Getting my ears pierced

[marydell]

So the ear doctor was very cool, and after looking at my ears and sending me for a quick test with the audiologist (pancake, sidewalk, icecream...can't they ever use different words?) said that my ears have fluid in them and that there are two ways to take care of it.  1. Medicine including steriods 2. Tubes.  I picked option 2 and am scheduled to have the procedure first thing tomorrow morning.  For adults it's done in the office with a local anasthetic, and I can drive and work afterwards, which is good because I have hardly any vacation time left, so I'd prefer not to burn a whole day for this.

Basically the process involves holding still while he puts a little nick in the eardrum, suctions it (ew), and then inserts a tiny plastic tube with a flange on the outer end.  You wouldn't think a girl with 6 earring holes and 4 tattoos would be nervous about having to stay still while someone does owie things to me, but I am - I'm afraid I'll flinch and cause a problem.   For dental things of this nature I take a valium beforehand, but for the ear thing I'm just indulging in various soothing & bad-for-me foods.   Haven't decided what to have for dinner tonight but ribs from Portillo's are sounding good.

Last night I kept dreaming about children in my care being in danger.  Like, in one dream we moved into a house with a pool that didn't have any fencing or covering, and then I dreamed that I had my youngest nephew in the car but had accidentally put him in his stroller instead of in his car seat, so when I stopped the car the stroller rolled out into the street with him in it.  I retrieved him safely--no children were harmed in any of my dreams, but I kept dreaming about being very anxious about children.  I think this must be related to the tubes thing--Charlie just got them a couple of months ago, which was worrisome, and when I had them as a child the experience was always bad--getting them, I mean; having them was always great but the surgeries were difficult for various reasons.  Anyway I'm not sure quite how the dreams related but I'm assuming they do. 

Comments

[etumukutenyak.livejournal.com]

Mushroom, airplane, hot dog...

I had a small incision made in my eardrum once, and if you've done this more than once, you are my hero. In fact, I think I'll go lie down and whimper in solidarity. Ribs sound yummy, though.

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

You wouldn't think a girl with 6 earring holes and 4 tattoos would be nervous about having to stay still while someone does owie things to me

That reminds me of a co-worker, from when I was living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her hubby was a Marine, but he'd been known to faint when on the receiving end of needles.

You'll do fine, Mary.

[marydell.livejournal.com]

I hope so! Needles used to freak me out a lot, but then I had allergy shots - 2 shots in each arm, once a week for a couple of years. That pretty much got me over that particular thing.

Oddly, it's the sitting-still part that I'm worried about, more than the rest. I suppose because it's the only part that depends on me...

[readinggeek451]

You'll do fine.

[seawasp]

Good luck. Me, I don't think "local" would cut it with me. "You're going to stick something IN MY EAR and CUT it? And you want me CONSCIOUS for this? I don't THINK so."

[marydell.livejournal.com]

No guts, no glory!