Yesterday was a pretty uneventful day. A little less vertigo and numbness than the day before. As the swelling is going down, I am beginning to feel a slight bump in my head of what is probably the internal piece. This is something that I think Dr. Diaz-Ordaz takes pride in in doing a very careful and meticulous job that you would never notice anything unless I am wearing the external piece. I am also beginning to act like a bobblehead which is a good thing because it means everything is returning to normal.

We watched American Idol last night. Just from the visual cues and expressions on the judge’s faces, I could tell the contestants sounded awful. I am laughing because some of these 15 seconds of fame on national tv LOOKS so ridiculous, its laughable. Turn the visual part off and I probably wouldn’t be “watching” and laughing. I don’t usually wear my hearing aid when I am home since I can lip read well enough and when the kids were younger, believe me, it was a blessing being able to turn off my hearing! Plus I have close caption on the television. But the truth is, I really wonder what all of this singing (or whatever you call it) sounds like! Of course, I can put my hearing aid on but, it still won’t sound like the way you hear it. Sound to me is black & white, two-dimensional, on/off, emotionless, almost dull and boring. I can just about feel the beat and nothing else. No wonder the drums are my favorite instrument.

Tomorrow afternoon, is my post-op follow-up visit with Dr. Diaz-Ordaz…