After a bit of touch and go the insurance company finally gave in and my Cochlear Implant is scheduled for September 30th at 7:30 a.m.
Dr. says it should just be an overniter in the hospital and about a week to 10 days for the wound to heal completely and then a week for the swelling to go down around the hole in my skull.
THEN the tough part kicks in when they actually attach the device and turn it on.
Lots of return trips to the Dr. to have the circuitry fine tuned! Plus 'learning' period for my ol' brain to recognize the signals and interpret them correctly.
Exciting and somewhat scary!
But I'm getting LOTS of support from relatives, friends and tons of folks I don't even know on the Cochlear website!
~~~GrayBeard~~~