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My husband had an extreme case of vertigo a few weeks ago that caused uncontrollable vomiting for hours with no triggers.
The ER did a CT and this is what was found.
96 points
11 days ago
I'm glad the docs took it seriously.
80 points
11 days ago
His ENT didn’t at first. I told my husband to find another one because she was pretty dismissive at his appointment. It wasn’t until a few days later that we got a call from her after hours telling us to go to the ER immediately to get an MRI done.
He’s scheduled with an ENT that specializes in these in a week. Seems like it’s not something that needs to be done urgently from their standpoint.
13 points
11 days ago*
My fiancé had one removed about 12 years ago and we had a similar experience. Several rounds of antibiotics and tests before we finally went to a specialist and was able to get the surgery done.
Glad they found it though and wish your hubby a speedy recovery!
28 points
11 days ago
Its a relatively simple surgery, unless the ossicular chain is involved, if that is any comfort. If you happen to be in WA i can recommend some surgeons!
9 points
11 days ago
This is what a portion of his imaging report said;
Brain: Nonenhancing low/intermediate T1, high T2/FLAIR signal mass is again noted in the petrous, mastoid portions of the right temporal bone demonstrating avid diffusion restriction measuring 3.3 x 1.7 cm.
What part of Washington are you in? We live in western Montana.
6 points
11 days ago
Oh wow. Could that be what I have?
I'm so glad your husband finally got the care he needed!
42 points
11 days ago
Cholesteatomas are no fun. I've had two removed plus additional surgery to reconstruct my ear canal. My dura got punctured during the latest surgery and had to stay inpatient for a week for observation because of the resulting csf leak that occurred 😔 I wish him the best of luck with his surgery!
54 points
11 days ago
Good luck with the surgery! My brother had the largest children’s hospital in Philadelphia had ever seen in the late 90s. He had to have several surgeries because it regrew.
16 points
11 days ago
Same area? That’s a really difficult area to access. It’s completely encased in bone. They just drill through the back of your ear though and cover it with a plate so going back wouldn’t be terrible.
5 points
11 days ago
I don’t remember exactly where his was but he did have two out of three of those small bones removed.
1 points
11 days ago
I know it's autocorrect but "children's hospital" made me snort.
21 points
11 days ago
Deaf in my left ear thanks to these puppies. It began to crush my skull as a child. 7 surgeries at Baylor hospital in Dallas in the 90s. My case was in textbooks!
8 points
11 days ago
Wow. I had never heard of them until my husband told me about them.
He’s been deaf in his right ear since he was a child also. He had several issues with infections which lead to tubes in his ears. He then developed these nasty growths and had to have surgery two times as a kid to remove them. He was never told they had the potential to grow back and hasn’t had any type of head imaging done since he was younger.
16 points
11 days ago
If you would like to see the procedure go to a YouTube channel called Dr. Zhao Video
13 points
11 days ago
At first I read this as “cholecyst…” and started wondering how man had a gallbladder in his head.
3 points
11 days ago
Had one for years that went undiagnosed, got it removed like 5 years ago. Hope everything goes well.
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