yes its happening monday and im a bit concerned i will go crazy not being able to surf. any advice on what to do while recouperating.

sharpie said...

yes its happening monday and im a bit concerned i will go crazy not being able to surf. any advice on what to do while recouperating.

Hi mate, mine is booked for next Thursday.

I'm being told 8 weeks out of the water but I'm going to aim for 4 weeks out then 4 weeks flat water with my ear covered to ensure no wind and / or water and hopefully back into it after 8 weeks without losing too much condition after maintaining the 4 weeks flat water paddling.

Hearing some good stories and some horror stories and not sure what's fact and what's fiction but I'm 98% closed in my right ear and it's been a drama with infection so time to get it drilled.

My biggest issue at this stage is NIB who are sitting on the fence regarding part payment - not happy about their lack of support.

Be sure to look after it in the long term, the bone grows back and can do quickly and remember it's the wind which is your enemy and not water so protect the ear canal from cold air (particularly early morning dawn sessions).

I wear a GATH helmet every session flat water and waves now to save my 70% closed left ear from getting worse.

Good luck mate.

sharpie said...

yes its happening monday and im a bit concerned i will go crazy not being able to surf. any advice on what to do while recouperating.

Sorry your going to go crazyTheir is no substitute

Hi sharpie
Had both ears done. One didn't go well and was out of the water for 4 months.
Make sure you wear plugs when you do re-enter the water as being the bodies natural protection the bone growth returns quicker the second time round.
good luck
regards glen

SP said...
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A sock and lots of vaso..

Good luck with it, the op not the porn I don't need to hear about that..

Pornhub ?

I only know Madthumbs.

Got both ears done last year plus ear drum overhaul. Don't want to go there again, keep the pain killers up for the first few days and just sleep.

sharpie said...

yes its happening monday and im a bit concerned i will go crazy not being able to surf. any advice on what to do while recouperating.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery Sharpie

Phill

Seems to vary a bit about pain, recovery time etc. For me there wasn't much pain after the op, but a mate said that with his he felt like someone was sticking a red hot knife into his ear - for some weeks afterwards.

Worse thing for me was being totally deaf on one side for weeks, while the gauze packing was in the ear.

thanks so much for your kind replys. ear was starting to drive me crazy about 12 months ago, so went to specialist, he said yea there bad. so had a chat to a mate at work who had just had the op he told me to get on the public waiting list and you dont have to pay a cent, being a tight ass thought, sweet free op im up for that. hope i dont get an infection but cause another bloke i talked to was out for 5-6 months. and yea ted got splattered by a 2 foot backwash coming at me off the rocks dont really know what happened 1 minute i was cruising the next there was board, paddle,arms, legs,big fat body all trying to fly in different directions, talk about having to pull myself together.

So what are the signs???
My ears have small canals the doc says - I know I have to use the smallest earbuds on my headphones and even then they dont fit well and fall out cos they wont push in properly, plus my ears are almost endlessly getting gunk/infected; like we are talking years.
Sorry... dont want to go all 'google-doc' here... just constantly annoyed by my ears these days!

my symptoms included, ringing in the ear, not being able to get the water out even with ear clear ect, blocked ears, deafness, infections, ear ache.