*New User* ......Implant operation next week *gulp*

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Hi all,

I'm -louise, From Derby. I was born profoundly Deaf and grew up

using both signing and speach! wore hearing aids in both ears

As i got the the age of 7 my left ear went completely - which i ended

up using only one aids and rely on that. since i moved to seconary

school (mainstream) I started to find thing difficult with hearing

people. Manage to cope with for a while then as i moved to college it

got harder and i had to rely on interpreter alot. I got to tired to

lip read all day!

so, since then i went on an assessesment for a cochlear implant

(nottingham) it took around 6 month to do the whole thing and finall

got accept in febuary and the date was planned to be in may for the

operation. Yesterday i receive a phone call which ma mum answered it

for me... My implant operation is next week! (tues) short notice

So, i'm asking for advice from you all - how was the pain after, how

long did you dizzyness last. how long you think it will be till i

could get back to sports. what you think i should bring to the

hospital that will be useful. I'm sleepin over monday night operation

tuesday and wednesday i go home if suitable.

hope you guys can help.

thanks

katie

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I may not be the best one to respond because I had no more than a

little tenderness after my implant. I was given pills for pain but

didn't need them - and I am definitely *not* a stoic. I don't think I

stayed at the hospital more than an hour or two after awakening from

the anesthesia. No dizziness for me at all.

I'm sure others will chime in with their experience and advice.

Virg

> So, i'm asking for advice from you all - how was the pain after, how

> long did you dizzyness last. how long you think it will be till i

> could get back to sports. what you think i should bring to the

> hospital that will be useful. I'm sleepin over monday night

operation

> tuesday and wednesday i go home if suitable.

>

> hope you guys can help.

>

> thanks

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> katie

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