Image Credits: Powerhouse Museum I've slowed down a little bit with my blog posts this week. I've just been so incredibly busy with work and preparing for my cochlear implant surgery lately. I've said it once and I've said it again, I'm pretty sure preparing for the surgery is a much harder and more-time consuming… Continue reading Preparing For Cochlear Implant Surgery
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Pre-Cochlear Implant Surgery Fear: The Balance Test
Image Credits: Fearless Flight I'm just a little more than a day away from my 2nd appointment with my cochlear implant surgeon, Dr. Wilcox. During this appointment I will have a series of tests done to see how well I'll do with an implant. One of these tests is a balance test, and I'll be… Continue reading Pre-Cochlear Implant Surgery Fear: The Balance Test
Pre-Cochlear Implant Testing: MRI And CAT Scan Day
Image Credits: Diffen.com Today was one of the last of what I like to call the "stupid waste of time pre-cochlear implant testing". I had to get an MRI with and without contrast and CAT Scan. I was a little excited for these tests initially because I think they are kind of fun. I'm deaf so naturally… Continue reading Pre-Cochlear Implant Testing: MRI And CAT Scan Day