Surgery went ok. This time around it seemed to be easy. No rush, no fuss, no problems at all. And in the after effects, I don't feel anywhere as near dizzy as I did after my right-side implant. And I have no pain at all and have not taken any pain medication. That seems very good to me.
Here's the review of yesterday's events:
Arrived at the hospital around 5:35 AM. Roxanne captured this lovely photo of my existing right side CI. I think this is the first actual photo of me with the CI showing.
The pre-op nurse took this photo. Roxanne tries to hide here but can't escape the wide angle shot (ha!). I am all decked out in my "breezy" surgical gown. Good thing that there is not a mirror on the wall behind me.
On a slightly divergent note, I see my blood pressure is just as good as it can be. This reading was taken just after I had walked a good distance and was not resting or in a restful state. That bottom number is really, really good. Let's hear it for swimming laps!
About 6:30 AM, my surgeon, Dr. Ashley Sikand arrived and brought me a "Cochlear Backpack."
Then it was off to surgery. Here is Dr. Sikand working on my left ear implant. 
And here is a lovely head shot of me half-awake and half-snoozing after the surgery was completed. Does anyone think I could ever look more stunning than I do here? Wow, I'm so hot!
Anyway, today, the day after surgery, I am feeling pretty good.
Right now Roxanne is making us a lunch of Shrimp w/green bell peppers (yummy!). I can already walk up and down the stairs without assistance, so it's time for me to take a stroll down to the kitchen and eat.
More updates soon.
...dan...
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2 comments:
Dan,
Unbelievable!! Did you even stay overnight in the hospital? You are doing fantastic.
I think we are going to build a swimming pool in the backyard so we can all have blood pressure like yours.
Party on,
Susan N.
Hi Susan,
The CI is a "day surgery" process... it only takes a couple of hours and then a short recovery time and I went home soon after (both times).
Still no pain to speak of. I do have a "crick" in the neck from where they tried to twist off my head to get at my ear :-) But I understand that that is a common side effect.
As for lap pools ... Now I have to wait until I completely heal up to go swimming! Rats! That's gonna be a couple of weeks at least!
Cheers,
...dan...
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