Re: activation or turn on :-)

[Guest guest]

this is fantastic i am so happy for you!!! welcome back to the

hearing world!!

wow!!! and WOW!!!

Hugs

susan

[Guest guest]

Congratulations!!

I'm thrilled that your activation day went so well!! The best news

of all: it keeps on getting better. :-)

Jeff

Clarion 90k 12/03

> Hi All, I got so lucky with my activation it took me a day or two

to

> bring down my adrenaline level enough to write in a more sane

> manner :-)

> I was activated Monday morning at 9 AM, My Audi went through

comfort

> tones, she didn't tell me when she would actually turn me on to

her

> speech. When she spoke it took me a moment to realize what I just

> heard, I asked her to repeat it, and got it right the second time.

> Her words came to me first through what's left in implanted ear,

that

> gave the quality to her voice then the surprise was how the

implant

> polished off the words with distinctive s and sh sounds.

> I was floored, next my wife started talking, and she can talk, I

got

> it all right. we sat and talked more I was excited to what these

> implication are. The quality is not in the implant sound, but I

> started to see it's capability

> Initial hook up only took about 30 minutes and I was on my way to

see

> the Dr for post op. I guess word traveled to him before I got to

the

> office, because he took me in before others that had an earlier

time

> schedule.

> He brings in another Dr to see me also, shaking my hand and he was

> excited for me, it showed all over him. I was happy for him also,

> this helped conclude a successful operation for him, with the

results

> beyond expectations.

>

> We stayed over night for the next map session the next day. Making

it

> a small vacation. Well, it rained all day and night, typical for

me.

> But I made frequent trips outside listening to whatever I could.

We

> went out to dinner at a noisy place, I had trouble there. My Audi

> said the day before was conservative day, so I didn't mind. I

still

> saw the potential in the devise. Shutting off sounds when my wife

> would start talking, amazing. Trouble was a person with a more

> powerful voice was sitting in back of me, it went to him more

often

> then her LOL.

>

> Tuesday, was another map session lasting 30 minutes I had no

> questions or complaints. She upped me 100db from the day before.

Had

> me leave with three settings all progressively louder, I guess, to

> carry me for a week. Maybe it was sensitivity, I don't know, I am

not

> having trouble it is all in her hands, so it's best I don't know

> anything rather than knowing a little and be dangerous.

> My CI moments? Well, there are many, and the usual, sand under

> sneakers, gravel in driveway, I hear birds but not song birds. My

> wife read instructions to me, without looking, I got most all

right,

> but still won't follow them LOL. The biggest moment was last night

as

> 3 of 8 grandchildren visited. My soon to be eight y.o. grandson

> looked with interest at the processor, we talked, he immediately

saw

> the difference and hugged me. You could see the excitement in his

> eyes for me and the ease at which we talked and kidded each other.

> I got lucky folks, the technology is beyond my expectations. I can

> see I have so much to work with. I consider myself an infant at

this

> stage and I have so much. I had no other medical issues, my heart

> goes out to people that have struggled, the way was made easy for

me,

> the persistent struggle of others you are my heroes. I am humbled

by

> this whole experience after 25 years of losing my place in the

> hearing world.

> Thanks all for the information and encouragement these last 5

months,

> nothing will take this experience away from

> me. Best Regards

> L in RI

> full CI user 4/26/04

[Guest guest]

,

It's been a pleasure going through this journey with you.

Your activation day is certainly a day you will never forget..

reminds me a lot of my own activation 2 and a half years ago.. I was

so awestruck at how well it went that I was almost at a loss for

words and that's a first for me..LOL

Glad it went so well and I look forward to many more shared

experiences with your ci.

many congratulations.

Silly MI

>

>

> > Hi All, I got so lucky with my activation it took me a day or

two

> to

> > bring down my adrenaline level enough to write in a more sane

> > manner :-)

[Guest guest]

YAY!!! A RIer activated! Congratulations on joining us in the CI world. I

know that you are very excited beyond words. Ill tell you that this journey can

be incredible. And you are experiencing it first hand. :-). Cant wait to see you

with your wonderful CI. I am waiting for my own reactivation and very itchy at

that. Saw my surgeon yesterday for postop and he says that everything looks

wonderful!!! So Ill see you on May 16th in Waltham. Ill warn you it will be a

noisy environment!!

--

Snoopy

bilateral

RI

[Guest guest]

Now did you even think I would steer you wrong? Congratulations, . I'm

thrilled for you and I know how you feel. We can talk about this time and time

again on the list (and in chat) but until you have been thru it, there just is

no way to accurately describe the joy it brings.

Now we will be watching to read your posts telling us all about the great things

you hear. Don't you dare leave us out!

Happy hearing, . <smile>

Alice