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Best of luck Zebadee -- thinking of you!
 
Good luck Zebadee,

Any dry shampoo will do the job. My mum very carefully washed my hair under removable shower head, 3 days post op and I covered my incision with dry cloth to keep it the area dry.
 
zebadee2010 said:
Mine is right now from my fall but they say it should come back with time, so far its been almost 3 months..
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3 years so far for me. But remember you can get used to anything if you have to.

Good luck tomorrow. I hope all goes well for you.

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good luck. hope it all goes well. hope to hear from you when ur feeling good.
 
Good Luck... Keep us posted... I admire your determination and your spunk. and mostly your positive attitude for someone so young
 
thanks for all the good luck wishes. Had the MRI this afternoon. 9:50 we are supposed to be there! Hopefully all goes well, if i feel up to it ill try and post tomorrow and let you guys know how i'm doing..
 
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thanks for all the good luck wishes. Had the MRI this afternoon. 9:50 we are supposed to be there! Hopefully all goes well, if i feel up to it ill try and post tomorrow and let you guys know how i'm doing..
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I expect pictures! All the tough people oblige. :wave: Ask Deaffy. :)
 
Zebadee2010.Hope all turns successful for you tomorrow. As I recall from my operation-July 12/07- which was at 1.30pm and awoke around 8.00pm, I went home the next morning, The activation was 4 weeks later-giving your head- time to heal from the stitches which are removed. Not a major problem. Then starts the mapping which you will be telling them how you are hearing- at first such strange harmonic sounds. Just take it day by day.

Implanted Advanced Bionics-Harmony activated Aug/07
 
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Zebadee2010. If you are still interested in what happened earlier today, you can read a description of the operation in Michael Chorost's book- Rebuilt. He was present a few months later at another patient having the same operation he had. The book is in the public library.
I can well imagine the world seems a bit strange-hearing wise to you right now-silence or strange sounds in your head. It should decrease in a short time I went back to Sunnybrook/Toronto 11 days later for the surgeon to check the stitches.Okay than. As I was lifting weights before the operation-forbidden to lift for at least 2 months-danger of "disturbing the stitches". Not exactly a big ordeal! Came back 2 weeks later for activation.
Just take everything day by day.

Implanted Advanced Bionics-Harmony activated Aug/07
 
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zebadee2010 said:
Dunno what oblige means, however i'll try and post a picture or two. And the big day starts at 9:50! Good thing ill get to sleep some more during surgery! haha
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Good luck and hope everything will turn out great for you.
 
We should be getting a post op report soon. Fingers are crossed here.
 
I'm keeping my fingers crossed too. :fingersx: Do let us know how thing progress.
 
Deb1hd said:
Hey what part of NC are you in.... Are you getting your operation in NC... We might not be to far apart. I'm getting mine in Norfolk Virginia. I know alot of people who live right across the nc line usually come to va to get ther operations.
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If you are having your surgery at UNC in Chapel Hil,l you may have met Marcia Clark Abunki who is my CI audit. I still see her even though I live in Lynchburg, VA instead of Charlotte, NC.
 
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