Those were my first words when I woke up from a 4 hour surgery. No complications at all other than the fact the anesthesiologist had the shove the breathing tube up my nose rather than down my throat. I am…
Category: Cochlear Implants
T -0…4 hours to go
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Ok, this is it. All set. All ready. No turning back. Its now or never! The worse part is….I can’t have a %^^&$@#$$#@! cup of coffee. Imagine if I had to wait until 11:30. Thank goodness for spell checking. Anyway,…
T -1…the day before (AN UPDATE)
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Steph just received a phone call from the doctor’s office. My surgery has been scheduled for 8:00AM instead of 11:30AM. WHEW, thank goodness…hate the thought of having to go all morning without not even a drop of coffee! Guess the…
T -1…the day before
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Its now 4:00 in the morning and I am getting a head start on my day. Lots of last minute things to do at work but I absolutely have to start my day off at the gym since I’ll be…
T -2…some random thoughts
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Ok…its like down to the final stretch. Just before the kick to the finish line! Before I write today’s entry, one of the comments is from Sharon, who works with Steph…..and I have a question for her. What exactly does…
T -3…Email from sister
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Here is the email from my wonderful sister, Ellen, who at the moment lives in Athens, Greece where her husband is the prevost at the Hellenic American University. ===================================================== Hi Sam, I know that the implant is getting close and…
T -4…The time is almost hear!
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The moment of truth is about to arrive…at the end of this week. The “good lucks” and “are you going to be here” Wednesday (or Thursday) or whatever day of the week I am suppose to be somewhere are increasing.…
T -6…The weekend before
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Ok, its the weekend before my surgery. Nothing special planned other than a typical weekend. Errands, errands, errands…go to gym, pick up glass frames, drop Dan off at Mikes, the Checkers Christmas party tonight at President and First Lady Roll’s…
T -7…What part of “email is my main mode of communicating” don’t you understand?
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I am starting to pile up the things I can do while recovering from surgery since I’ll be home for the week after that. The surgery itself should take about 3 hours and I’ll be going home the same day.…
T -8…Yea, I am nosy
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Interesting observation today… Where I work, it is pretty much an open area. The cubicles are 4 feet high and there are no offices so conversations can be easily and clearly heard. Its really a matter of concentrating on which…