Had surgery on Monday evening to remove a mass under my left ear to lower jaw. Op. delayed by 14 months so it was considerably larger than Surgeon anticipated.
Finally home and exhausted. And as I type this I can feel the effects of the painkillers wearing off.
Going to be a tough couple of weeks recovery i think.
@Musicman Well for ages they said they thought it was a fluid sac. Every so often it would get 'infected', swell to the size of a tennis ball before decreasing over the course of a week, eventually returning to normal.
Then it 'evolved' to the point where it would start to affect my breathing and swallowing. Especially at night when lying flat in bed. Then it would burst outwardly. So they've taken it out for analysis; closed the wound and put a drain in.
Drain was taken out Wednesday so that should be the end of it. Trouble is they had to cut a tendon in my neck to get the thing out so i now have limited movement in my shoulder so physiotherapy should follow shortly @Musicman
Whoa. I'm glad they were able to remove that, but I am sure that the recovery will be rough indeed. I hope it goes well for you, and that this will all be behind you someday relatively soon.
I read the stuff on these pages and realise I've been pretty lucky in terms of physical ailments I've had to endure during my life.
Never broken an arm or leg. No injuries to organs via accident or misadventure. A brain that functions pretty well at an age where my Grandfather and Dad weren't so lucky.
@Jenny1234 My entire head was completely numb yesterday morning. They had to cut a tendon in the top of my neck to get access to this thing. Now have limited movement in how high or wide i can raise my left arm Physio to follow.
@Patriot96 Depends on who you ask. Government says the last governments failure to agree new terms and conditions with the medical profession meant unnecessary delay in folks getting treatment (a go slow by Doctors; Surgeons etc. resulted) The new (ish) government say the last government didn't want to spend the money because they were planning on giving it away to persuade top earners to vote for them.
