Comments on: Cholesteatoma Surgery, Round 2 http://www.toward-the-goal.net/2009/12/02/cholesteatoma-surgery-round-2/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:20:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://www.toward-the-goal.net/2009/12/02/cholesteatoma-surgery-round-2/comment-page-1/#comment-12987 John Mon, 27 Sep 2010 04:33:19 +0000 http://www.toward-the-goal.net/?p=1372#comment-12987 Everything is well, Adrienne. I now have about 85% hearing in the affected ear, with lower levels at higher frequencies (imagine listening to music with the treble turned way down). It's good though... certainly better than no hearing at all. It's interesting how circumstances orchestrated themselves to detect my condition. I had experienced a ruptured eardrum while flying, resulting in about three weeks of near constant pain. At the time, it was easy to question God as to why He would possibly put me through this. However, subsequent visits to an ENT specialist to treat the rupture and infection allowed my tumor to be detected, thus providing for opportunity for treatment and eradication of infection which could have resulted in much worse problems. It's clear to me now that the rupture was all part of God's plan, even though it certainly didn't make much sense at the time. In glancing through your site, it sounds as if you've had a rough go of things with your condition. Is there any specific way that I can be praying for you? Feel free to contact me <a href="http://www.toward-the-goal.net/contact-me/" rel="nofollow">through the site</a> if you don't want to share details through comments on this post. Everything is well, Adrienne. I now have about 85% hearing in the affected ear, with lower levels at higher frequencies (imagine listening to music with the treble turned way down). It’s good though… certainly better than no hearing at all.

It’s interesting how circumstances orchestrated themselves to detect my condition. I had experienced a ruptured eardrum while flying, resulting in about three weeks of near constant pain. At the time, it was easy to question God as to why He would possibly put me through this. However, subsequent visits to an ENT specialist to treat the rupture and infection allowed my tumor to be detected, thus providing for opportunity for treatment and eradication of infection which could have resulted in much worse problems. It’s clear to me now that the rupture was all part of God’s plan, even though it certainly didn’t make much sense at the time.

In glancing through your site, it sounds as if you’ve had a rough go of things with your condition. Is there any specific way that I can be praying for you? Feel free to contact me through the site if you don’t want to share details through comments on this post.

]]> By: Adrienne http://www.toward-the-goal.net/2009/12/02/cholesteatoma-surgery-round-2/comment-page-1/#comment-12985 Adrienne Mon, 27 Sep 2010 02:46:39 +0000 http://www.toward-the-goal.net/?p=1372#comment-12985 Dear sir, I know exactly what you're going through. I know this is a semi-old blog and you're likely fully recovered by now from your second surgery. I had my second surgery in my (R) ear in may. The first surgery was performed less than 4 years previous... I hope all is going well. You can read all about my cholesteatoma... and mastiodectomies in my blog: http://livingincompatable.blogspot.com/ again, Wishing you well. -adrienne Dear sir,
I know exactly what you’re going through. I know this is a semi-old blog and you’re likely fully recovered by now from your second surgery. I had my second surgery in my (R) ear in may. The first surgery was performed less than 4 years previous… I hope all is going well.
You can read all about my cholesteatoma… and mastiodectomies in my blog: http://livingincompatable.blogspot.com/
again, Wishing you well.
-adrienne

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