Hoovered Up....

Well I arrived - to get grommets.  No grommets!  Instead, they made an incision in my ear drum lifted it up and hoovered away.  Mini Dyson in ones ears is extremely loud.

I signed permission for this although I was so hungry having not been allowed to eat or drink for hours I am still not entirely sure I was in any fit state to do so.

He wouldn't fit the grommets because of risk of rejection/infection and that at the 'moment' my ears are not gluey enough.  But there was a lot of garbage behind eardrum from numerous ear infections and perforations.  My hearing loss on that day was the same old familial thing - loss of high tones and very low ones.  Not the no hearing at all I get for months in the winter.

Stapled to my notes was a wikki article on EDS!   Last night I was nauseous and dizzy, this morning sore and feeling odd.

It appears that my Eustachian tube is too small.  This may be because of my prematurity ENT bloke says.  So at the onset of any sniffle am to snort a steroid to try to keep them draining.  They were the most charming and kind staff I have ever encountered.   This was a joy as some of you know I have experienced on occasion the opposite.  I am pleased to report that at all times they took into consideration the EDS mobility issues and I had a lovely nurse whizzing me around in a wheelchair along very long corridors.

This evening our beautiful wonderful loyal staffie was put down due to the glaucoma and I have spent all evening bawling my eyes out.  He was a much loved pet who will be missed always.  If there is a heaven he will be cavorting with our last dog and cat.  My grandmother will no doubt be keeping her beady eye on them all so they will be safe and 'B' will have no pain ever again.  Losing a pet is so sad, losing a pet in its prime is just heartbreaking.

My minor procedure is nothing in comparison.  Normally when I blog, OH is asleep, the dog lays with his head on my lap surrounded by cats.  If this post is bland its because I am all cried out.

So as not to end on a negative, I am so pleased for both my mother and goddaughter who are happily on holiday in sunnier climes (not together).  Nothing makes me happier than knowing that the people I love the most are having a brilliant time.