Drew's Dad
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My son's surgery was last week, and he is doing well. He received simultaneous bilateral implants (Nucleus Freedom) and is now the youngest child in Ohio to have done so at just under 9 months.
He was groggy in the recovery room but quickly came to and chugged a serving of Pedialyte. His head bandage was large but we got used to it quickly and it was removed three days later. He had no problems sleeping or eating after the surgery at all, which was great.
Strangely, since the surgery he has learned to sit up - finally gaining control of his balance - as well as to start to crawl. He jerks his knees in a bit, digs his toes into the carpet and pushes himself forward like he's hopping. It's cute, but soon we are going to watch him every second lest he get into something he shouldn't be.
His activation is in under two weeks so we are awaiting that at this point. Cochlear's "BabyWorn" processers are not available yet (despite the fact that they were shown on their website a few weeks ago), so we are doing two bodyworn processers that we have sewn pockets into the back of his clothes for. I'll let you know what happens at the activation!
He was groggy in the recovery room but quickly came to and chugged a serving of Pedialyte. His head bandage was large but we got used to it quickly and it was removed three days later. He had no problems sleeping or eating after the surgery at all, which was great.
Strangely, since the surgery he has learned to sit up - finally gaining control of his balance - as well as to start to crawl. He jerks his knees in a bit, digs his toes into the carpet and pushes himself forward like he's hopping. It's cute, but soon we are going to watch him every second lest he get into something he shouldn't be.
His activation is in under two weeks so we are awaiting that at this point. Cochlear's "BabyWorn" processers are not available yet (despite the fact that they were shown on their website a few weeks ago), so we are doing two bodyworn processers that we have sewn pockets into the back of his clothes for. I'll let you know what happens at the activation!