Bilateral Cochlear Inplants

[Guest guest]

They have finally scheduled my daughters surgery for her inplants For

Octber 23rd Im excited but yet so nervous I was wondering if anyone

else has had there kids ears both done in the same day if so How long

did it take? My daughter is gonna be two years old here on October 3rd

they tell me that the younger children bounce back better than the

older ones so IM hoping ..I feel really stressed about getting both

done at the same time but then again it will all be over and she wont

have to go back for anymore surgery just once and it is done I would

love to hear from Everyone ...Thanks

[Guest guest]

Wow I hope all goes well..and I am sure she will bounce back quickly my son

was 4 at the time of his first implant..and now at 7 we are getting his 2nd

implant..I wish they would of known then that he would have 2..I would of

done it then....but that goes to show how much things have changed in just 3

years..ya know....

Our 1 surgery took about 2 1/2 hours...I was a nervous wreck....and am sure

I will be this time too..our surgery date is still in the making but will be

in the next couple months

Good Luck...

~Cathy~

Mom to Dakota 6 yrs 11 months..CI right side 4-04 hearing aid left side

-- Bilateral Cochlear Inplants

They have finally scheduled my daughters surgery for her inplants For

Octber 23rd Im excited but yet so nervous I was wondering if anyone

else has had there kids ears both done in the same day if so How long

did it take? My daughter is gonna be two years old here on October 3rd

they tell me that the younger children bounce back better than the

older ones so IM hoping ..I feel really stressed about getting both

done at the same time but then again it will all be over and she wont

have to go back for anymore surgery just once and it is done I would

love to hear from Everyone ...Thanks

[Guest guest]

Wow I hope all goes well..and I am sure she will bounce back quickly my son

was 4 at the time of his first implant..and now at 7 we are getting his 2nd

implant..I wish they would of known then that he would have 2..I would of

done it then....but that goes to show how much things have changed in just 3

years..ya know....

Our 1 surgery took about 2 1/2 hours...I was a nervous wreck....and am sure

I will be this time too..our surgery date is still in the making but will be

in the next couple months

Good Luck...

~Cathy~

Mom to Dakota 6 yrs 11 months..CI right side 4-04 hearing aid left side

-- Bilateral Cochlear Inplants

They have finally scheduled my daughters surgery for her inplants For

Octber 23rd Im excited but yet so nervous I was wondering if anyone

else has had there kids ears both done in the same day if so How long

did it take? My daughter is gonna be two years old here on October 3rd

they tell me that the younger children bounce back better than the

older ones so IM hoping ..I feel really stressed about getting both

done at the same time but then again it will all be over and she wont

have to go back for anymore surgery just once and it is done I would

love to hear from Everyone ...Thanks

[Guest guest]

Wow I hope all goes well..and I am sure she will bounce back quickly my son

was 4 at the time of his first implant..and now at 7 we are getting his 2nd

implant..I wish they would of known then that he would have 2..I would of

done it then....but that goes to show how much things have changed in just 3

years..ya know....

Our 1 surgery took about 2 1/2 hours...I was a nervous wreck....and am sure

I will be this time too..our surgery date is still in the making but will be

in the next couple months

Good Luck...

~Cathy~

Mom to Dakota 6 yrs 11 months..CI right side 4-04 hearing aid left side

-- Bilateral Cochlear Inplants

They have finally scheduled my daughters surgery for her inplants For

Octber 23rd Im excited but yet so nervous I was wondering if anyone

else has had there kids ears both done in the same day if so How long

did it take? My daughter is gonna be two years old here on October 3rd

they tell me that the younger children bounce back better than the

older ones so IM hoping ..I feel really stressed about getting both

done at the same time but then again it will all be over and she wont

have to go back for anymore surgery just once and it is done I would

love to hear from Everyone ...Thanks

[Guest guest]

Our daughter was bilaterally implanted last August

when she had just turned one year old. The surgery

lasted about 6 hours ( I think - I can't believe I

can't remember all the specific details!!) She was

activated 3 weeks later. She spent the night in the

hospital - it was pretty rough b/c she would not keep

the pain medication down - she hated drinking

medicine, so she would spit it out.

Her head was swollen - the worst was the second day

after surgery. Try to have your child sleep upright

if you can so reduce the swelling. By the third day

after surgery, she was back to herself but still a

little swollen. She was not walking as of the surgery

date, but you could tell she was more wobbly for a

couple of days. Feel free to contact me directly if

you have more questions - you could also ask the folks

on the CICirle yahoo group for more responses. It's

well worth the surgery & recovery period to have the

CI for your child.

[Guest guest]

Our daughter was bilaterally implanted last August

when she had just turned one year old. The surgery

lasted about 6 hours ( I think - I can't believe I

can't remember all the specific details!!) She was

activated 3 weeks later. She spent the night in the

hospital - it was pretty rough b/c she would not keep

the pain medication down - she hated drinking

medicine, so she would spit it out.

Her head was swollen - the worst was the second day

after surgery. Try to have your child sleep upright

if you can so reduce the swelling. By the third day

after surgery, she was back to herself but still a

little swollen. She was not walking as of the surgery

date, but you could tell she was more wobbly for a

couple of days. Feel free to contact me directly if

you have more questions - you could also ask the folks

on the CICirle yahoo group for more responses. It's

well worth the surgery & recovery period to have the

CI for your child.