Day 2 post op

Well it's a stunning day here today, clear blue and plenty of sun. I won't be out and about much though as my ear is still throbbing and I'm still a little half cut from the anaesthetic. Managed to sleep OK despite the constant white noise in my ear - it's a little like the noise you get from going to a really loud rock concert or night club - I feel like I've fallen asleep next to an amplifier! I guess it's to be expected after 2 hours of constant drilling next to my ear drum. I can see why they say there's the risk of deafness now.

Just had to change the cotton wool plugging on the outisde of my ear (has to be done 3 times a day) and nearly ripped out some of the padding in there - there's apparently 3 sections of gorse padding stuffed in my ear to aid the healing process and keep the ear canal open while it heals.

Anyway, life goes on and there are far worse things that people are suffering right now so all things considered I'm pretty lucky really!

I will try to update this blog regularly up to the day I get back in the water so that people can get an idea of the experience and hopefully learn from it by wearing ear plugs. I can't recommend them more, although I have tried almost all ear plugs and never found any that totally stop the water so if anyone has any suggestions lets have them. (I've tried blue tac - one of the best solutions, doc's pro-plugs - flushed with water despite trying different sizes, bees wax - fell apart in ear and had to go to A&E 3 times to have bits poked out and moulded ear plugs - up there with the blue tac but still lets some water in.)

Link - nasty surfer's ear story http://www.surfplugs.co.uk/