Surgery x 3

I had the endo Sac decompression done in 2013 and it helped with the vertigo, a little with balance and only lost 3% of my hearing prior to the surgery. Starting in April I noticed I was started to have more and more vertigo.  Calling into work frequently.  I had my yearly check up in July and received a decametasone injection in my ear that worked about a month for the vertigo.  My hearing test showed no change.  Then I was having a major Menieres flare and had another hearing test done which showed in less than a month I lost an additional 10% hearing loss.  Was sent back to the specialist I wanted the nerve cut, I don’t care if I have no hearing in that ear only to be told no because I’m showing signs it is going in my other ear.  I had the 2nd Sac decompression and had a csf leak.  Which was closed and dried, discharged home after a day.  I had severe pain, nausea, vomiting.  I was told to go to the nearest ER.  They were treating me for meningitis cause my spinal tap showed WBC in it.  I was in the hospital for 5 days.  Started having gel oooze from my incision and was transferred back to the hospital that performed the surgery. I had to have s craniotomy, they cleaned the infection out.  I was told the CSF leak was still closed and dried.  I was in for 5 days again. Since being home, I’ve had a lot of pain but what is killing me is the spasms in my ear.  I can’t stand it.  Headaches are horrible.  I can’t think, can’t get my words out right, no appetite, no balance and I’m having vertigo again.  Anyone else go through this.  I just want to get back to work and life but I feel it may be a loss. 

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