They kicked me out of hospital last week.
Exactly ten years after what was supposed to be my last operation, my left ear started troubling me again. I had no other choice than to undergo some major surgery to stabilize the inflammation and to hopefully get some of my old hearing back.
Not a lot of people actually know this, but I'm almost deaf on one ear. Sitting on my left side in a crowded bar is a good guarantee that I won't be able to have any conversation with you. That's why you can see me switching chairs all the time for apparently no reason - it's not because I'm superstitious or something - I just want to be able to hear people.
But now this is all supposed to get soo much better...!
When I woke up from anaesthetics, the doctors (all three of them) were jumping up and down next to my bed like little children. Surgery went much quicker then they had expected, and they had had so much fun playing around with chunks of Titanium in my head, neurological sensors to monitor my facial nerves and so on. Oh big joy. But I can tell you - nothing feels better than seeing happy doctors when you wake up after long hours of surgery!
I'm taking it easy now - trying to recover and let the new ear heal. So bear with me if I'm not responding to your email quick enough.
For those of you who hungry for bloodshed and gore pictures - here's what my head looked like last week :-)
Enjoy,
Arjé
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Hey, I hope you can hear better! Me, as after seeing that picture I won't be able to sleep ;-)
Wishing you a quick and complete recovery!
Posted by Bertrand Delacretaz | February 7, 2008 9:25 PM
Posted on February 7, 2008 21:25
Glad to know the operation went well - best wishes for a speedy recovery and for new and improved hearing!
Posted by Andrew Savory | February 8, 2008 7:31 AM
Posted on February 8, 2008 07:31
Hi!
best wishes for the future (and your ear)! The pic is really... wow.
CU!
Posted by Matthias Wessendorf | February 8, 2008 10:08 AM
Posted on February 8, 2008 10:08
Ouch! I just read this. I hope you'll recover quickly and don't have to change chairs anymore!
The picture is a bit gore, but shows well that it wasn't a minor thing...
Take care!
Posted by Sylvain Wallez | February 9, 2008 7:11 PM
Posted on February 9, 2008 19:11
Iew - gross. Take care and congrats with the new flappy!
Posted by Steven Noels | February 15, 2008 1:14 PM
Posted on February 15, 2008 13:14
Hi Arje,
best wishes.
The picture looks like you could audition for a major part in Mad Max or some other apocalyptical 80s sci-fi-horror movie.
Posted by Lon | February 20, 2008 1:45 PM
Posted on February 20, 2008 13:45
Yikes Arje! Scary stuff. I am glad are getting better now!
Posted by Seth Gottlieb | February 24, 2008 5:31 PM
Posted on February 24, 2008 17:31