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It has been 3 days since my surgery. I'm surprised that I am suffering from no side effects, with exception of numbness in my tongue and taste buds. My appetite is very low, I get full very easily (I could only eat 1/2 slice of pizza, when I normally eat 2 or 3 slices!).

Now, On my left side (where I had the implant), I cannot feel it at the skin. It feels numb there as well. I assume that is normal due to pain meds?

Secondly, those who have it, were you ever concerned that the CI moving during recovery? I guess I'm just a wee bit paranoid because I can feel my implant a little bit, and I can feel a little indentation (it feels soft, not hard where a head bone would be). Should I be worried about how deep it is or what?

I'm just paranoid, so i came here to make sure that I really have very very low chance of the implant moving around, and the electrodes moving around.

Other than that, I'm recovering very nicely.

Good luck to SkullChick! She's next! Wooooooot!
 
My surgery was in July. It is normal to feel what you are feeling. Don't worry it is not moving at all. It just feels strange. The site will be numb for a while and you get use to it.
 
Congrats on coming through your surgery with flying colors! Day three was the "horrid" day for me. I had no issues with appetite, I wasn't exactly a calorie counter after my surgery :) The entire incision should feel numb due to the incision, not the meds. There is part of my ear that still feels numb. It took me three weeks before I could lay down on it.

As for the CI moving around, it is anchored into your skull. The use a dummy model during surgery to make sure the well they drill in your skull is just deep enough for the implant and not a smidge more. Once everything is in place, it is stuck in there. Even if you sneezed, there is no chance of moving those electrodes. After surgery, I couldn't feel my implant until the swelling went down which took about a week or so. Now almost four months later, it feels hard and firmly in place :)

I'm so glad to see you are recovering so well :)
 
Awesome, that's all the assurance I need! I thought I was going crazy because my left side feels pretty numb...in a way it's a good thing because I'm not in a lot of pain like I was the first day and 2nd.

MODS: you can lock this topic, I got my answers. LOL!
 
In most cases, the CI is anchored (tied) to the skull, so it should not be moving. Sounds like that is a normal feeling from those who posted above. Good luck.
 
I see that vallee answered your question. But I just wanted to let you know that the numb feeling you have your head is not from the pain medication, it's actually from the OR team numbing the area where they're planning on cutting you before they do the actual cut so that it doesn't hurt you even while you're put under. That numb feeling will go away in time, probably a few weeks.

All the pain medication that was provided for you does is to help you deal with the pain better, that's all. :)
 
I heard a story where this guy got a cochlear implant for his left ear.

After a few months, he got tired of it and stopped wearing his device. So, he just went around without wearing anything.

Years later, he started having a weird metallic sensation whenever he ate.

One morning, he woke up and found his implant sitting in his mouth! He took it out and went to the doctor to see what happened.

Apparently, since he didn't wear his CI... it started to move through the bone and skin in his face. As the years went by, it made its way downwards towards his mouth. That's when it dislodged itself and appeared in his mouth one night. The metallic taste that he was having during meals was the implant starting to unknowingly emerge from the side of his mouth.

Weird story, eh? Unbelievable?

Of course, I made it up. :)




The truth? The implant is part of the bone, so it doesn't really move. It would take a very hard hit in the head for something to happen. The side effects you're experiencing is normal and it will go away as time goes by. Contact your doctor for more information. I'm surprised your doctor didn't tell you beforehand.

It's like those doctors who do other kinds of surgeries. They tell you when you get out of surgery with things like... "For the next few days, you will experience this and that. I recommend these medications for they may help with some of these experiences."
 
VamPyroX: You had me laughing - I yelled out "yeah right, that's pure bullshit!" by accident & my husband, who is hearing, is working & on the phone and they heard that. Hahaha. :D Then I read down & thought to myself "I knew it was BS!" Heh. :D

VamPyroX said:
I heard a story where this guy got a cochlear implant for his left ear.

After a few months, he got tired of it and stopped wearing his device. So, he just went around without wearing anything.

Years later, he started having a weird metallic sensation whenever he ate.

One morning, he woke up and found his implant sitting in his mouth! He took it out and went to the doctor to see what happened.

Apparently, since he didn't wear his CI... it started to move through the bone and skin in his face. As the years went by, it made its way downwards towards his mouth. That's when it dislodged itself and appeared in his mouth one night. The metallic taste that he was having during meals was the implant starting to unknowingly emerge from the side of his mouth.

Weird story, eh? Unbelievable?

Of course, I made it up. :)
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hey!
i went around researching and looked at pix of implant all done before closing incision i finally found one pix that showed that and its tucked in little depression on skull and have tiny hole nearby with red wires tied the implant down the depression tightly so its tied down and wont be moving for sure! plus theres small crack in between of electrode hole for electrode to be put inside the little crack and if you're having freedom theres ground electrode tucked under muscles as well so no worries! also i suggest you to stop poking or pushing around or pressing on implant site on your head its still fresh ;) just leave it alone so the bone of skull can grow over it little bit
 
LOL!! The story of migrating CI.

Actually, it was my fault because I told the surgeon that I did a lot of research (from people's experiences) and obviously not enough! :lol:, and didn't need to ask her questions. So the surgeon says, "Perfect, now you know what to expect." Boy was I hit hard when I realize that I did have questions afterwards! When I didn't expect some of the things!

It's kind of hard not to poke and prod because it itches a little bit. I think it's because I needed to wait a few days before taking the bandages off, and my hair hasn't been washed. I have dry skin, so that's causing the itching. Finally put on some anti-itch cream on my forehead cuz that bothered me the most!

I didn't realize that they numbed the whole area. No wonder why it feels like I was injected with Lidocaine or Novocaine. That's the thing that I didn't expect as well as metallic taste in the mouth.
 
LadySekhmet said:
LOL!! The story of migrating CI.

Actually, it was my fault because I told the surgeon that I did a lot of research (from people's experiences) and obviously not enough! :lol:, and didn't need to ask her questions. So the surgeon says, "Perfect, now you know what to expect." Boy was I hit hard when I realize that I did have questions afterwards! When I didn't expect some of the things!
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Know the feeling! Fortunately, I was in a trial and got lots of visits to the CI center for the first six months. That took care of my questions that I had.

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I didn't realize that they numbed the whole area. No wonder why it feels like I was injected with Lidocaine or Novocaine. That's the thing that I didn't expect as well as metallic taste in the mouth.
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Now that you mention it, I remember at least half my ear was numb. Took a long time to feel normal again (that is with feeling). As for the metallic taste, I knew that probably would happen and it did. Took maybe 6 plus months to mostly go away and now some 3 years later...all the nits have been forgotten. :D
 
I had the numb ear both times. I had the right ear implanted on 31st August last year but the numbness has completely gone now.

Got the metallic taste just once with the first ear and not at all for the second ear. However, taste was a bit off for a while. I got a bit worried when chocolate tasted a bit slimy but fortunately that didn't last - whew!

Looks like the mods are taking their time to come and lock your thread for you LOL!
 
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