A little surgery
01-06-2019, 07:01 PM
#51
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Yes. I had cholesteatoma removed from my middle ear and then another surgery in the same ear to remove some scar tissue and make sure that cyst had not returned. I had a couple of other minor procedures, but I've never had bone cut anywhere, let alone my skull.
01-06-2019, 07:02 PM
#52
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01-06-2019, 07:03 PM
#53
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01-07-2019, 03:29 AM
#54
They have really good drugs now 
Bones will have a few days of uncomfort. after a week it will itch for a while and then your good.
obviously stay away from the opiates if you can when you go home.
Bones will have a few days of uncomfort. after a week it will itch for a while and then your good.
obviously stay away from the opiates if you can when you go home.
01-07-2019, 04:42 AM
#55
Thread Starter
I’m mostly concerned about the common negative outcomes they warn you about. Persistent head aches, loss or imbalance of my equilibrium, loss of hearing, facial nerve damage, increased tinnitus.... While some of these may improve over time, several of them are irreversible.
01-07-2019, 03:35 PM
#57
Having had vertigo ~30 years ago, I'm guessing balance would be the most annoying. could barely stand. Didn't ride the motorcycle that summer.
not minimizing the others though. good luck!!
not minimizing the others though. good luck!!
01-07-2019, 04:56 PM
#58
01-07-2019, 05:57 PM
#59
Thread Starter
Thanks Dave, but I'm fine. I've been pretty open about all this with the family too. No sense hiding from it.
01-08-2019, 03:51 AM
#60
Dave, I'm not a doctor but i've seen the movie enough to know the lines.
I've gone under the knife about a dozen times. tonsils, big toe, knees( 6), sinus (4), angiogram(3), colon resection. Some I was awake, most I was under thankfully.
I don't see making a boogie-man out of the process.The things Bill listed are statistically significant but small percentages.
They are also accumulated over a long time.
I lost nerves/feeling in the outside of my left calf from the first knee surgery. Done in 1974.
before MRI's, before arthroscopic surgery. back then they made a 4 long incision in my knee to "look around" collateral damage came with the show.
Surprisingly, They have actually gotten fairly good at this stuff.
The last time they did my sinuses, the surgeon used a mouse to drive.
They had a prior cat scan mark up with safe zones and keep outs, the computer did the actually surgery. It provides millimeter accuracy.
I would not be surprised if they don't do the same for Bill.
Now I'm not sure if Bill will be able to play the piano when they're done.
He might spew gobbledity goop mumbo-jumbo when they're done but he's a lawyer and we expect that.
I've gone under the knife about a dozen times. tonsils, big toe, knees( 6), sinus (4), angiogram(3), colon resection. Some I was awake, most I was under thankfully.
I don't see making a boogie-man out of the process.The things Bill listed are statistically significant but small percentages.
They are also accumulated over a long time.
I lost nerves/feeling in the outside of my left calf from the first knee surgery. Done in 1974.
before MRI's, before arthroscopic surgery. back then they made a 4 long incision in my knee to "look around" collateral damage came with the show.
Surprisingly, They have actually gotten fairly good at this stuff.
The last time they did my sinuses, the surgeon used a mouse to drive.
They had a prior cat scan mark up with safe zones and keep outs, the computer did the actually surgery. It provides millimeter accuracy.
I would not be surprised if they don't do the same for Bill.
Now I'm not sure if Bill will be able to play the piano when they're done.
He might spew gobbledity goop mumbo-jumbo when they're done but he's a lawyer and we expect that.