Category: Ears

My inner ear / skull base surgery was February 27, which means it’s been almost two months now! I wrote an update about a month ago, so here’s the latest news. I went back to driving a car and haven’t had any problems with it. A couple weeks ago I first I noticed that when I… Continue reading recovery at nearly two months after surgery

I won’t bore you with all the little details, but it’s now March 15 and my post-surgery experience has been pretty good. My head is healing up well. I wish I could say every symptom suddenly went away, but that’s not how these things work. However, some symptoms have partially gone away or gotten better.… Continue reading more post-surgery healing progress

Next week I’m scheduled for another major head surgery. I’ve been through this twice before, and I think the third one is going to be similar. My neurotologist says I have what’s called an encephalocele. That means that part of my brain is oozing out of the brain cavity. In my case, it’s drooping down… Continue reading Once more into the breach (in my skull)

I had my fifth spinal tap (aka “lumbar puncture”) today. This is part of the recovery process from my SCDS repair surgery back in November, four months ago. The LP will allow us to see two things. First, what’s my cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure currently, since I’ve been taking 2 Diamox 250 mg pills a… Continue reading another spinal tap!

Yesterday I visited my ear surgeon for a follow-up appointment, roughly two months after my SCDS surgery. A quick run-down of my current symptoms: Still have ringing and other noises (heartbeat, eye muscles, etc.) in the operated ear Sound of my voice is still very loud (autophony) which keeps me away from loud places because… Continue reading two months post-surgery

This past Thursday marked the six week anniversary of my ear surgery. I haven’t written about my recovery in a while, so for those who are interested in my progress, here you go. My hearing in the left ear has continued to slowly get better. I’m definitely in the “gradual slow progress” stage of my… Continue reading six weeks later

The last update on my recovery from SCDS surgery was 8 days ago. Well, the past week has continued the long road to normalcy. Here’s the latest news. I’m still on medical leave from my job at Oracle, but have been cleared by my surgeon to return to work on Monday, given a few restrictions.… Continue reading yet more normalcy

I’ve been back in Boulder for a week now, recovering from my ear surgery two weeks ago. I can’t believe it’s been two weeks already, but I’ve made lots of progress. My hearing is starting to come back a little bit in the left ear. I’d say it’s at about 10% right now, but a… Continue reading home, one week later