no way wish to minimize your health problems and I want you to know that I admire the way you soldier through them but this one is, well, astonishing.  I'm impressed by the way you handle something so bizarre with such poise.  I'm glad to learn that the errant suture was dislodged safely with no negative consequences.  Here's hoping this never happens again. 

Jim