Post surgery

There's the picture of the lavalava wrap around the turban.  The second picture is two weeks later.

Couldn't wash my hair for a  week, but the turban came off on the second day.  There's a day two photo showing the tape over this incision, but it is too gross to post.

 

I flew  from Honolulu to my hometown on the second day and felt no pressure from the incision.   Could it be because of the pain medication?   I didn't have any swelling until the third day.  That's when it looked like it would develop into a black eye, but it stopped short of that.  I  didn't have a recliner to use which other CI patients suggested to keep the swelling down.  After tossing and turning  I gave up trying to sleep on a mess of pillows and decided sleep was more important than the potiential black eye. 

The pain subsided, but a shooting pain hit at random times over the next month.  That and the constant itching kept me aware that the surgery even occured.  Waiting seemed long, especially since the clinic's schedule couldn't fit me in until Jan 25, six weeks later.  Sound would still depend on my hearing aid until they gave me the CI processor at my next appointment in Honolulu.

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[Karin]

I like your blog, VERY informative! How are you doing now? I'll keep reading... :)