Patty’s ear problems started at age 16. She wasn’t diagnosed
until age 25. She’s now 29.
Not everyone wants their name out on the web, so I’ll call this patient Patty.
It’s not unusual for ACC to be diagnosed. From the time Patty
turned 16 she complained about problems with her ears. Her family lived in the
Kansas City area, not Podunk in the boonies. Her parents took her to one
specialist after another.
Frequently Patty had irritation, inflammation and other symptoms.
The ENTs treated her with ear drops, steroids, and various other miscellaneous
medications.
By the time Patty went to college she’d seen three different
ENT’s. None of them could figure out the repeated episodes of pain. The 4th ENT
decided to perform a minor surgery to remove the scar tissue from her ear and
graft skin from her arm onto the surface of the ear canal.
When the doctor sent the scar/inflamed tissue to the
pathology lab for a routine biopsy, it came back Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
(ACC). Even that fourth ENT didn’t think the Patty’s ear problems were anything
to worry about—not until the biopsy returned.
Remember, doctors are human, God is divine. Second, third and
even fourth opinions are sometimes necessary to find the absolute truth. ACC is
one of the rare cancers many ENT’s never see in a lifetime.
I will say to the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my
God, in whom I trust. Psalm 91:2
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