Guest guest Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 Flo, reminds me alot of MacKenzie. The day after she was implanted she was standing on her head and doing flips. Glad everything went well and I can't wait for updates on how she's doing. One word of advice, PATIENCE. It's going to take her alot longer to derive the same benefits as typical deaf children, but then BAM, one day it just clicks. Good luck. Jeanie Colp mom to MacKenzie 7 CHARGE, Tyler 14 & Zachary 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 This is great to hear - " active bunny " - sounds like Kennedy post-op " Where's the Nintendo? " is usually her first utterance...Glad to hear all went well. PS - no it doesn't sound fickle and awful... > > Feel a bit of a fraud sending this out as we are back from an elective > non-lifethreatening surgery but just thought would let you guys know that > and I are back home from her cochlear implant surgery. Glad to > say > she is recovering from it a lot quicker than I am. Simon and I just had a > chat about the fact that we both feel just OK about the whole thing and > celebrated the fact that she did not come out of surgery worse off than > she > went in - eg that surgery went well without any evident side effects. We > were both happy that her smile is still evident on both sides of her face > (yes, I know, this must sound fickle and awful). We are now just waiting > for her to recover. She is still a little touchy in her sleep about being > touched (all those prophylactic IV antibiotics in your sleep must leave a > psychological scar) BUT SHE IS ONE ACTIVE BUNNY. Quite how we will keep > her from banging her head at the surgery site is a bit of a challenge > right > now. Still, it's a small price to pay. > > Just a quick thanks for suppor from on here. Will feed back in due > course. > > Flo > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 This is great to hear - " active bunny " - sounds like Kennedy post-op " Where's the Nintendo? " is usually her first utterance...Glad to hear all went well. PS - no it doesn't sound fickle and awful... > > Feel a bit of a fraud sending this out as we are back from an elective > non-lifethreatening surgery but just thought would let you guys know that > and I are back home from her cochlear implant surgery. Glad to > say > she is recovering from it a lot quicker than I am. Simon and I just had a > chat about the fact that we both feel just OK about the whole thing and > celebrated the fact that she did not come out of surgery worse off than > she > went in - eg that surgery went well without any evident side effects. We > were both happy that her smile is still evident on both sides of her face > (yes, I know, this must sound fickle and awful). We are now just waiting > for her to recover. She is still a little touchy in her sleep about being > touched (all those prophylactic IV antibiotics in your sleep must leave a > psychological scar) BUT SHE IS ONE ACTIVE BUNNY. Quite how we will keep > her from banging her head at the surgery site is a bit of a challenge > right > now. Still, it's a small price to pay. > > Just a quick thanks for suppor from on here. Will feed back in due > course. > > Flo > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 This is great to hear - " active bunny " - sounds like Kennedy post-op " Where's the Nintendo? " is usually her first utterance...Glad to hear all went well. PS - no it doesn't sound fickle and awful... > > Feel a bit of a fraud sending this out as we are back from an elective > non-lifethreatening surgery but just thought would let you guys know that > and I are back home from her cochlear implant surgery. Glad to > say > she is recovering from it a lot quicker than I am. Simon and I just had a > chat about the fact that we both feel just OK about the whole thing and > celebrated the fact that she did not come out of surgery worse off than > she > went in - eg that surgery went well without any evident side effects. We > were both happy that her smile is still evident on both sides of her face > (yes, I know, this must sound fickle and awful). We are now just waiting > for her to recover. She is still a little touchy in her sleep about being > touched (all those prophylactic IV antibiotics in your sleep must leave a > psychological scar) BUT SHE IS ONE ACTIVE BUNNY. Quite how we will keep > her from banging her head at the surgery site is a bit of a challenge > right > now. Still, it's a small price to pay. > > Just a quick thanks for suppor from on here. Will feed back in due > course. > > Flo > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 Flo & Simon, I'm so pleased to hear that 's surgery went well and she's bouncing about again I can't wait to hear progress reports about the implant. Take care Elaine mum to Elise(13yrs) & Jack(8yrs) CHaRGE Scotland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 glad she went well > > No matter how old i got and how much sign language i forgot, the first > thing > i do when i wake up from an operation is start sign ing. lol. Usualy its > just finger spelling but i sign. Dunno why, lol. I can speak of cource. > Must > be that i dont hear cause my hearing aids are always out post op. Who > knows. > > > > Chey > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 glad she went well > > No matter how old i got and how much sign language i forgot, the first > thing > i do when i wake up from an operation is start sign ing. lol. Usualy its > just finger spelling but i sign. Dunno why, lol. I can speak of cource. > Must > be that i dont hear cause my hearing aids are always out post op. Who > knows. > > > > Chey > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 Yes, what a cracker is right, Flo! Every time you post of 's romps in the night, headstands with the CI bandage on, etc., she reminds me so much of ! Did I ever tell you that the first night we were home from CI surgery, she managed to rip her whole head dressing off in a split second? We were fixing dinner, and my husband was heading out the back door to put something on the grill, and I headed into the kitchen to get something, and I no sooner turned my back on and turned back around to see her whole head dressing lying in the floor next to her--and she was just gleefully continuing with her playing! So, here we trekked out in a thunderstorm, on the 4th of July, with people setting off fireworks in various neighborhoods, and drove 30 minutes to the ER at Children's Hospital--and then had to wait two hours to find a doctor on call who could replace it. What adventures that child puts us through! :-) Glad you and Simon are feeling better about the surgery. I'm sure you'll have ups and downs throughout the whole process, but just keep the faith and hang in there for the long term. After reading 's cleft story, I'm sure you can see how " in the dark " we were when we first got her CI--all the talk about sending her to an all-oral school and the hopes we had for her suddenly taking off and becoming verbal. Boy, were our heads in the sand just two years ago! At least you've done your homework and have realistic expectations of the CI from the outset. I went through a huge realization and grief period to get to the acceptance point that I'm at today. Can't wait to hear about 's turn-on! Will mark 4/27 on my calendar. Hugs to you, , mom to (4) --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 Yes, what a cracker is right, Flo! Every time you post of 's romps in the night, headstands with the CI bandage on, etc., she reminds me so much of ! Did I ever tell you that the first night we were home from CI surgery, she managed to rip her whole head dressing off in a split second? We were fixing dinner, and my husband was heading out the back door to put something on the grill, and I headed into the kitchen to get something, and I no sooner turned my back on and turned back around to see her whole head dressing lying in the floor next to her--and she was just gleefully continuing with her playing! So, here we trekked out in a thunderstorm, on the 4th of July, with people setting off fireworks in various neighborhoods, and drove 30 minutes to the ER at Children's Hospital--and then had to wait two hours to find a doctor on call who could replace it. What adventures that child puts us through! :-) Glad you and Simon are feeling better about the surgery. I'm sure you'll have ups and downs throughout the whole process, but just keep the faith and hang in there for the long term. After reading 's cleft story, I'm sure you can see how " in the dark " we were when we first got her CI--all the talk about sending her to an all-oral school and the hopes we had for her suddenly taking off and becoming verbal. Boy, were our heads in the sand just two years ago! At least you've done your homework and have realistic expectations of the CI from the outset. I went through a huge realization and grief period to get to the acceptance point that I'm at today. Can't wait to hear about 's turn-on! Will mark 4/27 on my calendar. Hugs to you, , mom to (4) --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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