Posted in Cochlear Implants, Medical Visits, tagged Cochlear Implants, deafness, hearing loss on July 1, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Finally!! I had a tentative surgery date as of last Friday evening but I wanted to wait until this week to say anything because it still wasn’t definite then. My doctor was on vacation last week, so my surgery was set up with the hospital but he still had to confirm that the [...]
Posted in Medical Visits, tagged cochlear implant on May 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Visiting the doctor’s office is becoming routine now. I’ve been there four times in the past month, which is more than I’ve seen any other doctor in such a short period of time. Well…maybe during the last month or so of each pregnancy I was going once a week for a checkup. [...]
Posted in Medical Visits on May 11, 2008 | 4 Comments »
For some reason, I’m nervous this time. I guess it’s because I really don’t know what to expect from a CI evaluation. I’m not sure who will be there, what they’ll ask, what tests they’ll do. Will a psychologist evaluate me? How long will the hearing tests be?
I’ve always hated hearing [...]
Posted in Medical Visits on May 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I scan the waiting room nervously, trying not to make eye contact with the receptionist. I’ve learned that making eye contact is a guaranteed way to get someone to talk to you, which is exactly what I don’t want. I move so that I’m behind Dave, letting him get the receptionist’s attention. [...]
Posted in Medical Visits on April 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Finally, it’s Wednesday afternoon. Hopefully I can get an answer one way or the other, and then begin the process of either dealing with my newfound deafness or rejoicing in the fact that I was worrying for nothing. I’m generally an optimistic person but sometimes it’s easier to assume the worst so that [...]
