Surgery Day

yes that does help the clarification thanks!

etalton sorry for the off topic!
 
etalton said:
The jaw seems the worst of my little problems, but I think that is also due to TMJ that I have, my jaw often bothers me. It is feeling better already and I have not taken any pills other than a few tylenol for the discomfort. Thanks...
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i'm one of those who had jaw issues, where I would have a hard time opening my mouth, for the first couple days after my Surgery. I had bad metallic taste in my mouth for MONTHS! I explained this to my surgeon, she obviously did something different for my right ear surgery. No metallic taste, just numbness and I was able to move my neck (despite the HUGE bruise I got....different electrocautry), without a problem. It's odd..I have the same surgeon, same hospital, but different reactions to the two. My Right was just a LOT better than my left.
 
LadySekhmet said:
i'm one of those who had jaw issues, where I would have a hard time opening my mouth, for the first couple days after my Surgery. I had bad metallic taste in my mouth for MONTHS! I explained this to my surgeon, she obviously did something different for my right ear surgery. No metallic taste, just numbness and I was able to move my neck (despite the HUGE bruise I got....different electrocautry), without a problem. It's odd..I have the same surgeon, same hospital, but different reactions to the two. My Right was just a LOT better than my left.
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Sounds like she cut that one nerve the second surgery, just like my surgeon told me he would with mine. (I posted about that on page one) For that very reason..the metallic taste in the mouth. That would also explain the numbness, as it might take the surrounding nerves longer to pick up the slack.
 
Vivie said:
Etalton..yeah I remember..I had stopped the painkillers as soon as I had the bandage removed.

My ear was that too out of shape and still has a crease in the ear holes for earrings.but it's nothing in front of the miracle of hearing!

I'm glad you are feeling better!!

HearAgain , I had gotten an migraine on the night before the day we removed the bandage.only an painkiller in my IV made it more tolerable.
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My ear is still swollen out of shape. It seems to be the only part that has swollen. I keep looking at it and thinking something must be wrong, but hubby says no, he was told what to look for and it all looks good.
 
LadySekhmet said:
i'm one of those who had jaw issues, where I would have a hard time opening my mouth, for the first couple days after my Surgery. I had bad metallic taste in my mouth for MONTHS! I explained this to my surgeon, she obviously did something different for my right ear surgery. No metallic taste, just numbness and I was able to move my neck (despite the HUGE bruise I got....different electrocautry), without a problem. It's odd..I have the same surgeon, same hospital, but different reactions to the two. My Right was just a LOT better than my left.
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I also had the same surgeon and experienced different reactions to both surgeries.

For example, after my first surgery my recovery was very easy. I didn't experience neck pain, stiffness, a migraine or anything else that gave me discomfort except for my ear pain (which pain meds took care of).

After my second surgery I woke up with a migraine in recovery, had a stiff neck and my entire body felt as if it had been run over by a truck. It was a completely different experience from the first time.

Also, in both cases, I experienced severe dizziness and nausea (still do, in fact) whenever I turn my head from side to side.
 
hmmm..the only thing that I do still experience from since surgery is the tinnitus..hasn't gone away , thankfully it is on when I'm at bed..usually distracts me and I sleep late , but I'm so grateful it corrected a lot of my other problems I had with ha..Severe dizziness , almost blacking out ( huh ? ) and low hearing.

CQ, I still sometimes experience some discomfort at my jaw especially when I'm exhausted.even if CI is a very good thing , it does involve an operation , and leaves some -admitelly very small problems - problems nonetheless.
 
Vivie said:
hmmm..the only thing that I do still experience from since surgery is the tinnitus..hasn't gone away , thankfully it is on when I'm at bed..usually distracts me and I sleep late , but I'm so grateful it corrected a lot of my other problems I had with ha..Severe dizziness , almost blacking out ( huh ? ) and low hearing.

CQ, I still sometimes experience some discomfort at my jaw especially when I'm exhausted.even if CI is a very good thing , it does involve an operation , and leaves some -admitelly very small problems - problems nonetheless.
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tinnitus only at night? that would be a blessing for me as I have it 24/7, or did have, until the surgery. It comes and goes now. I actually have some moments of silence, something I haven't had in years.
 
I also experience tinnitus day and night (even when my CIs are on), but it is nowhere near as severe as it used to be following my surgeries. (After both surgeries it took 6-8 months to improve.)

At the present time it is only mild to moderate and only occurs every now and then -- or when I'm tired or sick.
 
Yeah etalton , only when I'm lying down and ready to fall asleep..and since I was used to total silence when sleeping , it's really annoying..lol!
 
Vivie said:
Yeah etalton , only when I'm lying down and ready to fall asleep..and since I was used to total silence when sleeping , it's really annoying..lol!
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Yeah, I bet that must be a shock to the system, especially since you are hearing things that aren't there.
 
Hear Again said:
I also experience tinnitus day and night (even when my CIs are on), but it is nowhere near as severe as it used to be following my surgeries. (After both surgeries it took 6-8 months to improve.)

At the present time it is only mild to moderate and only occurs every now and then -- or when I'm tired or sick.
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Did you have the tinnitus before the surgeries? Just curious, as it seems that the implant helps those that have the tinnitus before, but gives it to those that didn't have it before, or at least that is the trend in what I have read.
 
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etalton said:
Did you have the tinnitus before the surgeries? Just curious, as it seems that the implant helps those that have the tinnitus before, but gives it to those that didn't have it before, or at least that is the trend in what I have read.
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Prior to receiving my first CI, I had mild tinnitus in my left ear, but it wasn't bothersome to me.

However, after I experienced severe tinnitus following both of my surgeries, I literally begged my surgeon to give me something that would stop it. (He said he could give me Prednisone, but I refused because of the possible side effects of depression and mood swings which I already have a problem with given the fact that I'm Bipolar.) I kept hearing 8 different sounds and just when I became used to one sound it would automatically change to another. It wasn't until 6-8 months later that my tinnitus *finally* became bearable. I'm happy to report that it is now mild to moderate and is something I only deal with on an occaisional basis rather than constantly as I did for up to 6-8 months following my surgeries.
 
Hear Again said:
Prior to receiving my first CI, I had mild tinnitus in my left ear, but it wasn't bothersome to me.

However, after I experienced severe tinnitus following both of my surgeries, I literally begged my surgeon to give me something that would stop it. (He said he could give me Prednisone, but I refused because of the possible side effects of depression and mood swings which I already have a problem with given the fact that I'm bipolar.) I kept hearing 8 different sounds and just when I became used to one sound it would automatically change to another. It wasn't until 6-8 months later that my tinnitus *finally* became bearable. I'm happy to report that it is now mild to moderate and is something I only deal with on an occaisional basis rather than constantly as I did following my surgeries.
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You were wise not to take the prednisone. Been there, done that, for other reasons and it had no effect on the tinnitus at all. My ENT said there is nothing you can do for it, unless you can mask it with other sounds. However, since my hearing is/has been so bad, masking doesn't work. It is a lot calmer since the surgery, for which I am grateful.
 
etalton said:
Yeah, I bet that must be a shock to the system, especially since you are hearing things that aren't there.
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Following both of my CI surgeries, I experienced auditory hallucinations.

After my first surgery the hallucinations weren't too bad, but after my second surgery they were so severe that I experienced a full-blown manic episode with psychosis and (I'm not ashamed to admit this) had to be hospitalized for a little over a month. It was at this time I was diagnosed as Bipolar, so I don't know if the anethesia that was used caused me to go into a manic state or whether the hallucinations were caused by the fact that I lost all of my residual hearing. My doctors seem to think the hallucinations were caused by the stress of having CI surgery, sensory deprivation (i.e. being totally blind and losing all of my residual hearing) and not eating or sleeping for over a week.

Now that I've experienced manic episodes after being administered anethesia (which isn't uncommon for people with Bipolar), that's something I need to be careful of the next time I have surgery.
 
Hear Again said:
Following both of my CI surgeries, I experienced auditory hallucinations.

After my first surgery the hallucinations weren't too bad, but after my second surgery they were so severe that I experienced a full-blown manic episode with psychosis and (I'm not ashamed to admit this) had to be hospitalized for a little over a month. It was at this time I was diagnosed as Bipolar, so I don't know if the anethesia that was used caused me to go into a manic state or whether the hallucinations were caused by the fact that I lost all of my residual hearing. My doctors seem to think the hallucinations were caused by the stress of having CI surgery, sensory deprivation (i.e. being totally blind and losing all of my residual hearing) and not eating or sleeping for over a week.

Now that I've experienced manic episodes after being administered anethesia (which isn't uncommon for people with Bipolar), that's something I need to be careful of the next time I have surgery.
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OK, I have to admit I had to google that one. I can not even imagine what it would be like to hear voices that weren't there. My god, sounds are bad enough, and I have had plenty of them. I am glad you were able to get the help you needed after surgery and you are prepared in case of future operations.
 
etalton said:
OK, I have to admit I had to google that one. I can not even imagine what it would be like to hear voices that weren't there. My god, sounds are bad enough, and I have had plenty of them. I am glad you were able to get the help you needed after surgery and you are prepared in case of future operations.
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Thanks, etalton. :)

Believe me, it was a relief once the meds kicked in and stopped the hallucinations. I still have problems with hallucinations when I'm manic or am completely off of my meds, but at least when I'm on meds they aren't as severe as they used to be.
 
I can NOT wait until tomorrow night to get this bandage off. It's wrapped so tight the pain is agonizing. Lortabs aren't helping at all.
 
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