Its Surgery Time!!! At Last!!!

Ok. This is it. Tomorrow ultra early in the morning I go into surgery. By 7:30 am PET. I'll should  be already pretty knocked with morphine :)). And yes the whole cutting, and scaring is a tad unnerving  but I'm SO MORE THAN READY to get it over with (even if I have last minute call back schedule).

Taken in one of my many hospital visits. At least the view is great

I spent the whole past month in and out of the hospital getting all sorts  tests done, blood work, EKG cardio tests, scans, audio tests,  x-rays and an over an hour long meeting at the anesthesiology dept. Even my teeth needed to be checked. For someone that have gone thru surgery  a few other times in the past, I’m surprised how meticulous they are but I guess that is what they needed to do.

The surgery will not be as invasive. The paraotid gland (the big gland right in front of the ear) which they originally thought they will be needing to cut, after studying the scans looks healthy and it was decided to live it alone which will save me a big scar across my cheek  - Heck yay!!!!

The surgery will consist of a sleeve recession, which basically means they will cut from the back of the ear and remove the skin of the ear canal along with glands and nerves like an old sock, and replace it with skin grass from another part of my body.

The tricky part comes, and why they don’t know yet until they open is, if they will have to cut part of the canal’s bone or how close they will need to get to the ear drum. In either case Dr. Mazhar told me, if they do they will rebuild them to restore my hearing. Ear drums get rebuild with a tiny part of your brain, amazing!

 

There is also a small but still present risk of touching the facial nerve (which could cause partial face paralysis) and of course the risk of infection.

The two Lianas at top of LA yesterday. 

If all goes well, I’ll be in and out of the hospital in a day and get to recover at home.My mom, arrived yesterday to LA, so I have a top of the art personal nurse. And my aunt and uncle were very kind to drive her back and be here to help her translate the day of the surgery. So nice!

All ready that is it. Thank so very much for the good thoughts, and positive energy everyone is sending. It helps!!! My own personal prayer is that doctors will be wise enough to just do exactly as much they need to do and for a hopefully trouble free, not too painful recovery to get back on my feet in no time.  Bed ridden is so no my style.

Love, L…