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March 02, 2006
Surgery
As many of you know i was having a routine surgery done Wednesday. To let you all know that it went better than expected. When i got there i was asked by my doctor if he could do a different procedure. This is the procedure that is done to meniere's patients that are older. There is a 20 percent chance i would lose all my hearing in one or both ears. I agreed. Not being able to do it when i was younger because the percentage chance was 80 percent, i thought .. why not? Altho it does help me hear a little better, i still cannot hear much without my headphones or a hearing aid that is so uncomfortable. This is because much damage was done when i was younger. But it should take away all side affects from the disease itself because it allows the fluid to drain out all of the time. So i realized today that my setting on my headphones, wich are made by a medical company, needed to be lowered from -6 to -13. A improvement that even my doctor was not expecting, but hoped for. My hearing is in Flux all the time. Today i had 3 minutes where if i listened close, i could hear my roomate talking on the phone. And i was able to hear my sister's voice without a device for the first time in 12 years. Of course i cried! lol. Anyway i will keep everyone updated.
Buttercup
Posted by DeAnna at March 2, 2006 07:47 PM
Comments
Congratulations! I can't even imagine the feeling of being able to hear a loved ones voice for the first time. I'm so happy for you. This really made my day to read.
Posted by: Utopia at March 3, 2006 03:15 AM
That's great! I'm glad to see it went so well! :)
Posted by: Kel at March 3, 2006 01:18 PM
Awesome. Just fantastic. Even though we dont know each other, Im so glad to hear this.
Posted by: farg at March 4, 2006 02:12 PM
Better be envied than pitied... Cornelius
Posted by: Cornelius at November 22, 2006 11:06 AM
To cook a hare before catching him... Nicholas
Posted by: Nicholas at November 22, 2006 01:22 PM
Half a loaf is better than no bread... Barbara
Posted by: Barbara at November 30, 2006 09:46 AM