Guest guest Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 Pam, This is a question best asked of the surgeon. He will want to see you for a re-check a week to 10 days after the surgery or at least that is the normal check time. I know that most of them like us to wait a period of time before flying. It used to be 4 weeks but it's posible that this may have been reduced by now. A lot of what you do following the surgery will be dependent on how you are feeling but I would really recommend getting this particular advice from your doctor. The airline issue is frequently discussed and understandably so. It should be brought up periodically so thank you for mentioning it today. The magnet should have no impact on the security but the processor could. It's best to tell the security that you have a CI and you may have the chance to do some explaining and some teaching. Many people decide to be wanded because they feel safer but not all CI users do this. You could go thru the security gate with your processor on and have no problem at all but my personal recommendation is to turn it off as you are going thru the security check. Alice > > Can anyone tell me if they flew on the airlines within a week of surgery and > if you needed a wheelchair to get around the terminal? How did the airlines > handle it? ie getting thru security checks with the magnet implanted? Pam > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 Well.. that is really the reason why I felt it was best to discuss this with your surgeon and it sounds as if he has given the go ahead for you to return home in just a few days. I thought about the cost of staying in Seattle and knew that this would be a factor for you. Since you don't know how you are going to feel when you leave for home, you can ask for wheelchair assistance to be on the safe side. It can always be refused whem you get there if you are feeling well enough to do the walking. You should have no problem going thru security because you won't have your processor on yet and the magnet is not going to set off any alarms. The doctor could always write you a note about your recent surgery that you could carry so that if you run into any problems, you can just show this. You know - getting thru the airport in a wheelchair is much faster than the regular way so why not take advantage of this while you can? It certanly can't harm you. If you are in a wheelchair, they will wand you thru security. I hope your other contact can help you. Alice > > So mainly I am looking for other peoples' experiences so I will know what to > expect in the airports. It would be tremendously costly for me to have to stay in Seattle for two > weeks.. and I don't think my partner can get that much time off. I have been in > contact with another woman here who had the CI done in Seattle.. so I will ask > her about this too. Alice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 Don't be reluctant. Enjoy the pampering and the ride. You will have earned the right to receive it. I know you are nervous and excited and that's to be expected. I'd be very surprised if you weren't. When I read of individuals who are going so far to have their implants, I am in awe. I'm so pleased that you are on CI Hear and sharing all this with us. Your messages about your trip and the surgery and the trips back and forth are going to be very interesting reading. Alice > > As for the wheelchair, this is exactly what my partner is telling me and I am > saying " NO NO not me in a wheel chair! " and she is laughing and saying " yes, > yes! " So Alice I know you are right about this and so it shall be.. :-) > > Pam (reluctant to be in a wheelchair, but OH Well!) :-)) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 yeah Pam... I am in the process of getting my CI eval and surgery hopefully either at Virginia Mason or at University of Washington.... which is a 3 1/2 hour drive from my home in Longview, WA to Seattle. alice <alice@...> wrote: Don't be reluctant. Enjoy the pampering and the ride. You will have earned the right to receive it. I know you are nervous and excited and that's to be expected. I'd be very surprised if you weren't. When I read of individuals who are going so far to have their implants, I am in awe. I'm so pleased that you are on CI Hear and sharing all this with us. Your messages about your trip and the surgery and the trips back and forth are going to be very interesting reading. Alice > > As for the wheelchair, this is exactly what my partner is telling me and I am > saying " NO NO not me in a wheel chair! " and she is laughing and saying " yes, > yes! " So Alice I know you are right about this and so it shall be.. :-) > > Pam (reluctant to be in a wheelchair, but OH Well!) :-)) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 In a message dated 9/19/2004 7:21:14 PM Pacific Daylight Time, alice@... writes: I do know that when the surgery is over, we all seem to have a burst of energy - probably because of the relief. I'm sure you'll be fine whichever way you go with this. that and the " wierd calm " before the surgery. Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 In a message dated 9/19/2004 6:21:17 PM Alaskan Daylight Time, alice@... writes: > It's good to have friends. <smile> > > As long as the doctor has okayed the flight, I see no problem with it. I > would opt for the wheelchair but if it's not something you want to do I'm > sure that's fine too. I do know that when the surgery is over, we all seem to > have a burst of energy - probably because of the relief. I'm sure you'll be > fine whichever way you go with this. > > Alice So true! and my friend here is younger than me and an entirely different person with a different type of deafness and even a different support system (both good but different none the less). So I am certainly going to keep the wheel chair or go cart in mind! The go cart sounds like a lot more fun.. we'll see. And for sure I will report back to this list about how it goes for me. Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 In a message dated 9/19/2004 7:29:55 PM Pacific Daylight Time, spottedlee@... writes: " wierd calm " before the surgery. undrugged of course! Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 In a message dated 9/19/2004 6:44:15 PM Alaskan Daylight Time, spottedlee@... writes: > In a message dated 9/19/2004 7:29:55 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > spottedlee@... writes: > > " wierd calm " before the surgery. > > > undrugged of course! > > Lee meditation! :-) Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 In a message dated 9/19/2004 7:48:36 PM Pacific Daylight Time, plsav42@... writes: meditation! :-) not that... it just,, can't explain it... it like,, you are ready and roaring to go... it comes unexpectly. Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 In a message dated 9/19/2004 6:51:06 PM Alaskan Daylight Time, spottedlee@... writes: > not that... it just,, can't explain it... it like,, you are ready and > roaring to go... it comes unexpectly. > > Lee I think I know what you mean.. I felt that way just before I walked down the hall toward the surgical suite to have surgery to remove the tumor from my inner ear in 1994. A kind of resignation, preparedness, turning yourself over to the universe.. At least that is how I would explain it. Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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