tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46833166258091024132024-02-07T02:23:47.176-08:00Kirsty's Cochlear ImplantA Journey with an Advanced BionicRobochickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04213717099414410826noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683316625809102413.post-8588502056825805752010-08-10T11:06:00.000-07:002010-08-28T14:12:25.087-07:00NOT HEARING VERY WELLJust recently I'm having trouble hearing. Everything sounds clear but not clear enough. So I'm going to have to make an appointment to Ropewalk hearing place.<br /><br />I wear my implant everyday and I now wear my implant while watching tv but I still require subtitles.<br /><br />I do get frustrated when I can't hear well and when people are talking to me they have to speak slow. When people talk too fast I ask them to slow down.<br /><br />Rope walk has sent me another processor and now I can hear very well.<br /><br />I love showing off my Cochlear Implant!!!Robochickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04213717099414410826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683316625809102413.post-56796129993008931282009-09-16T16:33:00.000-07:002009-10-11T06:52:34.300-07:00I LOVE MY HEARING......AND SILENCEIt has been 4 months now since my 6 month mapping and I feel I'm doing very well. I can hear and play the piano very well and listen to ABBA on my ipod. I sometimes watch programmes on TV WITHOUT subtitles but I still like to prefer them on (in case I miss something). Normally at night when I'm in bed, I take my implant out and read the subs in peace. And I also like to read without my implant in peace aswell.<br />As for my hearing, I believe im doing very well and I'm due for my next mapping in december. And for sounds - I HATE RUNNING WATER - IT TOTALLY DOES MY HEADING... ARGHH!!!!<br /><br />Also, I HEARD EVERYTHING (ABOUT 90%) WHEN I WENT TO CINEMA IN JUNE TO SEE MY FAVOURITE FILM - TERMINATOR SALVATION. I cried when the theme tune started coz I thought I WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO HEAR TO IT.<br /><br />THANKS TO A BRILLIANT FANTASTIC DEVICE N TECHNOLOGY, I CAN HEAR EVERYTHING<br /><br />My next aim, is to see n HEAR a NOTTINGHAM FOREST gameRobochickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04213717099414410826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683316625809102413.post-81086264585744106842009-06-14T17:10:00.000-07:002009-06-14T17:30:40.645-07:006 MONTH MAPPING!!On Thursday 11th June, I went to Ropewalk and had my 6 month mapping with Carina Stanfield. I went through the same routine but extra harder. There weren't much difference. The scale on the computer on the left side went up. The other 9 electrodes was near enough the same as last time. Carina disabled my 16th elctrode. She said it's to make the sounds better. So now only 15 electrodes are doing the job!<br />Just before my appointment, I saw a 7 year old girl, who's has a CI. Hers is Freedom. I signed and spoke as usual like I do to any other deaf person. She only replied with nods and shakes her head for yes and no. She was shy. I asked her if she was the only 1 in the family that is deaf. Her mum said no that her brother is deaf and has CI.<br />I went to wait in the waiting room as usual and then I needed the loo. When I came out I saw a little girl in her mums arms crying and I noticed that she has a CI. I shown her mine and I knew she was scared of her mapping and I signed and told that theres no need to be scared that the more mappings she has and older she gets the better her hearing will be. I asked her how old she was and she replied and signed '3'.<br /><br />I love signing and I wish there was some more deaf people in Newark like Nottingham. Signing is fantastic way of communicating.<br /><br />I will keep you updated...Robochickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04213717099414410826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683316625809102413.post-39567552682047002352009-04-13T15:47:00.000-07:002009-10-11T06:48:59.408-07:00HEARING A STEAM TRAIN!!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErStAJlgrMprRgqgl2ISkQ0BQfKa0VpryYYZPoqlFRjBvUCvXh_cc6vSZd4PcliCIhhacsE3wtajVexgMZnUiW9JYic98VJ4LwN_DvO-iEU03KftfBUqSHHYjT4t2IaVJTGCpJnPp3-Pr/s1600-h/steam020406_18.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391338810790799138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErStAJlgrMprRgqgl2ISkQ0BQfKa0VpryYYZPoqlFRjBvUCvXh_cc6vSZd4PcliCIhhacsE3wtajVexgMZnUiW9JYic98VJ4LwN_DvO-iEU03KftfBUqSHHYjT4t2IaVJTGCpJnPp3-Pr/s320/steam020406_18.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Unfortunately on 4th April 2009 was the year anniversary, the day I lost my hearing.<br /><br />On that Saturday David and I went to Lincoln as usual. And............. I heard a steam train!!!!!!!!!<br />I NEVER EVER heard a steam train in my entire life. And that made my DAY!! It was FANTASTIC!!! Whenever the train hooted, it made me HYPER!<br />But on that day, before the steam train, I was very quiet, which isn't like me. I was thinking about what happened that day the year before.<br /><br />I woke up that morning, and put in my hearing aids in as usual and heard NOTHING. I thought it must be the battery. NO it wasn't the battery. I cleared the tubing with my mouth by blowing into it.....Still NOTHING. I then went downstairs and said to my Mum, 'I can't hear a thing.' I squeezed the hearing aid for it to whistle and said to to mum is that working, she said 'Yes'. And then I thought 'Oh great?! Must be something wrong with my insides'.<br /><br />A few days later, mum made a Dr's appointment and we went and Dr. Terrill looked into my ear and said that I got a perforated eardrum. So she gave me some drops...<br /><br />2 weeks later....<br /><br />Mum made me an appointment to see the ear specialist, an emergency appointment at Newark Hospital. We went on 16th April 2008....<br /><br />We went into the Dr's office and explained the situation and looked into my ear and said that I got wax in my left ear... So he and the nurse took us to another room down the corridor. He sucked the wax out with this hoover device. Afterwards, I lipread him saying 'Put your hearing aids back in'... I put them back in and I was PANICKING.... I couldn't hear a thing.... So he took us back to his office and looked at my notes and said 'I'm sorry, but your hearing gone forever'.... Those words felt like my heart been stabbed... I SCREAMED the place down sobbing, my mum standing next to me holding my baby sister broke down. The nurse grabbed my sister off her and mum came straight over to me.<br /><br />To this day I still can't handle the drink. I'm not an alcoholic but I just can't handle it.<br /><br />1 Year on.... I very happy with my cochlear implant and can hear better than EVER.<br /><br />I LOVE MY IMPLANT...........<br /><br />I will keep you updated</div>Robochickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04213717099414410826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683316625809102413.post-35225170079506116292009-03-19T12:25:00.000-07:002009-04-14T10:34:25.066-07:00MY 3RD MONTH MAPPINGOn Wednesday 18th march, I went to ropewalk and had my 3rd month mapping with Carina Stanfield. I went through the same routine but extra harder.<br />When she switched me on after altering the electrodes, it sounded robotic and I didn't like it not 1 bit. So Carina looked at my hearing chart and worked out the maths. What a GENIUS SHE IS!!!!! I honestly don't know how she worked out the maths.... She then switched me on again... And fantastic... Just the way how I like it!<br />I didn't do the lipreading test this time because I'm too good for it. I did the non lipreading test and the non lipreading test with a whooshing sound in the background. The results are...... 98% without noise in the background....60% with noise.<br />I'm doing so well..<br /><br />I will keep you updatedRobochickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04213717099414410826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683316625809102413.post-33804214322656841082009-01-24T16:00:00.000-08:002009-04-14T10:34:06.476-07:00MY 1 MONTH MAPPING - 19TH JAN 2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6eURYCfeAOYhw9b2KhqmqWK25htnm71lI236gOb4VhOMtb9ObpTX0-vMQMQu4hrwMglZbuChR24QGgZ_Ndzd0HVH3b3rUE5P93uB532XhQiSiFX6kySZP6d_j7h50yIEtcv6X1yPaKHLO/s1600-h/Image013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295015207723722706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6eURYCfeAOYhw9b2KhqmqWK25htnm71lI236gOb4VhOMtb9ObpTX0-vMQMQu4hrwMglZbuChR24QGgZ_Ndzd0HVH3b3rUE5P93uB532XhQiSiFX6kySZP6d_j7h50yIEtcv6X1yPaKHLO/s320/Image013.jpg" border="0" /></a> On Monday 19th January 2009, I went to see Carina for my 1 month mapping. It was hilarious!<br /><br />Carina did her usual thing on the computer, and me from NO SOUND TO MOST COMFORTABLE. She worked the electrodes on the computer, electrode by electrode.<br /><br />When she put on the electrodes on at the end, I screamed the whole room down!!!! Carina had to turn me off on the computer straight away! Dyan the speech therapist was outside the room looking through the door window and was laughing. My mum felt embarrassed!<br /><br />The sounds was SO LOUD!<br /><br />After that, Carina took me to another room and we did lipreading and non lipreading test on a video......As you can see the picture above is of a graph....Well... As you can see the crossed out bit, that's where a normal persons hearing is. The 3 boxes attached together means I can hear like a normal person, BUT... only quiet sounds! That is FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />Here is my progress:<br /><br />Week 1 - without lipreading 59%<br />One month - without lipreading 88%<br /><br />Week 1 - with lipreading 93%<br />One month - with lipreading 98%<br /><br />I'm hoping to hear like a normal person with the cochlear implant.<br /><br />I will keep you updated....Robochickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04213717099414410826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683316625809102413.post-35408752162968348212009-01-16T13:50:00.000-08:002009-04-14T10:33:24.772-07:00How a Cochlear Implant works...<div align="center">I found this video on a friend of Katie-Louise's (Laura) and it fascinated me! I really would like people to understand what a cochlear implant is and how is works!<br />Its amazing having a cochlear implant and I love it!!<br /></div><p align="center"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QpBbJealks0&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QpBbJealks0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p>Robochickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04213717099414410826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683316625809102413.post-55741678600183939592009-01-07T13:09:00.000-08:002009-04-14T10:32:41.753-07:00TRYING OUT NEW SOUNDS WITH THE COCHLEAR IMPLANTSince I been activated, the sounds were weird and robotic.<br /><br />I know I should wear it ALL THE TIME, but I struggle sometimes. I get frustrated alot and its not the same as it was when I used to wear hearing aids. But some of the sounds are the same as hearing aids sometimes, but louder and fatter.<br /><br />The sounds I don't like are: Running water, crisp packets, carrier bags and baby crying and some other high pitched sounds.<br /><br />The sounds I love are: My ipod,TV,window wipers in the car, my grandads kitchen clock ticking, indicator in the car, a train, a car horn, the dogs barking and people talking to me.<br /><br />I can cope in pubs and in public, but it depends sometimes. If I can't cope in a crowded loud shop, I take the implant off and give it to David. He holds it in his hand and keeps it in my view.<br /><br />I try very very hard with the implant and trying to accept it more. I love it, but the sounds are very different to hearing aids.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to my 1 month mapping with Carina on 19th Jan.<br /><br />I can watch TV without subtitles but, I prefer to have them in case I misheard the TV while watching a programme.<br /><br />I can also use the telephone a bit but I still need to work on that, but I can use a mobile phone on loudspeaker, but now I bought a new mobile I can hear well on that without loudspeaker sometimes.<br /><br />The sounds with the ipod is fantastic. Dancing Queen is still the same as it was with hearing aids. I hear the drums and voices more, and I can hear the guitar aswell.<br /><br />I take my implant off whenever I read. I know I shouldn't but I can't read and listen with the implant in quiet situations. Sometimes I can cope, sometimes I can't. I read alot in my room without the implant.<br /><br />I will keep you updatedRobochickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04213717099414410826noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683316625809102413.post-86478018005336890852008-12-16T12:57:00.000-08:002009-04-14T10:31:35.307-07:00On Saturday 17th December, my fiancee David and I bought an ipod from currys. I bought ipod nano, the same Katie-Louise's. Mine is silver and is 16GB. After that we went to my uncles and he downloaded the songs I like. I'm a big ABBA fan. So on Sunday night, (which I didn't know about) I decided to try it......Oh dear...I connected the ipod wire onto my implant and turned on the ipod and put Dancing Queen on.....I walked in the living room and fell on my knees and sobbed. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN 7 MONTHS I HEARD ABBA AGAIN. It felt wonderful.<br />I thought I would never ever have the opportunity to use or have an ipod!!!Robochickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04213717099414410826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683316625809102413.post-35149359237957916942008-12-16T12:24:00.000-08:002009-04-14T10:31:04.238-07:00ACTIVATION<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66odyamp442qKwnghjdgu74f08VHzvhe0C4OmAPAch2npPs4S8GUlfBqg8ONLcZ2Cf0jSCNzx11U3g56P5x83QYMu_yMtwk2rlrggnWwWxeMiiX9dmgDO-2s8Hu725XPad7f1NMcjjAcf/s1600-h/076.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280491872444783202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66odyamp442qKwnghjdgu74f08VHzvhe0C4OmAPAch2npPs4S8GUlfBqg8ONLcZ2Cf0jSCNzx11U3g56P5x83QYMu_yMtwk2rlrggnWwWxeMiiX9dmgDO-2s8Hu725XPad7f1NMcjjAcf/s320/076.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>On Friday 12th December, my mum and I went to Ropewalk in Nottingham. I was VERY VERY nervous and scared. I actually thought I was going to hear beeps and would reject my implant straight away. Carina my audiologist came and took us to a room. She had a look at scar and liked it and said it healed nicely. She then took the implant out of the box and then connected it to the computer and clipped the wire on my jumper and put the implant on my ear and head. I didn't hear nothing at first. Carina put a piece of paper in front of me. On the piece of paper, it has a scale of 'NO SOUND - VERY LOUD'. What she wanted me to do was put my finger on which I heard. She altered the electrodes on the computer bit by bit. After that she said she's going put <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrl0JGlBV9-IHnn6E7YYjIU6Ymi1YFj8LduA-XX7ur8d3M9HWPNvZ9urjxtf8lCDPXnOglkweaR3kaT1y23I-WRd2wadrMeIlrl_IhjOAi5H5YkCDliSWNK773nN0E1dYAG8RP1naoGu64/s1600-h/079.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280493459888997426" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrl0JGlBV9-IHnn6E7YYjIU6Ymi1YFj8LduA-XX7ur8d3M9HWPNvZ9urjxtf8lCDPXnOglkweaR3kaT1y23I-WRd2wadrMeIlrl_IhjOAi5H5YkCDliSWNK773nN0E1dYAG8RP1naoGu64/s320/079.JPG" border="0" /></a>all the electrodes on all together and that it maybe very loud.....So she turned it on. When she put it on, I felt like I was gasping for air as I was tense, and I was clutching my head and moving and wiggling about in the chair! She said that reaction was normal. So after that she asked me and my mum to have a half hour break and hear sounds like cars passing and<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7VOUPD0IQbjUi5OkZ4KMH8aHz23PHjaBc6tX7GEfqz_ReQ3urumNGJFX6lwZe9Nw1duWjv6gSRDJwf69v05df3Iztx6vO0P-tD_ESKEcCm0iC4bb6dvDsTOV4cHOQhEiFGTnZFA2vmtI/s1600-h/077.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280492249384027890" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7VOUPD0IQbjUi5OkZ4KMH8aHz23PHjaBc6tX7GEfqz_ReQ3urumNGJFX6lwZe9Nw1duWjv6gSRDJwf69v05df3Iztx6vO0P-tD_ESKEcCm0iC4bb6dvDsTOV4cHOQhEiFGTnZFA2vmtI/s320/077.JPG" border="0" /></a> other sounds that's in the outside world. Near the end she, shown me the bits n bobs, such as colours, charger and ipod wire. Carina very kindly setted up the wire. THANKS CARINA. And then shown me how to work the implant and volume controls etc. The sounds was amazing.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04zzbXVfkTj6gEmqmZpuEkP2XU7ffkL1u2LtDgom0GgtN1x_yb_30nrTKkzG2_fXK8fgi8yrB9DDGspf9cV_2XVW0cfUCl9GgPNMm3uMeB40N3FqMh0DH71TAZaGRvCqP5XDSl3PZQhKE/s1600-h/078.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280492662249834914" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04zzbXVfkTj6gEmqmZpuEkP2XU7ffkL1u2LtDgom0GgtN1x_yb_30nrTKkzG2_fXK8fgi8yrB9DDGspf9cV_2XVW0cfUCl9GgPNMm3uMeB40N3FqMh0DH71TAZaGRvCqP5XDSl3PZQhKE/s320/078.JPG" border="0" /></a> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04zzbXVfkTj6gEmqmZpuEkP2XU7ffkL1u2LtDgom0GgtN1x_yb_30nrTKkzG2_fXK8fgi8yrB9DDGspf9cV_2XVW0cfUCl9GgPNMm3uMeB40N3FqMh0DH71TAZaGRvCqP5XDSl3PZQhKE/s1600-h/078.JPG"></a></p></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04zzbXVfkTj6gEmqmZpuEkP2XU7ffkL1u2LtDgom0GgtN1x_yb_30nrTKkzG2_fXK8fgi8yrB9DDGspf9cV_2XVW0cfUCl9GgPNMm3uMeB40N3FqMh0DH71TAZaGRvCqP5XDSl3PZQhKE/s1600-h/078.JPG"></a></p>Robochickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04213717099414410826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683316625809102413.post-4114505972344051372008-11-24T14:21:00.000-08:002009-04-14T10:29:29.471-07:00Operation<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY70Q2T9D74djk1wvGxe_-nGoi8Sx2NJp5hUo80gh5V1LfFOxbOAD7JA26KnJEMgZKD-OU3tWNF0Yzj9F8GrqAeK4tXx8cKurXpiLRmf98O6ytVEuiaH9gewdhlkIMVofG4znsl7uNvOL5/s1600-h/767.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272360408587046914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY70Q2T9D74djk1wvGxe_-nGoi8Sx2NJp5hUo80gh5V1LfFOxbOAD7JA26KnJEMgZKD-OU3tWNF0Yzj9F8GrqAeK4tXx8cKurXpiLRmf98O6ytVEuiaH9gewdhlkIMVofG4znsl7uNvOL5/s320/767.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>On 17<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> November, I was a massive bag of nerves. BUT, I was very excited. I went to sleep at 10pm and woke up at 2am. I couldn't get back to sleep. So instead I watched TV. Then 4am I had a bath,then had a couple slices of toasts. At 6:30am, my mum, dad and I went to pick up my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">fiancee</span> David up from his house. We then left to go to Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham for the operation. ALL morning, I was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">roaming</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj-zDFhXHl3Y6IunXmyVr8J3rKeEY1G_Q2H6Vib58qi9iqutNbx31sx4Gp6cDuxRlMI0vZ4OmWIznDGGlprAScuLzwgFqoY57A6zmmMoCyu9Wku80CNqL7tVeXaPE3jzbqoEvov7azdauC/s1600-h/765.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272363977362301138" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj-zDFhXHl3Y6IunXmyVr8J3rKeEY1G_Q2H6Vib58qi9iqutNbx31sx4Gp6cDuxRlMI0vZ4OmWIznDGGlprAScuLzwgFqoY57A6zmmMoCyu9Wku80CNqL7tVeXaPE3jzbqoEvov7azdauC/s320/765.JPG" border="0" /></a> around and inside, I felt hyperactive. The feeling was powerful. Then at 2pm the BIG MOMENT arrived.......I only cried a little. My mum came to the theatre with me and then...I was being cut open and drilled on....3 hours later, it was over. Then about another hour later (I think), I woke up in the recovery room. They then took me onto the ward and then I had visitors. My Nan and Jack came to see me and then my 2 best friends arrived <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">aswell</span>...Katie-Louise and Richard. They gave me a card and a balloon. I never realised they bought me a balloon until I was on my way home the next day! And also my dad bought me a balloon <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">aswell</span>. David bought me a little present <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">aswell</span>. Then Katie-Louise and Richard and I had our photo taken. We talked a bit and they want to take me out again (and I can't wait for that!), when I'm activated. My Nan and Jack left, then mum, dad and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">David</span> left <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">aswell</span>. </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272364369105397490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGY0ct7qHEJ3HSN6ZFhCuHW6VZkS99RakleeqhWiprkaKXCVgnIPjlZzN_RQCr9VFKSJGnsgW2AejaMwl6t5_ZQYHrAhVrhdmax0Ouj_WXBRWt2rh_9xvWRea5AlNn06UTokwnlGmqg5zC/s320/897.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I slept well at the hospital. But the nurses kept waking me up sometimes to inject some drugs in me.</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272365145289702146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bkM36my8lwVj3PEhL82_L_oXVzz3VRpm53YRT9H5FcjuQRAXqBHGv_3JkApb-45WA7Jyz0dkFRKsYlvbEERANGUsRsi_GIfom-F7JEGLey6wFgpKGJMRg5tUPA-SXEFdtGyKub_BTwBs/s320/902.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>The scar was PAINFUL, but it was worth it!!!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I was discharged the next day at noon and they gave me painkillers.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>David was a big help. He supported my head on the way home and heated my dinner.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Now I'm <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">ok</span> and refuse to take the plaster off my scar! And the scar is itchy now!</div><div></div><div>Also..the tinnitus is worse!!! I'm hoping it will settle when I'm activated...</div><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272365751842095346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7YtwUKpkrhux4dp9j1eoAmpYOpq3Qn_SJ6ZfY39x4sIzbjBydeCzSQudawy8Et63_bD1x3dccuRKoFq5u4vX5PAn6NX3TnPjZU_BCYr_0OYN8Z1hWrG2GmgotsJ7BuqsxOY-Ee5HHO5t/s320/906.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div>I will continue to keep you updated...</div>Robochickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04213717099414410826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683316625809102413.post-23613256799596159482008-11-16T15:34:00.000-08:002009-04-14T10:27:39.495-07:00OPERATION DATE AND HOW I FELTOn Wednesday 5th November 2008, Nottingham Cochlear Implant Programme texted my mum and they wanted mum to contact them straight away. So mum did that and I was upstairs watching TV (The Jeremy Kyle Show) as usual. And all of a sudden, my Nan, brother Jack and my mum BARGED in my room jumping and I thought 'What the hell is going on', then mum came up to me and gave me this piece of paper and I read it and it says 'OPERATION DATE 18TH NOVEMBER', from them on I sobbed. I texted my mates and the rest of the family and most of all the 1st person I told was my best friend Katie-Louise. She said to me 'Told you didn't I,that you would hear for xmas.' So I backed down and admitted that she was right.<br />My drinking is limited and I only have 6 cans max (when I feel like it). I only have 3 or 4 cans with my dad. So now I'm scared on having a scar coz I NEVER EVER in my life had 1 before and also I'm scared on being activated.<br />I will keep you updatedRobochickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04213717099414410826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683316625809102413.post-12877724955450857792008-09-15T13:52:00.000-07:002008-09-15T14:30:10.927-07:00My WarI was born deaf and had only 15% hearing. I could only used to hear in my left ear with a hearing aid until in April 2008 I lost my hearing forever. I'm stone deaf in right ear. I can hear nothing.When I lost my hearing I felt degraded and depressed. Over the next 5 months, I was very emotional and crying all the time and even to my self to sleep. I had Tinnitus since I was 15 and these days it keeps me awake all night just listening to the irritating buzzing-ringing sound in my left hear. Then on 15th September 2008, I went to see Mr Andrew Marshall to talk about the possible cochlear implant operation. We talked about the risks, the cochlear implant and my scans. I cried all the way through the meeting. When he said 'I would like to offer you a cochlear implant', I broke down and sobbed. I then looked at him and shook his hand and said 'I accept'. I had to fill in forms and choose which colour hearing aid for my implant I want. I chose the beige colour and my mum helped my choose it. The cochlear implant I chose is Harmony. To me it sounds easier to hear and use.Robochickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04213717099414410826noreply@blogger.com2