Comments for Richard Mondello http://www.richardmondello.com Life of a Student at Tufts University Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:32:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on My Tympanoplasty, A Retrospective by Sshah http://www.richardmondello.com/2008/08/23/my-tympanoplasty-a-retrospective/#comment-2144 Sshah Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:32:53 +0000 http://www.richardmondello.com/?p=587#comment-2144 Hi everyone, I have a perforated left eardrum...got it about 2 years back. My doctor has advised me to go for a tympanoplasty...so i`ll most probably be under the knife this november. Anyways, a few days back..i came to another city..the temp here is much cooler than what my hometown is at this time of the year..2 days ago..my left ear started behaving strangely...it feels kinda like its "blocked"...I suspect it`s just earwax...i am not in pain...also there have been no discharges through my ear...however this feeling is quite annoying...since I`m new at this pplace...it`ll take some time to find a good doctor...in the meantime i was wondering if anyone among you had an idea as to what was wrong? Hi everyone,
I have a perforated left eardrum…got it about 2 years back. My doctor has advised me to go for a tympanoplasty…so i`ll most probably be under the knife this november.

Anyways, a few days back..i came to another city..the temp here is much cooler than what my hometown is at this time of the year..2 days ago..my left ear started behaving strangely…it feels kinda like its “blocked”…I suspect it`s just earwax…i am not in pain…also there have been no discharges through my ear…however this feeling is quite annoying…since I`m new at this pplace…it`ll take some time to find a good doctor…in the meantime i was wondering if anyone among you had an idea as to what was wrong?

]]> Comment on My Tympanoplasty, A Retrospective by Elliott http://www.richardmondello.com/2008/08/23/my-tympanoplasty-a-retrospective/#comment-2141 Elliott Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:26:14 +0000 http://www.richardmondello.com/?p=587#comment-2141 Mike G, That's troubling news. I've got fingers crossed for you. Keep it dry and stay positive, eat right, get lots of sleep, lift nothing, etc. Do everything you can to help it heal. -Elliott Mike G,
That’s troubling news. I’ve got fingers crossed for you. Keep it dry and stay positive, eat right, get lots of sleep, lift nothing, etc. Do everything you can to help it heal.
-Elliott

]]> Comment on Tympanoplasty Question by Ryan Nichole http://www.richardmondello.com/2009/01/08/tympanoplasty-question/#comment-2048 Ryan Nichole Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:20:36 +0000 http://www.richardmondello.com/?p=771#comment-2048 Hey Mike, Though I had a tympanoplasty with fascia graft, the same thing happened to me. Just a few weeks after surgery, my ENT found a new hole in my eardrum, that he is just kind of "letting heal on its own". Luckily for me, the new hole kind of works as a tube and fixes my mal-functioning eustachian tube. Good luck! I'm sorry I can't offer hope, just wanted to let you know that it happened to me too! Hey Mike,
Though I had a tympanoplasty with fascia graft, the same thing happened to me. Just a few weeks after surgery, my ENT found a new hole in my eardrum, that he is just kind of “letting heal on its own”. Luckily for me, the new hole kind of works as a tube and fixes my mal-functioning eustachian tube. Good luck! I’m sorry I can’t offer hope, just wanted to let you know that it happened to me too!

]]> Comment on Tympanoplasty Question by Mike G. http://www.richardmondello.com/2009/01/08/tympanoplasty-question/#comment-2040 Mike G. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:11:05 +0000 http://www.richardmondello.com/?p=771#comment-2040 Well, I visited the doc yesterday for my 8-week post op (Tympanoplasty). Bad news quickly surfaced when he noticed a hole had developed on my new drum. He placed a patch over it and administered a powder form medication and gave me a prescription for this. Its interesting, when I visited the doctor three weeks prior before returning to work my ear was fine. I suspect that the heavy lifting and activities at work contributed to this new hole. The doctor doesn’t seem to agree, but I am really disappointed. He now is telling me that I should be on light duty and not over do it with any heavy lifting. I really wish he would've conveyed that to me three weeks ago when everything was intact. If this patch doesn’t work, he will have to go back into my ear (surgery again!) lift up my new drum and place a piece of cartilage behind the hole for reinforcement and to complete the drum. I really hope I will not need surgery again :( Did anyone else have a similar experience after their tympanoplasty and new eardrum was placed? Thanks everyone! Well, I visited the doc yesterday for my 8-week post op (Tympanoplasty). Bad news quickly surfaced when he noticed a hole had developed on my new drum. He placed a patch over it and administered a powder form medication and gave me a prescription for this.
Its interesting, when I visited the doctor three weeks prior before returning to work my ear was fine. I suspect that the heavy lifting and activities at work contributed to this new hole. The doctor doesn’t seem to agree, but I am really disappointed. He now is telling me that I should be on light duty and not over do it with any heavy lifting. I really wish he would’ve conveyed that to me three weeks ago when everything was intact.
If this patch doesn’t work, he will have to go back into my ear (surgery again!) lift up my new drum and place a piece of cartilage behind the hole for reinforcement and to complete the drum. I really hope I will not need surgery again :(
Did anyone else have a similar experience after their tympanoplasty and new eardrum was placed? Thanks everyone!

]]> Comment on An Analysis of Tufts’ OCL Advertising Policy by Richard Mondello http://www.richardmondello.com/2010/08/11/an-analysis-of-tufts-ocl-advertising-policy/#comment-2037 Richard Mondello Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:55:39 +0000 http://www.richardmondello.com/?p=1071#comment-2037 Bruce, I can't disagree with anything you said about flyers, and your perspective is a nice addition to this post. I believe that my points on the professionalism, editing, and locations stand strong, however. Presentation matters, especially when it comes to policy. Take care and enjoy your beach. Bruce,

I can’t disagree with anything you said about flyers, and your perspective is a nice addition to this post. I believe that my points on the professionalism, editing, and locations stand strong, however. Presentation matters, especially when it comes to policy.

Take care and enjoy your beach.

]]> Comment on An Analysis of Tufts’ OCL Advertising Policy by Bruce ratain http://www.richardmondello.com/2010/08/11/an-analysis-of-tufts-ocl-advertising-policy/#comment-2035 Bruce ratain Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:08:32 +0000 http://www.richardmondello.com/?p=1071#comment-2035 Ricky, thanks for this watchdog work. It's great to know that people are keeping track of what's going on-especially while not even at school. In general I think you're being a bit hard on ocl..doesn't sound like they did anything deserving of adjectives such as "shameful". But anyway, my main point Isnt about hyperbole, but about flyering. While I certainly share your concern about policy changes without student input, the flyering change came from senate (I was running point, specifically). Eboard was involved, etc. Ocl was actually a great help throughout, but it was our change. So if your concern is about studen t input, here it's fortunately unfounded. If you don't like the change: our campus is literally inundated with flyers. As a signatory I know that I doesn't help grouped advertise.. It just makes a mess that nobody can distinguish, and, at least equally important, rapaciously devours trees. Hence this solution. It will be explained directly to signatories at the treAsury meetin thing, so it will be clear to groups. I don't really feel like spending more Panamanian beach time articulating every poin now, but if this clarification didn't suffice, I'm happy to go further. Good work again in keeping on top of everything like this. There have certainly been times when policy changes have been uninclusive, and when a heads up like this would have been a huge help. Look forward to seeing you back at tufts soon. Ricky,
thanks for this watchdog work. It’s great to know that people are keeping track of what’s going on-especially while not even at school.

In general I think you’re being a bit hard on ocl..doesn’t sound like they did anything deserving of adjectives such as “shameful”.

But anyway, my main point Isnt about hyperbole, but about flyering. While I certainly share your concern about policy changes without student input, the flyering change came from senate (I was running point, specifically). Eboard was involved, etc. Ocl was actually a great help throughout, but it was our change. So if your concern is about studen t input, here it’s fortunately unfounded.

If you don’t like the change: our campus is literally inundated with flyers. As a signatory I know that I doesn’t help grouped advertise.. It just makes a mess that nobody can distinguish, and, at least equally important, rapaciously devours trees. Hence this solution. It will be explained directly to signatories at the treAsury meetin thing, so it will be clear to groups. I don’t really feel like spending more Panamanian beach time articulating every poin now, but if this clarification didn’t suffice, I’m happy to go further.

Good work again in keeping on top of everything like this. There have certainly been times when policy changes have been uninclusive, and when a heads up like this would have been a huge help. Look forward to seeing you back at tufts soon.

]]> Comment on My Tympanoplasty, A Retrospective by Mike G. http://www.richardmondello.com/2008/08/23/my-tympanoplasty-a-retrospective/#comment-2034 Mike G. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:38:36 +0000 http://www.richardmondello.com/?p=587#comment-2034 Well, I visited the doc yesterday for my 8-week post op (Tympanoplasty). Bad news quickly surfaced when he noticed a hole had developed on my new drum. He placed a patch over it and administered a powder form medication and gave me a prescription for this. It interesting, when I visited the doctor three weeks prior before returning to work my ear was fine. I am suspect that the heavy lifting and activities at work contributed to this new hole. The doctor doesn't seem to agree, but I am really disappointed. If this patch doesn't work, he will have to go back into my ear (surgery again) lift up my new drum and place a piece of cartilage behind the hole for reinforcement and to complete the drum. I really hope I will not need surgery again :( Did anyone else have a similar experience after their tympanoplasty and new eardrum was placed? Thanks! Well, I visited the doc yesterday for my 8-week post op (Tympanoplasty). Bad news quickly surfaced when he noticed a hole had developed on my new drum. He placed a patch over it and administered a powder form medication and gave me a prescription for this.
It interesting, when I visited the doctor three weeks prior before returning to work my ear was fine. I am suspect that the heavy lifting and activities at work contributed to this new hole. The doctor doesn’t seem to agree, but I am really disappointed.
If this patch doesn’t work, he will have to go back into my ear (surgery again) lift up my new drum and place a piece of cartilage behind the hole for reinforcement and to complete the drum. I really hope I will not need surgery again :(
Did anyone else have a similar experience after their tympanoplasty and new eardrum was placed? Thanks!

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]]> Comment on GetchaBooks by Richard Mondello http://www.richardmondello.com/2010/08/17/getchabooks/#comment-1968 Richard Mondello Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:41:16 +0000 http://www.richardmondello.com/?p=1108#comment-1968 Magic, technology, and everything in between. Magic, technology, and everything in between.

]]> Comment on GetchaBooks by Kim http://www.richardmondello.com/2010/08/17/getchabooks/#comment-1967 Kim Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:33:01 +0000 http://www.richardmondello.com/?p=1108#comment-1967 very very cool...how do you collect the book lists for each class? very very cool…how do you collect the book lists for each class?

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