Re: Re: Evel's CI Moments and Milestone

[Guest guest]

Evel, did you have a lot of pain after surgery? My grandmother has a friend

who just got a ci and apparently loves it after not being able to hear for

15 years or so and I guess she was in a lot of pain right after . Did that

happen for you too? I'm just wondering how common it is.

Re: Evel's CI Moments and Milestone

> Thanks Patti,

> Yes I think its awesome and its already surpassed what i thought it

> would do..

> I think I have squeezed about all I can from my current maps.

> I just had another CI moment before i came to work.. I backed into

> the yard to turn around and heard my car hit something so i slamed on

> the brakes quick.. It was my daughter 's bike! No damage done..

> If it would have happened BCI (Before Cochlear Implant) I would have

> crushed it, pulled out and dragged it to work LOL.. I also called my

> wife from work.. I am working my way up in difficulty. The first call

> was from one phone line to our second line, Then I called my father

> in law who lives 5 miles away, then tonight I called from work

> a whopping 45 miles away :-) She cried. Its been at least ten years

> since I have ever called her from work except with my TTY..

> I will try to get to post on here so she can tell you in her

> words what my CI means to her/us/our family.. She wants me to write a

> book..

>

> Cheers,

> Evel

>

>

> > In a message dated 5/17/2004 7:54:09 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> > writes:

> > " I really HATE to take of my " ear " as i am calling it, But I kinda

> > like the reminder each day when I take a shower of this miracle I

> > now wear.. "

> > Isn't it AWESOME.Evel???!!!!!!!!! 8-) I really enjoyed reading

> your CI

> > Moments! You are doing fantastic! And yes, with more mappings

> it should get

> > even better for you. Continued success to you!

> > Patti

> > Surgery Day 11/25/02 (What A Day!)

> > Hook Up Day 1/2/03 (A Happy Day!)

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

hi evel

i m so happy that your ci is becoming all you ever wanted it to be and then

some.

thank you for sharing your " ci moments " . you have a wonderful , enthusiastic yet

humbling way of describing them. you make the reader feel as if they can see

exactly what you are going through.

be sure and save all the emails you are sending us. they will be alot of fun to

read again down the road.

joni

preling

[Guest guest]

I never thought of that before but that is the way I feel every morning

(when I do take off the implant). It is like Christmas every morning even

after four years. I sure dont ever want to go back to the deaf world.

Phyllis M.

Re: Evel's CI Moments and Milestone

> Evel,

> Wow! <smiles>

> You are doing fantastic with your new ear and I know exactly what

> you mean about not wanting to take your ear off.

> When I was first activated, I think I often woke in the middle of

> the night just to make sure my " ear " was still in it's dry aid case

> safely waiting for me to get up in the morning to put it on.

> Now days after 2 and a half years, I at least let myself wake up

> before putting my processor on LOL.. I was like a little kid opening

> my christmas gifts for a long time.

> So glad to hear you are using the phone too. I remember the first

> time I talked to my sister on the phone.. She was very young when

> she lost her hearing and I don't ever recall talking to her on the

> phone so..... First time we spoke.. neither of us knew what to say!

> But it was a most awesome moment just to know we could actually hear

> and understand each other this way.

>

> Hugs,

> Silly MI

[Guest guest]

Ok it doesn't dsound too bad then. Hopefully you can get the other side done

soon and I wonder if they've thought of making the processor implantible or

of making in the ear models. I like my in the ear aids because I can use

them with regular things like head sets I don't yet have to buy something

special for music listening although that is worth it enough to me that I'd

do it if I had to

Re: Evel's CI Moments and Milestone

> If you ask a group of people I am sure its like childbirth. Some

> woman have very little pain and others would never have another

> child if that first cry did not make them forget all about the

> pain :-) I had pain when I came to but Morphine took care of it.. I

> then took some pain pills over the next two days. I want to have my

> other ear done as soon as I get this one tuned in a little.. I had a

> LOT more pain when I had knee sugery 3 times and my knee is worse

> now than before ) IMO, I say the rewards with a CI far outweight

> any disscomfort from surgery..

>

> Cheers,

> Evel

>

>

> > > > In a message dated 5/17/2004 7:54:09 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> > > > writes:

> > > > " I really HATE to take of my " ear " as i am calling it, But I

> kinda

> > > > like the reminder each day when I take a shower of this

> miracle I

> > > > now wear.. "

> > > > Isn't it AWESOME.Evel???!!!!!!!!! 8-) I really enjoyed

> reading

> > > your CI

> > > > Moments! You are doing fantastic! And yes, with more

> mappings

> > > it should get

> > > > even better for you. Continued success to you!

> > > > Patti

> > > > Surgery Day 11/25/02 (What A Day!)

> > > > Hook Up Day 1/2/03 (A Happy Day!)

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >