Today I was pleasantly surprised by a physician...Dr. Oyesiku from Emory called me at 10 am to tell me he had already reviewed my scans with the neuroradiologist and the neurotologist and they agree, I need a lumbar puncture to test my cranial pressure and then a cisternogram (type of MRI with contrast medium injected into the spinal fluid) to visualize the leak better. (Not looking forward to this.)
His ear guy, Dr. Doug Mattox at Emory, does not necessarily agree with the assessments of the other ear guys and wants me to come in (even though I previously refused, I will now.) He may be able to offer a mastoid approach to the surgery which would be through the ear and bones of the ear rather than the skull. The one concern with that is hearing loss and he says I may not necessarily lose my hearing with that approach. So that's positive.
Waiting on Emory to call me back to schedule the lumbar procedure and appointment with Dr. Mattox. Hoping that will be the last of the diagnostic work and THEN I can move forward with one approach or the other!
Very impressed with how quickly Dr. Oyesiku did what he said he was going to do. Although he didn't call my ear guys...
His ear guy, Dr. Doug Mattox at Emory, does not necessarily agree with the assessments of the other ear guys and wants me to come in (even though I previously refused, I will now.) He may be able to offer a mastoid approach to the surgery which would be through the ear and bones of the ear rather than the skull. The one concern with that is hearing loss and he says I may not necessarily lose my hearing with that approach. So that's positive.
Waiting on Emory to call me back to schedule the lumbar procedure and appointment with Dr. Mattox. Hoping that will be the last of the diagnostic work and THEN I can move forward with one approach or the other!
Very impressed with how quickly Dr. Oyesiku did what he said he was going to do. Although he didn't call my ear guys...
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