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That is just fabulous! I didn't feel good until 4 DAYS went by. I washed

my hiar before the surgeon said i could by holding a towel to the incision and

letting my other wash my hair over the sink. That was the best feeling. You

are going to be a star if you keep up this fabulous attitude!

N24C

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Congratulations ! Hopefully just the start of good news for you. Keep us

posted.

JJ in MN

from Pittsburgh

Hi! It's been 4 hours since they finished my surgery and I feel

FABULOUS!I'm at my aunt's apartment in the city..she likes to pamper

me! I'm sipping on a Mocha Malt Frappiccino from Starbucks and

eating stuffed grape leaves and pita bread. I am not kidding you! My

ear or the surrounding area feels like a brush burn kind of pain

with a little just-got-new-glasses in back of ear pain. You know the

one I mean? I have one black and blue mark the size of a quarter on

my check bone.(the needle for the facial nerve something or other?)

Dr. Arriaga said everything went perfect and I'm gonna be his BIG

STAR..LMAO I did ask " Hey did u happen to punch me in the

eye? " LOL.....The actual surgery he said took 1 hour. He shaved me

and said he didnt take much off at all. I will see

tomorrow..ANDDDDDD I do not have a bandage. I have like a ear muff

and he said I can take it off but he hopes I leave it on till

morning.It has elastic but he said to loosen it all I want.I do see

loads of hair coming out from under it though.That's encouraging!

He said I can shampoo in 3-4 but to try to avoid the stitches. He

said go home and do whatever you can tolerate but don't make any

fast starts. I went to the bathroom in the hospital by myself -I was

not even dizzy. The only thing that I find painful more than

anything is if you pop your ear like if you try to NOT sneeze. That

HURT! Other than that and slight toothache kinda pain and mild

stiffness everything seems just great. Tomorrow I'll update--maybe

tomorrow will be worse I don't know. He gave me darvocet, percocet

and amoxicillin. Said if I get dizzy to buy OTC Dramine.OK...I'm

going back for more food. BTW slight left side tongue numbness but

no bad taste....more later........

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You sound like the surgery queen drinking that Starbucks treat. You're

feeling better than I was and I thought I was doing well. KEEP IT UP, GIRL!!!

Love how your surgeon said you'll be one of his stars. What an uplifting

comment.

M., age 37, Sacramento, CA

R ear N24C surgery 04/03/03

Hooked up with SPrint BWP 05/07/03

Getting 3G BTE 07/03/03

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That's great that you are feeling so good; Even so, get plenty of

rest tonight.. Some people tend to feel a little more yucky the next

day so just take it easy and let yourself be spoiled!

Hugs,

Silly

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I washed my hair before i was supposed to also.. well, Cin and I

washed each others hair and kept the towel tight over the incision so

no water got into it.

Even though I couldn't wash near the incision, it still felt soooo

good to get all that gunk out of my hair.

Hugs,

Silly

In , Ci92000@a... wrote:

> ,

> That is just fabulous! I didn't feel good until 4 DAYS went by.

I washed

> my hiar before the surgeon said i could by holding a towel to the

incision and

> letting my other wash my hair over the sink. That was the best

feeling. You

> are going to be a star if you keep up this fabulous attitude!

>

> N24C

> 2000

>

>

>

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Well - it's been more than 4 hours now and I hope you

are feeling as well as you did this afternoon when you

wrote your post.

I was so happy that things went well and hope they

continue to do that for you. Please try to take it

slowly..rest..don't move fast. I know your excited

but you did have surgery and you need to give yourself

some time to heal.

Rest now.. it's your time to be waited on.

Alice

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wow u r pretty lucky lisa.. when i had my surgery it lasted 61/2 hours and i

was a lil wild coming out of the ansthetics i realized i couldnt yell or move my

head etc.. had no stomachache tho and my surgeon tried to tickle me.. tried to

eat chicken noodle soup when i got hungry but almost choked swallowing a noodle

... i got a big suprise that day my uncle from philly came to see me in the

hospital (i stayed overnight) and my mom had no idea cuz my grandparents didnt

tell anyone... i thought i was dreaming lol when i had to go to the bathroom i

had both my mom and a nurse holding me up before i even got myself off the bed

and i almost fell over but my head did feel weird even though i didnt have any

pain except for one spot on my neck sincei wasnt tired i stayed up till like

12am eating ice cream and whatever... when i washed my hair my mom just put a

rag over my right ear and poured water on my head.. after i took the bandage off

i was surprised to see hair growing back already

even though he didnt take much off.. good luck!

N24C Jess

sillygirl49677 <silly1@...> wrote:

,

I washed my hair before i was supposed to also.. well, Cin and I

washed each others hair and kept the towel tight over the incision so

no water got into it.

Even though I couldn't wash near the incision, it still felt soooo

good to get all that gunk out of my hair.

Hugs,

Silly

In , Ci92000@a... wrote:

> ,

> That is just fabulous! I didn't feel good until 4 DAYS went by.

I washed

> my hiar before the surgeon said i could by holding a towel to the

incision and

> letting my other wash my hair over the sink. That was the best

feeling. You

> are going to be a star if you keep up this fabulous attitude!

>

> N24C

> 2000

>

>

>

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Hey, you got a good Doctor there. I use to be a patient of his partner Dr Chen

at Pittsburgh Ear Associates. Dr Chen removed both my Acoustic Neuromas and

save the hearing what I had left in both ears back in 95 and 96. In fact Dr

Arriaga I think reviewed my MRI's before my implant for my Dr here in

ville since they are friends. Did they do your implant at AGH? Good

Hospital. I use to live in Raccoon Twp (where Flight 427 crashed) which is west

of Aliquippa. I moved here to ville 2 years ago. It's nice to " hear "

from someone in " da Burgh " . Ask Dr Arriaga if he remembers me, Mike , I

also met him at a few ANA functions too.

Mike

from Pittsburgh

Hi! It's been 4 hours since they finished my surgery and I feel

FABULOUS!I'm at my aunt's apartment in the city..she likes to pamper

me! I'm sipping on a Mocha Malt Frappiccino from Starbucks and

eating stuffed grape leaves and pita bread. I am not kidding you! My

ear or the surrounding area feels like a brush burn kind of pain

with a little just-got-new-glasses in back of ear pain. You know the

one I mean? I have one black and blue mark the size of a quarter on

my check bone.(the needle for the facial nerve something or other?)

Dr. Arriaga said everything went perfect and I'm gonna be his BIG

STAR..LMAO I did ask " Hey did u happen to punch me in the

eye? " LOL.....The actual surgery he said took 1 hour. He shaved me

and said he didnt take much off at all. I will see

tomorrow..ANDDDDDD I do not have a bandage. I have like a ear muff

and he said I can take it off but he hopes I leave it on till

morning.It has elastic but he said to loosen it all I want.I do see

loads of hair coming out from under it though.That's encouraging!

He said I can shampoo in 3-4 but to try to avoid the stitches. He

said go home and do whatever you can tolerate but don't make any

fast starts. I went to the bathroom in the hospital by myself -I was

not even dizzy. The only thing that I find painful more than

anything is if you pop your ear like if you try to NOT sneeze. That

HURT! Other than that and slight toothache kinda pain and mild

stiffness everything seems just great. Tomorrow I'll update--maybe

tomorrow will be worse I don't know. He gave me darvocet, percocet

and amoxicillin. Said if I get dizzy to buy OTC Dramine.OK...I'm

going back for more food. BTW slight left side tongue numbness but

no bad taste....more later........

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It was great to read this post. Hope you feel this great throughout your

recovery. Good luck!!

Sharon Myers

Bilateral

morningsun61 <trashydiva@...> wrote:

Hi! It's been 4 hours since they finished my surgery and I feel

FABULOUS!I'm at my aunt's apartment in the city..she likes to pamper

me! I'm sipping on a Mocha Malt Frappiccino from Starbucks and

eating stuffed grape leaves and pita bread. I am not kidding you! My

ear or the surrounding area feels like a brush burn kind of pain

with a little just-got-new-glasses in back of ear pain. You know the

one I mean? I have one black and blue mark the size of a quarter on

my check bone.(the needle for the facial nerve something or other?)

Dr. Arriaga said everything went perfect and I'm gonna be his BIG

STAR..LMAO I did ask " Hey did u happen to punch me in the

eye? " LOL.....The actual surgery he said took 1 hour. He shaved me

and said he didnt take much off at all. I will see

tomorrow..ANDDDDDD I do not have a bandage. I have like a ear muff

and he said I can take it off but he hopes I leave it on till

morning.It has elastic but he said to loosen it all I want.I do see

loads of hair coming out from under it though.That's encouraging!

He said I can shampoo in 3-4 but to try to avoid the stitches. He

said go home and do whatever you can tolerate but don't make any

fast starts. I went to the bathroom in the hospital by myself -I was

not even dizzy. The only thing that I find painful more than

anything is if you pop your ear like if you try to NOT sneeze. That

HURT! Other than that and slight toothache kinda pain and mild

stiffness everything seems just great. Tomorrow I'll update--maybe

tomorrow will be worse I don't know. He gave me darvocet, percocet

and amoxicillin. Said if I get dizzy to buy OTC Dramine.OK...I'm

going back for more food. BTW slight left side tongue numbness but

no bad taste....more later........

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It was great to read this post. Hope you feel this great throughout your

recovery. Good luck!!

Sharon Myers

Bilateral

morningsun61 <trashydiva@...> wrote:

Hi! It's been 4 hours since they finished my surgery and I feel

FABULOUS!I'm at my aunt's apartment in the city..she likes to pamper

me! I'm sipping on a Mocha Malt Frappiccino from Starbucks and

eating stuffed grape leaves and pita bread. I am not kidding you! My

ear or the surrounding area feels like a brush burn kind of pain

with a little just-got-new-glasses in back of ear pain. You know the

one I mean? I have one black and blue mark the size of a quarter on

my check bone.(the needle for the facial nerve something or other?)

Dr. Arriaga said everything went perfect and I'm gonna be his BIG

STAR..LMAO I did ask " Hey did u happen to punch me in the

eye? " LOL.....The actual surgery he said took 1 hour. He shaved me

and said he didnt take much off at all. I will see

tomorrow..ANDDDDDD I do not have a bandage. I have like a ear muff

and he said I can take it off but he hopes I leave it on till

morning.It has elastic but he said to loosen it all I want.I do see

loads of hair coming out from under it though.That's encouraging!

He said I can shampoo in 3-4 but to try to avoid the stitches. He

said go home and do whatever you can tolerate but don't make any

fast starts. I went to the bathroom in the hospital by myself -I was

not even dizzy. The only thing that I find painful more than

anything is if you pop your ear like if you try to NOT sneeze. That

HURT! Other than that and slight toothache kinda pain and mild

stiffness everything seems just great. Tomorrow I'll update--maybe

tomorrow will be worse I don't know. He gave me darvocet, percocet

and amoxicillin. Said if I get dizzy to buy OTC Dramine.OK...I'm

going back for more food. BTW slight left side tongue numbness but

no bad taste....more later........

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