Guest guest Posted January 8, 2004 Report Share Posted January 8, 2004 My wife has just recently suffered a complete hearing loss, since approx. Sept. 2003 and is now having her first meeting (evaluation) for a cochlear implant. Any information that anyone can provide with respect to the surgery, mapping, and expectations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Sincerely, Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 Ron, I don't think we've heard from you in a while.. How are things going for your wife in her efforts to get a CI? Any progress or have I missed something? Alice From: Lawline22@... My wife has just recently suffered a complete hearing loss, since approx. Sept. 2003 and is now having her first meeting (evaluation) for a cochlear implant. Any information that anyone can provide with respect to the surgery, mapping, and expectations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Sincerely, Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 Alice, We are going to the CI center today for her final appointment. She has to select the particular implant she wants. We are required (by the center) to meet with a social worker and we are doing it today as well. Her surgeon is ready to schedule the surgery as soon as he gets the results of today's appointments. She needs a meningitis shot before her surgery. Is that a standard requirement? She is a bit apprehensive about the upcoming surgery. However, when we get through today, we will be on the way..... to her CI and, hopefully....upon hook-up....with lots of work thereafter.....to her hearing again. Thanks for thinking of us. I will keep you posted. I follow the e-mails every day or so.....usually open my e-mail and see 35 or more messages to go through. If I miss a day, it goes up to 90 quickly. But I try to check each one out, because I often learn more and more from reading these e-mails. Best wishes to all as you progress in your quest from surgery to hook-up and beyond. I may not reply frequently, but my hope is that all have the very best results possible. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 Ron, Please tell her we wish her good luck today. We all understand the apprehension because if we have done this - we've been there. It's normal. Everything will be fine. Yes, most CI Centers require the shot for meningitis which is actually the Pheumovax. Be sure she gets the right one. Have a wonderul and successful day on your trip to hearing again. Please come back and share after it is over. Alice Re: Bun Alice, We are going to the CI center today for her final appointment. She has to select the particular implant she wants. We are required (by the center) to meet with a social worker and we are doing it today as well. Her surgeon is ready to schedule the surgery as soon as he gets the results of today's appointments. She needs a meningitis shot before her surgery. Is that a standard requirement? She is a bit apprehensive about the upcoming surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 > Alice, Ron, Sounds like you are well on her way to getting her implant and I hope the road is a smooth one. Getting a meningitis shot is standard procedure before cisurgery. It's understandable that we all are a little aprehensive before surgery so she's not alone. soon this part will be over and you'll all be waiting for the next exciting step.. getting activated! Wishing you all the best and looking forward to your sharing more of the journey with us. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have either here on the forum or you can email me privately at any time. You mentioned getting a lot of emails. is a busy place. Did you know you can set your settings to digest mode so you only get all the messages of the day in one or two emails? Or you could go on no mail from and you could go right to the website and read all the posts. If you wish to do this and not sure how, please let me know and I can take care of it for you. Take Care, Silly MI > We are going to the CI center today for her final appointment. She > has to select the particular implant she wants. We are required (by the center) > to meet with a social worker and we are doing it today as well. Her surgeon > is ready to schedule the surgery as soon as he gets the results of today's > appointments. She needs a meningitis shot before her surgery. Is that a > standard requirement? She is a bit apprehensive about the upcoming surgery. > However, when we get through today, we will be on the way..... to her CI and, > hopefully....upon hook-up....with lots of work thereafter.....to her hearing again. > Thanks for thinking of us. I will keep you posted. I follow the e-mails > every day or so.....usually open my e-mail and see 35 or more messages to go > through. If I miss a day, it goes up to 90 quickly. But I try to check each one > out, because I often learn more and more from reading these e- mails. Best > wishes to all as you progress in your quest from surgery to hook- up and beyond. > I may not reply frequently, but my hope is that all have the very best > results possible. > > Ron > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 Hi Lottie. You are such a wonderful source of information. Robyn recently had her Bun testing and was concerned with the numbers. You have helped to explain high and low numbers of the Creatin Serum which she was worried about. Do you know what EGFR stands for? That number was low. She said that whenever the Creatin Serum is high, the EGFR is low. Her thyroid doctor told her that she should look in to this. The internist said that he will monitor it. Thank you for being such a great source of information and inspiration. Sandi > > When I was trying to get into the BMS trial, my bun was high and they told me it was probably dehydration and to drink a lot of water. I did all week end and was able to get over that hurdle. They worked on one thing at a time until I was fit enough to get into the BMS trial. > > Urea nitrogen is excreted from the body primarily by the KIDNEYS and a little by sweat or intestinal bacteria. > KIDNEYS – almost all urea is filtered out of blood by glomerular function. Some urea reabsorbed with water most most is removed in urine. > Amount of urea excreted depends on hydration of patient > If dehydrated then low tubular flow so more urinary filtrate so more urea absorbed so high serum level. > If overhydration occurs then high tubular flow rate and less is reabsorbed so low serum level. > Also can rise from renal and non-renal factors > Increased with high dietary protein intake or increased catabolism (corticosteriods therapy or muscle wasting disease) > http://www2.kumc.edu/instruction/nursing/nurs466/lecture%20notes/renal_function_\ tests.htm > xoxo > Lottie > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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