Oh my Carol,,

 in the ear.  Still praying with and for you.

Vicki
Didn't know you could get eczema

----- Original Message -----
From: "carol pearson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 2:22 AM
Subject: THE LATEST HEALTH UPDATE FOR ME


> Hi All,
>
> Well, as Phil thinks everyone may want to know and I'm not really feeling
> much like typing just now, I am giving everyone an update on the situation
> with my ears rather than writing individual messages.  (Feel free to press
> DEL if you wish!  <SMILE>)
>
> Yesterday was the fourth appointment in just less than a week.  I saw the
> doctor I'd seen first, which is the one I'm not so keen on.  She
confirmed,
> what I already suspected, that this appeared to be another eczema attack
> (not too usual in ears).  It's not a usual form of eczema either but a
> variant which I get on my legs from time to time.  Even on my legs I can
end
> up with ulcers, so can understsand why the ears get so painful.  Anyway,
> again she gave me the usual treatment - a clean and then inserted another
> wick to open the very swollen and narrow ear canal.  (Ouch!!)  Well, she
> made it clear that if this wick fell out (not because of the swelling
going
> down but for any other reason) then I was to go straight back.  It fell
out
> yesterday soon after I got home and when I removed the cotton wool, as she
> just hadn't got it in far enough.  (Only one doctor out of four has
managed
> to do this successfully so far which is not surprising because of the
> swollen and narrow ear canal.)  Anyway, I made a decision not to go back
> until my next scheduled appointment which is Monday.  Meantime I'll just
> press on with drops and cotton wool.  I just feel it's an awful waste of
my
> time and energy (when they can't keep it in anyway) and I have to get
> someone to take me which isn't easy.  Meantime, I still have quite a
hearing
> loss in that ear and am not totally convinced it is going to recover.
That
> is something I'd like people to pray about.  Most of the pain has gone, as
> long as it's left alone, I'm glad to say.
>
> I am still feeling very physically low after the intake of so very many
pain
> killers over the week, together with strong antibiotics, which followed
> quickly upon two doses from the dentist.  Truthfully, I don't want to do
> very much right now and have lots that wants doing.  Sometimes we just
have
> to get up and shake ourselves and move on, but we have to know that time
has
> come.  I am thinking of a short shopping expedition (for something I need
> and like) to achieve this and make me feel more normal again, but as yet
> don't feel I can quite make it.
>
> Well, there's my update.  If I'm not posting much then you know it's just
> that I can't get down to it.  Yes, even the computer is a bit of a "No,
no"!
>
> Thanks for any and all prayers coming my way.  I really do appreciate
them!
>
>
> --
> Carol
>