Yesterday (Friday), I missed half of school to visit my surgeon. It was a quick visit, and a very positive one. He removed some inner packing in my ear, gave me a prescription for some ear drops, and took my questions. He said it looks good in there and that I’m likely on my way to a good recovery. I’ll see him again in two weeks.
Oh, I can take traditional showers again!
Excellent. Now, assuming you make a full recovery and everything works perfectly, will you be capable of swimming/diving/everything-else-you-couldn’t-do-before?
I’d take an extra month or two before doing anything risky, but, yes.
So, let’s all hope for me.