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Sarcasm off :rolleyes:

So anyway, I have bronchitis, and for the past 3/4 months been hearing my pulse in my R ear that drives me out of my mind. (At first I thought it was from all the pain meds they had me on, but I've been off them since Xmas.) I figured I'd go to the clinic today and get them both knocked out. Bronchitis, easy a few rx's and I'm set. My ear not so easy. The doc I saw said he's only seen 2 cases of my symptoms and the result was a type of aneurysm behind the ear. :wacko: Any of you hear of this? It's not emergent and I don't have to worry too much about dropping dead suddenly, but it will require surgery (ughhhh..not more :sad: ) to fix. I swear, I've been healthier than a horse all my life and now I feel like I'm falling apart lol. ANyway we're going to see if the antibiotics I take clear it up, other wise I go to an ear specialist, and if he confirms the suspicion I have to go to a neurosurgeon....YAY!

I'm losing what's left of my mind. :ph34r:
 
Oh Crap, Jenn...that sucks.

Here let me share my "Great News" and you and I can "enjoy" it together.

I have been trying to have surgery on my knee. Theres a mass there. I appeared, seemingly overnight, and just keeps getting bigger as the weeks progress.

Stupid surgery has been rescheduled 4 times now. Finally got a date, went to the pre-op this morning. CANCELLED AGAIN!! Apparently, one of the meds I take, I have to be off of it for 14 days before surgery. Anesteisiologist says Sure I can still have it removed on Friday, but he won't be providing the Anesthesia...

DAMMIT!!

So, perhaps we should just both get drunk. That should make it all better!!:beerchug: :beerchug: :beerchug: :P :P
 
Hmm...seems like they should have picked up on th emed thing at pre-op...as for the pulse in the ear thing its new to me, but hey anything is possible...and hopefully if they do have to operate its will be a miminal procedure...but I am an optimist.
 
Wingnut,
if the doc hasn't seen a whole lot of this perhaps it might behoove you to research a little deeper on your own behalf...

hang in there

~S~
 
Did your doctor consider tinnitus? It is suggested to try the following to reduce the symptoms, you might want to give it a try and see if it helps, just in case:

-Cut back on or eliminate alcohol and beverages containing caffeine.

-Stop smoking and stop using smokeless tobacco products. Nicotine use makes tinnitus worse by reducing blood flow to the structures of the ear.

-Limit your use of aspirin, products containing aspirin, and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen or naproxen.

-Exercise regularly. Exercise improves blood flow to the structures of the ear. However, avoid extended periods of exercise, such as bicycle riding, that keep your neck in a hyperextended position.


Either way, I'd definitely get a second opinion before surgery. Good luck!
 
Princess...I'm all for it, where when do we meet? :D DId you get the other problem you were having fixed too? Damn woman, we need to start a club. "Old enough to have to deal with BS things like this, but young enough to drink it away" ? LOL

I'm going to do some research. My little brats are sick and once I get them to bed I'll do some investigating of my own.

Rescue, I don't normally take those kind of meds, I exercise 4 days a week, and the smoking thing, well I'm working on that. But I will definitely look into that condition while I'm looking things up, I had never heard of it.

Thanks for the tips and the support. Hopefully I'll be able to resolve this without too much medical intervention. I'm a BAD patient.
 
we need to start a club. "Old enough to have to deal with BS things like this, but young enough to drink it away" ? LOL
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May I join as well? I'm an orthopedic disaster.

Sorry to hear about your trouble. I'll be thinking of you.
 
emtff376 said:
May I join as well? I'm an orthopedic disaster.

Sorry to hear about your trouble. I'll be thinking of you.
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All are welcome, margaritas are ready...:)
 
About the ear.. you are still on antibotics for the ear.... or bronchitis?.. Did they do a CT or how did they detect an aneuyrsm ?.. I know bad otitis intima can also cause this. I hope you do have an E.N.T. check this out..

Good luck,
R/R 911
 
heya Rid, yes I'm still on my Z-pack for the bronchitis, 4 days now and no change in the noise. I haven't had any testing yet, I'm going to a highly recommended E.N.T next Thursday. Hopefully he'll rule it out otherwise I'll have to get an MRA to confirm the problem. I've found about a hundred things on line about a hundred different conditions. :rolleyes:
 
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