Paranoid in Montana.....

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  • CivilMatt
    CivilMatt Member Posts: 4,724 Member
    #22
    right ear

    Phrannie,

    I hear you.  Do you play a lot of loud music, talk on the phone too much or sleep on a hard pillow?  If not, I bet it has something to do with your chemo; it seems to be a gift which keeps on giving too.  Or, maybe it is transient and will be over soon.

    Lorazapam was one of my three go to guys during treatments and it made all mind conversations much less intense.

    Montana is a much nicer state when Phrannie’s ears don’t tingle or ache.

    Be well my friend,

    Matt

  • cureitall66
    cureitall66 Member Posts: 913
    #23
    Group HUG!!!!

    Group HUG from all of us here! Sorry you're having some anxiety about this.  Soon you will have some answers.  I know Kreg had an ear ache and minor sore throat for about 4 days and we were a little concerned, but it eventually went away. It's hard to ignore, just comes with the territory I guess.

    Hang in there, we'll keep you in our pockets this time!

    ~C

  • debbiejeanne
    debbiejeanne Member Posts: 3,102 Member
    #24
    phrannie51 said:

    I just want you guys to know.....

    how much better I feel when I know you have my back.....only here do I feel like I can expose what a chicken-sh#t I am....how neurotic I can get, yet know also that you all forgive me for my moments of crazy.  T, you've had your share of side effects.....and Laralyn....they kept you on the edge of your seat for months, and you got through that.  I've only got a few days to wait to see the ENT....

    Maybe he'll bump up the scan a few weeks, that's about all I think he can really do.....Thank you guys for being there.....it's SO much appreciated.

    p

    P, we will ALWAYS have your

    P, we will ALWAYS have your back, just like you have ours!  i completely understand the gitters.  i try my best to talk myself into calming down when something happens but it NEVER works.  i've worked myself into tears for a day before.  i'm sure like all my past scares it is nothing but until you hear that, i'm tucking you in MY pocket for safe keeping :0)  i hope you are able to calm down at least enough to sleep and maybe eat a little something thru the day.  i know how awful that "scared" feeling can be.  you are in my pocket, my thoughts and my prayers, P.  hang in there and vent again if you need to.  a whole week of waiting would do me in......we'll be here for you.  you can pm me if you like.  i'm up late some nights too, so i'll check on you.

    God bless you, P.

    dj

  • debbiejeanne
    debbiejeanne Member Posts: 3,102 Member
    #25
    KTeacher said:

    Scans

    By the subject I thought it was scanxiety time.  Ears!  I have had so many problems with my right ear, especially since the abcess in the sinus, surgery and finishing rads and chemo.  Ring so loud I asked the ENT if I can change the ringtone!  Pain with loud noises, I am the one with ear plugs in in church.  Flights cause problems.  I see my ENT regularly, nothing seems to be noticable.  2 weeks ago while visiting my daughter in Portland, drainage.  2 weeks with a leaky ear!  My husband keeps asking me why I still have cotton in my ear.  I had an appointment scheduled for Friday but got a call from the doctor's office, he had an emergency.  (He really did, I haven't checked his carepage recently, he has a son in a coma, son was running a high fever and was rushed to the hospital).  Rescheduled for tomorrow.  If the doctor isn't in I will go to urgent care.  I really should have looked up a doctor in Portland, I have a few names now from people on the FB site.  I have been taking Gabapentin at night to help me sleep.  Glad you have some leftover medicine to help you.  Let us know what the doctor says.  I think a gift!  Sometimes ringing, sometimes it sounds like I'm at the beach, sometimes shrill, not fun.

    KT, i'm sorry to hear you

    KT, i'm sorry to hear you didn't feel your best during your time with your daughter and her family.  i pray you start to feel better very soon.

    God bless you,

    dj

  • phrannie51
    phrannie51 Member Posts: 4,716
    #26
    debbiejeanne said:

    P, we will ALWAYS have your

    P, we will ALWAYS have your back, just like you have ours!  i completely understand the gitters.  i try my best to talk myself into calming down when something happens but it NEVER works.  i've worked myself into tears for a day before.  i'm sure like all my past scares it is nothing but until you hear that, i'm tucking you in MY pocket for safe keeping :0)  i hope you are able to calm down at least enough to sleep and maybe eat a little something thru the day.  i know how awful that "scared" feeling can be.  you are in my pocket, my thoughts and my prayers, P.  hang in there and vent again if you need to.  a whole week of waiting would do me in......we'll be here for you.  you can pm me if you like.  i'm up late some nights too, so i'll check on you.

    God bless you, P.

    dj

    Thanks Deb....

    I had the mental breakdown yesterday, and seem to be much better (finally) today.  God is always good at throwing something in our path to take our minds in a different direction.  Tonight he gave me a refrigerator on the fritz.....so had to get busy moving stuff to the camper, the trailer, the little refer in the shed......forgot all about my ear :).

    Lorazapam has been my buddy at night for the last 2 weeks.....great for shutting up the committee that likes to talk to me when it's dark.  Glad I hung on to those little babies after treatment.

    p

  • Mikemetz
    Mikemetz Member Posts: 465 Member
    #27
    phrannie51 said:

    Thanks Deb....

    I had the mental breakdown yesterday, and seem to be much better (finally) today.  God is always good at throwing something in our path to take our minds in a different direction.  Tonight he gave me a refrigerator on the fritz.....so had to get busy moving stuff to the camper, the trailer, the little refer in the shed......forgot all about my ear :).

    Lorazapam has been my buddy at night for the last 2 weeks.....great for shutting up the committee that likes to talk to me when it's dark.  Glad I hung on to those little babies after treatment.

    p

    Lorazapam is your friend

    P,

    Nothing to add about what be causing the ringing, but just wanted to send you some good vibes for your upcoming scan.

    I have found Lorazapam to be great for sleeping at night.  I can wake up to go the bathroom and then get back to sleep quickly with it.

    I also understand the "I can't handle one more thing right now" mentality--even something as relatively minor as a broken fridge.  I've always been one to do little pre-planning, choosing just to wait until *&^% happens and then deal with it.  But after five years of treatments and now the ORN surgery, I look for things that might go wrong and get them fixed before they pop up at a very bad time.  I hate operating that way, but that's what I need in my life at this time.

    Best wishes for good news on the 9th.

    mike

     

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