DECEMBER 19, 2011.

December 19, 2011. This is the day that I get the pleasure of having my inner ear/ ear drum reconstructed. Yes, it is true. I found out for sure that I do need the surgery yesterday. My ear drum is perforated, and its basically just not there. The doc new within 5 seconds of looking in my ear that it needed surgery. The surgery could take up to 3 hours, and it is an outpatient one, which is nice. I have to take the rest of the week off from work, to just lay low basically. The surgery could cause dizziness, and of course there will be some pain! The recovery is pretty fast though the doc said. He said the goal of the surgery is for me to have a safe ear, and hopefully not get infections anymore, and not have all these problems I have been having. He also said that it may restore my hearing! He is not positive, especially in my case, because the surgery on my ear will be a bit more difficult than the other ones he has done, just because of how bad it is. I said I would rather have a safe ear over my hearing. I have lived without most of my hearing in my left ear for most of my life, so I will deal. This is why they have hearing aids! I won't know if my hearing is restored until 6-9 weeks after the surgery. So only time will tell! Hopefully everything goes well with the surgery and all the draining I have been having stops, but if not, then I will have to get a permanent tube put in my ear. UGH. He would put it in differently than they did when I was younger, so that it doesn't injure my ear again if it were to pop out. (yes, tubes popped out of my ears when I was younger. I was messed up basically...lol) Anyways, lets hope they do not have to do that. So, That will be my christmas present basically, a new inner ear! haha.

I just thought I would update any family that wanted to know! I will keep everyone posted.

Brittany