Title sounds so important, doesn't it? Today marks 3 weeks since surgery. Wish I had good news to report but unfortunately, I don't. The past 5 days have been really bad. Only good thing is I haven't had a severe vertigo attack...yet. I am so dizzy that I can barely walk most of the time. I get so sick when I have to get in the car. Even just lying in bed, I feel dizzy.
I went back to my doctor yesterday. He put me out of work until after Christmas. He was adamant that I didn't need the stress of trying to teach a bunch of active, noisy 7th graders nor did I need the stress that comes along with other parts of my job. He pretty much insisted I had to stay home and give this some time to settle down. I'm depressed right now but know in my heart he's right.
While I was there, he pulled the tube out of my ear, ouch, because it was clogged and he couldn't get it as clean as it needed it to be. It's been in so long that I have a good-sized hole in my eardrum that will likely stay open for some time to come. Good news is I can use my Meniett again. I'm really hoping that it will make a difference. I've been without it now for 3 weeks. It will probably take a few weeks for it to start working again.
I go back on the 15th for another follow-up. Not sure what good that'll do but he said he wanted to monitor me closely. Probably check on the hole and see how my hearing is. Right now, in my affected ear, it's worse than normal which is to be expected after this surgery. I'm curious as to the condition of the hearing in my "good" ear. I don't think it's affected but I would feel better if I had it tested.
Now to find new and interesting ways to pass the time while stuck at home alone.
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