ANA Discussion Forum
Post-Treatment => Post-Treatment => Topic started by: LizAN on December 18, 2012, 05:20:38 pm
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Is it normal to still have pain at the surgical site 5+ months after translab? There is a spot an inch or so wide between my incision and my ear that still hurts. It has suddenly occurred to me that may be the site of entry and the titanium plate. Would the pain indicate a reaction to the titanium or is it normal for it to hurt there this long after surgery? It's not bad enough to need medication but it is definitely sore. I'm having BAHA surgery tomorrow and hoping that titanium is not a problem for me.
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I do not know if it is normal, but I am at 14 months and still have sensitivity in the area around my surgery site. Surgery involves transecting scalp nerves and those nerves seem to take their own time to heal. I have a titanium plate as cranioplasty and doubt it has anything to do with the sensations I feel in the area.
All that said, the area is less and less sensitive with time passing, and my surgeon assures me that the area will return to at least near normal eventually. It really has improved lately. Good luck.
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Dear Liz an...I am two months out and have no scalp pain, but rather a numbness on that bony ridge behind the ear all along the incision. I think things may h urt or ache when they grow and move around. What about phoning or emailing your ENT?