its the first day of spring!

Its a beautiful day to wake up to. We drove in to Vancouver at the break of dawn and got to the hospital in a record 30 minutes. We were waiting at the door to the Surgery Daycare - it opens at 6:30 in the morning. The Surgeon came in wearing his bicycle gear. The lucky guy rides his bike to and from work! Once I was admitted and in my hospital garb, I was moving along quickly towards the big moment. The surgery started at 7:55 and I awoke at 10:30 am on my own and felt very good. My eyes were thick with fluid and I had trouble seeing. It felt like it was covered with vaseline. The nurse helped clean that up and explained that during head surgery, sometimes the eyeballs will fill with fluid and enlarge.

After being in recovery a short time, I was moved to Surgical Daycare where I immediately began walking slowly at 11 am. I felt no sense of dizziness and that was such a relief. The audiologist and the surgeon came in to check with me and to share their experience. They were very enthused by the outcome of the second procedure. The big and imposing X-ray machine was wheeled into the OR and they were able to take pictures of the re-implant before I was stitched up. The array testing was done (a routine procedure) and while it was compared to the first, the result was different. It made more sense to the audiologist and they agree I have got to do much better with this new CI. I was in the car and ready to go home at 1 pm.

I had a good 12 hour sleep last night and have been lingering about quietly. I will head to bed for some more sleep. I can do that now the uncomfortable bandage has come off. The incision is covered with a surgical tape.