Dilemma

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Hello gang, at the risk of everyone receiving this twice, I wanted to resend

since I may have used a wrong address on the first one.

Thanks for all the good information and holiday cheer from the forum. Its

truly heart warming and wonderful

Here is my dilemma. I am set for bilateral CI surgery on 1/16. Incredibly,

the insurance carrier allowed my request to do both at the same time. I use

two hearing aids but can function somewhat, not great, with the right side.

The left is gone.

Now I am having second thoughts. My concers are: a) I can still function

somewhat with the right and need to communicate post surgery and in the dead

period before mapping, it may take a while to grasp the new way of hearing

and this would let me communicate then, too, and c) it may be overhwhelming to

rehab both at one time. I can always have the second one later this year

without much hassle since its been approved.

Can the good folks here let me know your thoughts? All are welcome and

appreciated. Have a Merry Christmas and happy holidays.

Ben Pugh

Birmingham AL

CI surgery set on 1/6

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