Few years ago, I've thought about having c.i. then I dropped it because that time there were not much information abt c.i. Now, they do have alot and much more tech too. I researched on the internet and asked my friends who have c.i. I also asked the audiologist at the hospital where they provided c.i. I decided to have one. I start going to the hospital for hearing test last April without hearing aid then again in May with hearing aid. Had cat scan in June, had MRI last week July 7th. I also had the meningitis shot from my physical doctor. If no shot then no surgery. The surgeron at the hospital said all reports were all set and made an appt for surgery. I had surgery last Thursday July 15th. I had to stay overnight at the hospital to make sure no naueous and dizzy. If it continues then I had to stay another night but I only had naueous for couple of hours.
I had to be at the hospital at 6:30am and the surgery start at 8:30am. 4 hours later, I woke up and saw the time it said 12:40pm. The first thing I said when I woke up was "I have to throw up" They gave me the pan and I threw up.. ugh! They had tube inside my lung while I was out, and took it out before I woke up. They put me in the recovery room for an hour then put me upstair where they got me a bed by the window.. I kept throwing up then finally it stopped when they gave me the medicine for naueous. My friend Jean with her mother stopped by. Jean knew how I felt. She went through when she was 16 yrs old. I felt so bad that I wasn't a great company when they were there. They did understand. So they stayed for an hour. The surgeron came by to check on me and told me everything was fine. I was relieved. I was worried about my blood pressure. She said it was fine. At night, it was so painful and I was going to cry. They gave me the pain pills without morphine. The pain were stopped. I could sleep well all night long.
Next morning, the surgeron with her medical students stopped by. She asked me if I had dizzy. I said "No, I walked to the bathroom by myself this morning because the nurse said I don't have any dizzy." The surgeron were so happy to hear it. She took the bandage off. That was it. She wants me to stop at her office next week to check up. In couple of hours, I went home and lay down on my bed. It was good to be home with my cats and on my bed. My cats knew I am sick. They slept with me. They "take care of" their mommie.
The surgeron gave me the "Patient Identification Card" That the card I have to carry with me all the time, if I have an accident or was order to have MRI in the future. The card can show the doctor or nurse at the hospital that I have C.I. and also explain to them that they can take the magnet off before I take MRI.
Yesterday, I woke up and felt something leaking. I patted the scar with the tissue and saw few drops of blood. I got worried. My friend Carole (shes hearing) paged the surgeron. The surgeron called back. Carole explained to her about the little blood. The surgeron said that was okay. I felt so relieved it was okay. Later on that night, my cochlea was throbbing so bad. I was in such of pain. I took medication. Finally it calmed down I went to sleep at 4am. I slept every 2 hours. I tried to stay more than 2 hours but I couldn't stay in one position to sleep, it was not comfy. I stay on my left side to sleep and tried so hard to not turn to the right side. I alway sleep on my right but now I couldn't for a while. What a tough. Today, the only pain is my scar. It isn't that bad.
My "Turn it on" appt is on August 18th and 20th.
For a long time I never thought I would get one somehow something got me change my mind and got me one already.
So it need be take of it as right away to see my doctor today. I can feel my face when I touch my skin.