5 more treatments. I can't believe it. I'll be home in 4 days! I thought I was finished with the new side effects. Silly me. 2 more: my skin is starting to breakdown and my right ear is plugged. The breakdown of skin means the skin is so weak that it starts to ooze and crust over (remember, you CHOSE to read this!). Sometimes it bleeds. Pretty nasty. You should see my pillow! As for my ear -- this is a very new side effect, as in, it started last night. You may recall that I've had concerns about this ear ever since surgery. Well, last night it was so plugged, I couldn't hear anything out of that ear. Ten days ago I had follow-up hearing test and was told that I had slight hearing loss in BOTH ears. Swell. I'm supposed to go back at a later date for another follow-up. The audiologist didn't offer any details, just promptly escorted me out of his office. I should've asked questions, but wasn't prepared for that and just left.
Tomorrow I have appointments with the head & neck surgeon (Weber) and plastics (Skoracki). Maybe Weber can shed some light on the ear problem. He'll probably tell me that I need to see Gidley, but he is an otolaryngologist afterall so surely he can offer some guidance. I'm anxious to hear (with my one good ear) what Skoracki has to say about putting my face back together. It is such a mess now. Of course, there's quite a bit of healing to do from the radiation burns, but after that, he'll still have plenty to do. I'm hoping to get rid of some, if not all, the thigh skin from my face. And as long as he's tightening things up on the right side, he might as well make it even on the left. Right?!
I'll try to post an update again this week before I GO HOME!
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