ANA Discussion Forum
General Category => Hearing Issues => Topic started by: dpetty on April 10, 2008, 10:43:52 am
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Well just got back from my post op checkup and the implant is looking great so now I can return to my normal routine, healing nicely, a little swelling but that is expected. Also got my Baha today so that is a positve as well, can't wear it for a bit but it won't be long.... ;) b4 I do....
David
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Great news, David :)
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Wonderful news, David ;D
Thanks for sharing,
Jan
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I hope they told you not to wear the BAHA for at least 3 months !!!
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They mentioned something about that, but they also told me not to go back to work for at least 12 weeks after my AN surgery too...lol
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You know, I've been hearing different things from different BAHA patients.
My doc says 3 months for the processor and explained why - basically "torque". It's in another post; search "torque wrench" and you'll find it.
But others have docs who say they can use the processor much earlier. The elderly mother of a woman I work with had her surgery about a week after mine and she's already been told she can wear the processor. I still have almost 2 months to go before my doc gives me mine.
Jan
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I can understand the need to wait for some period of time, but I was told to resume normal activities plus they told me to snap and unsnap this for the lack of a better term "skin plate" as much as I like.
David
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I had to wait 8 weeks to get my processor. It seemed like a LONG 8 weeks. I thought that was the usual time,but I guess like everything else, the docs like to do things their way.
Congrats David! Hope you have horses whispering sweet nothings in your BAHA before long! :D Just make sure they don't think it's a sugar cube and try to eat it!
Lori
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Well as humid as it is I doubt I will wear it much outside.....might let the smoke out of the processor.