Update on Jaw problems - Let finally let me released me from the hospital last night.
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Thank you to all those who gave me advice about my jaw - by late friday night I couldn't hear out of my right ear. I woke to severe pain in my right side of my face and couldn't talk or open my jaw
I went to the ER sat morning and - who gave me IV antibiotics and told me to come back if I got worse - I went back middle of the night and they admitted me to the hosptial on sunday for severe swimmers ear with Cellulitis (sp?- a severe and painful infection) - with an infection in the middle ear, and fluid in the inner, with severe swelling of the neck, face and ear area - my ear was completely swollen shut. I have never seen swelling like this before.
They thought I had a neck infection my neck was so swollen -they claim they have never seen anything like it and have no idea how I got it.
So now I am on bed rest for at least 1 week - so FH cancelled our surprise dinner for valentines day - they tell me they 'hope' I can fly in two weeks for my shower!!!!
Thank you girls for all the support
wacky
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Oh my god, and I was complaing about an infection in my bone.
FEEEL BETTER, are you ok? Lay down, drink plenty of liquids and take full advantage
Sassyz75
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YOU POOR DEAR! I've had that SAME exact thing.. cellulitis that started in my earlobe- went into the side of my face and down my neck- my ear got GIGANTIC and it hurt if a piece of hair landed on it... We caught it b/f I had to get the IV- but the doc drew a line on my neck and said if the swelling went past the line I had to go to the hospital.
It is SOOOOOO painful!
Rob-luvs-me
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I'm lying in bed now on my laptop - I'm feeling much better -they had me on morphine and delaudid (sp?) for pain - i'm only taking a drug now starts with an N (prescription version of Alieve) for the inflamation and light pain-
Rob-luvs-me
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Posted by Sassyz75
YOU POOR DEAR! I've had that SAME exact thing.. cellulitis that started in my earlobe- went into the side of my face and down my neck- my ear got GIGANTIC and it hurt if a piece of hair landed on it... We caught it b/f I had to get the IV- but the doc drew a line on my neck and said if the swelling went past the line I had to go to the hospital.
It is SOOOOOO painful!
The cellulitis is what gave me the pain. The morphine wasn't strong enough to just give it an edge so they gave me delaudid - and it work a little but they still couldn't touch my whole right side of my head (nor could I turn my head at all) I NEVER thought I would say an ear infection could be SO painful
They did cat scans because they thought it went to the bone or that it was a deep tissue neck infection.
My present concern is getting my hearing back I can barely hear out of my right ear - they said that it was because I had the wick in but it fell out this morning and I STILL can barely hear - so I am scared about that - both my mothers parents were deaf (one born deaf the other became deaf at age 3 or 4) so although that won't happen I am scared that it will have cost me some hearing
Sassyz75
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I don't want to tell you what came out when the whole mess combusted...
I think your hearing should come back- what did they say about it?
allure
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I wish you a speedy recovery
Jordan
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OMG! I am so sorry for all that you have been going through. I hope you heal soon and that everything turns out OK.
Rob-luvs-me
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Posted by Sassyz75
I don't want to tell you what came out when the whole mess combusted...
I think your hearing should come back- what did they say about it?
Honestly I won't know until I see the ENT tomorrow - It was too swollen to even look into the ear canal until now - then when they discharged me I had a wick in my ear so I had to wait -
As far as the hearing they simply don't know - it will depend on IF and the amount of scarring on the ear drum - they hope it will not be noticible if it happens - BUT they also told me I would hear perfectly when the wick came out so we shall see
Xelindrya
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You poor thing!! Im glad you're home
I used to have cellulitis as a child chronically. They say it will come back (I have this funny mutation in my DNA strand.. causes me problems) I HATED the pain.. agh god.. the pain. It felt like forever in misery.
