24-06-2016, 10:18 AM
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Re: Cochlear Implant
I got home from hospital about 19:30 after having what they've told me was the perfect outcome with my Implant yesterday!I had had no pain, no dizziness, no side effects, no "collateral damage” - (and there was a risk) – NOTHING, except a dull ache behind my right ear.
The surgeon and his team were ecstatic, telling me that it was THE perfect Implant procedure as far as they were concerned.
It's weird, I am not religious at all but I feel someone or something's watching over me - daft isn't it?!
I want so much to get back in the world and find myself again and restart my life - I'll have to live a lot longer to achieve that so it's up to me to make the most of this amazing second chance!
I’ve had a lot of messages from my online friends; one really inspiring message regarding my implant from someone who had one nearly 5 years ago and now I've realised that I am not the only one to be so adversely affected by deafness I feel fantastically happy for the first time in too many years!!
This morning, the 24th of June 2016 I awoke to find it’s not a dream and all those worries regarding the risks have slipped away.
I’ve destroyed the hastily-written Will – don’t need it now!
Another message I received said “Welcome to the first day of the rest of your life!
Bring it on! Onwards! Martin xxx
24-06-2016, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Twink55
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Great news Steve, please keep us up to date with how you progress. I suspect this operation wont just help your hearing, but clear a lot of your anxiety too.
The whole experience with theatre and then Recovery to me was seconds - I just suddenly found myself in a large room with a lot of people I'd not seen before.
It wasn't so much waking up or coming to - it was more suddenly finding myself there.
For a few moments I actually thought I'd died then a nurse came over and spoke to me but I had no hearing aids in so I read her lips, then I realised I was fine and it was like a huge weight lifted off my shoulders and I felt like laughing out loud!
I was smiling still when the nurses came to check me out, although I still didn't have my aids!
I'm still smiling! stevmk2
24-06-2016, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by stevmk2
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I already feel much better Twink - thank you for that.The whole experience with theatre and then Recovery to me was seconds - I just suddenly found myself in a large room with a lot of people I'd not seen before.
It wasn't so much waking up or coming to - it was more suddenly finding myself there.
For a few moments I actually thought I'd died then a nurse came over and spoke to me but I had no hearing aids in so I read her lips, then I realised I was fine and it was like a huge weight lifted off my shoulders and I felt like laughing out loud!
I was smiling still when the nurses came to check me out, although I still didn't have my aids!
I'm still smiling! stevmk2
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