My Update

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Hi everyone,Sorry I haven't posted in awhile. It has been so busy here. When I

went for the testing, they informed me that we had to do a hearing aid test, I

told them that my doctor said that i was beyond the help of hearing aids and

that they would not work. She then showed my husband and I the 3 different

types of Cochlear Implants and told us that we decided on the one we wanted.

She also gave me some pamplets with DVDs to watch. My husband and I decided on

the Nuecleus 5. The young lady that we met with told us that she needed to meet

with my doctor about whether or not we had to do the hearing aid test & balance

test since I have Vertigo and that she would get back with me. She contacted me

about a week later and said that the doctor was unable to meet with her due to a

family emergency so she gave the notes she took to his nurse and that she (the

nurse) would give it to him and that she (the nurse) would be contacting me to

let me know what he decides.

Well, the nurse contacted me this past Thursday (March 4) and said my doctor has

turned all my paperwork over to the surgeon that will be doing the surgery for

the Cochlear Implant and that his office will be contacting me to set up an

appointment. so now I am just waiting to hear from the surgeons office. I am

wondering now if they will bypass both the hearing aid & balance test, and go

ahead and schedule the CT Scan, then the surgery.

Once I find out, I will let you all know.