New to the group! Need advise

[quimby143]

For 4 years I have been battleing fluid in my right ear. I have been in and out of the doctor trying to figure out what was going on. I finally had a CT scan done 3 weeks ago and got a call that night from the doctor saying I need to get in to have a MRI done. They found a lot of fluid in my middle ear only on the one side along with a cephaloceles of the petrous apex in the meckles cave. I went in yesterday and they cut into my eardrum to get some of the fluid to check for a CSF leak. I am so scared and wonder if anyone else has suffered from this same thing??

[Darlene]

quimby143,

It is great to have you come and be with us. You will fine a great number of dear friends to listen when you are in need of ears. Please, just let us know how we can help you out. You will find out we are supportive and relaxing place.

Click on the following forum for some assistance on your questions.

CSF Leak:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum78.html

Please keep us up to date on your condition. Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

[Rrae]

Welcome to NT!

You've certainly found a wonderful place for support and understanding!
People here are very caring and it's such a down-to-earth atmosphere.

Make yourself right at home and post in any of the forums you feel inclined. There's a friendly soul around every corner.
Just holler if you need help finding your way around or if you have any questions.

It's great to have you!

Rae

[Sam]

Hi. Welcome to the forum. i'm afraid I can't help you with your specific problem, but wanted to offer support. Waiting for an answer on a test can be frustrating and frightening. Especially if you think it might be something serious.

When you go back into your Dr. for your results, you might want to consider either bringing someone with you, or, if can't do that, a pad and pen. Most people forget a lot of the information they get at appointments simply because they are nervous or there is so much information and unfamiliar language that they miss a lot. Once you get home, you have more questions than what you went in with.

If you have questions that you know you want to ask, write them down before going to your Dr. That way you won't forget what you wanted to ask. I hope this helps a little. Good luck to you. Hopefully the results won't be as bad as you fear.

Sam