Well I have 10 days to go until my bilateral surgery. I am definitely counting down the days. This next week is going to be a crazy, hectic, and EXCITING week. I am thrilled that I have the opportunity to go bilateral with implants. I have had the first implant for about 3 1/2 months now and I love it. I do not regret the decision of getting an implant at all. Matter of fact I am thrilled with that decision.
Anyways....I am spending this weekend getting ahead on some of my graduate work since I will be missing class the week of my surgery.
10 MORE DAYS!!!
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Two Weeks to GO!!!
Well I am down to two weeks until surgery and the days cannot go by fast enough. I liked the first time better, because I only had to wait four days between my evaluation and surgery. This time is killing my because I am so excited and all I can think about is my surgery.
Anyways....I am getting things in place for my students as I will be out of work for at least a week, maybe longer, depending on how I am feeling. I am trying to get lesson plans and all of that ready.
16 days and counting....this is so exciting.
Anyways....I am getting things in place for my students as I will be out of work for at least a week, maybe longer, depending on how I am feeling. I am trying to get lesson plans and all of that ready.
16 days and counting....this is so exciting.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
CI Number 2 Pre-op and First CI 3 Month results
Well yesterday was exciting in more ways than not. I had a visit to UNC for my three month mapping and testing as well as my pre-op for my second implant. I will start with my first implant testing results.
The audiologists are going to have to try and find a new test for me as I have done extremely well. They mentioned this new test they want me to try the next time I am in the office. It uses real human voices and is more real-life than the current HINT and CNC tests that are used.
My scores at 3 months post activation:
HINT in Quiet-100%
HINT in Noise-97%
CNC-78%
Otherwise I had my pre-op and all is well. Apparently my surgeon thought my surgery was today instead of a couple more weeks. I say this because he initialed the side of my head, this is required at UNC or they will not take you into the OR. He also gave me a great big hug. Anyways, I still have four weeks until surgery....APRIL 7th. That day can not get here fast enough!!
Until next time....
The audiologists are going to have to try and find a new test for me as I have done extremely well. They mentioned this new test they want me to try the next time I am in the office. It uses real human voices and is more real-life than the current HINT and CNC tests that are used.
My scores at 3 months post activation:
HINT in Quiet-100%
HINT in Noise-97%
CNC-78%
Otherwise I had my pre-op and all is well. Apparently my surgeon thought my surgery was today instead of a couple more weeks. I say this because he initialed the side of my head, this is required at UNC or they will not take you into the OR. He also gave me a great big hug. Anyways, I still have four weeks until surgery....APRIL 7th. That day can not get here fast enough!!
Until next time....
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Exciting News
On Friday the 13th....of February I received awesome news. I was approved for my bilateral cochlear implant. So everything is full speed ahead with my surgery on my left ear. I have pre-op on March 9, and surgery is on April 7. I am so excited I can't stand it anymore.
48 days to go!!
48 days to go!!
Something Interesting
This is something my principal sent to me a couple of weeks ago.
http://home.att.net/~hideaway_today/t130/frog.htm
http://home.att.net/~hideaway_today/t130/frog.htm
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Things to Hear
Well a little over a week has passed and things are still going great.
Over the past few days I have been able to hear a person tapping a pencil on the table in my graduate class. I was able to understand the professor when he was talking with his back turned to me.
My favorite has been the sound of the snow squishing under my feet, or the sound the snow makes when you compact it into a snow ball. The sound of the ice cracking as you open the frozen car door.
All of the sounds are great to hear and I continue to look forward to every day and the new sounds that day will bring. I am becoming even more excited about counting down the days until my surgery. A couple more months and I will hopefully be bilateral!!!
Over the past few days I have been able to hear a person tapping a pencil on the table in my graduate class. I was able to understand the professor when he was talking with his back turned to me.
My favorite has been the sound of the snow squishing under my feet, or the sound the snow makes when you compact it into a snow ball. The sound of the ice cracking as you open the frozen car door.
All of the sounds are great to hear and I continue to look forward to every day and the new sounds that day will bring. I am becoming even more excited about counting down the days until my surgery. A couple more months and I will hopefully be bilateral!!!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Random update
So over the past weekend I was doing some housework and I realized things that made sound...it was interesting and exciting.
I was mixing up the water and soap to mop the kitchen when all the sudden I heard this noise....I could not figure out for the life of me what it was. I was probably hilarious to watch as I roamed around the kitchen trying to find the sound. Well I found it....It was the popping of the bubbles in my mop water. I did not even know that bubbles made a sound. I loved it....I just put my head over the bucket and listened for a few minutes.
I was boiling water the other day to make tea, and I was in the other room. Once again I heard something that I couldn't identify. Well this one was easier to figure out. I heard the water boiling in the kitchen.
When I was in Chapel Hill for my mapping I heard one thing that I never thought I would hear. I was looking forward to spring just to hear this....birds. Where I live it is too cold and the birds are long gone for the winter. In Chapel Hill I was walking to the car and I heard the birds singing. It was gorgeous. I just stopped and stood there listening to the music of the birds....there is nothing better at this point.
That's all for now.
I was mixing up the water and soap to mop the kitchen when all the sudden I heard this noise....I could not figure out for the life of me what it was. I was probably hilarious to watch as I roamed around the kitchen trying to find the sound. Well I found it....It was the popping of the bubbles in my mop water. I did not even know that bubbles made a sound. I loved it....I just put my head over the bucket and listened for a few minutes.
I was boiling water the other day to make tea, and I was in the other room. Once again I heard something that I couldn't identify. Well this one was easier to figure out. I heard the water boiling in the kitchen.
When I was in Chapel Hill for my mapping I heard one thing that I never thought I would hear. I was looking forward to spring just to hear this....birds. Where I live it is too cold and the birds are long gone for the winter. In Chapel Hill I was walking to the car and I heard the birds singing. It was gorgeous. I just stopped and stood there listening to the music of the birds....there is nothing better at this point.
That's all for now.
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