1 week post-op update

Scar from sewing my ear back onto my head...does it look crooked?

I’m starting to feel a lot better finally, last night I left the house for the first time to eat at Wahoo’s. I have had more pain after this surgery than I remember having after my prior surgeries. The first day I had almost no nausea/motion sickness which was great, that was the worst part of my first two surgeries. But I’ve had more pain, for longer. I think that was a result of them having to grind away more bone. They enlarged the ear canal to allow better access to do the repair, but that meant drilling out a bunch of bone and that has caused a lot of the pain I’m having.

Today I saw the doctor to follow up. She removed some of the gel foam that is packed in the ear canal, but wanted to leave some in place so she can not see the ear drum yet. She also uncovered the long incision behind the ear, it looks to be healing nicely. By this point after my last surgery, I could tell something was wrong…and I haven’t had that sensation this time, so that is good. Right now I just need everything to keep healing, and the graft and new ear drum to really heal over nice and strong. Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers.