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A week after my operation I went back to the hospital. They took the dressings off, did an X-ray and told me I was allowed to wash all the matted blood and dried gunk out of my hair at last. They’ve given me a list of dates from now until March when I’ll have to go into hospital for various switch ons, tune ups and therapy sessions.
Now I’m sitting here looking at an X-ray of my cochlear implant inside my head.
So, I’ve had the operation, and I feel pretty good, considering.
I’m trying to stick to my policy of full disclosure as much as possible without dissembling or rationalising. Especially important in this post, as I’ll be talking about the operation I’ve just been through, and the side effects I’m now living with for the rest of my life.
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It’s time we talked about the elephant in the room. I believe there are people out there who don’t agree with my decision to have a cochlear implant.
It’s been interesting to see people’s reactions when I tell them I’m having a bionic ear put in. The looks of mild disappointment, the tacit silences, noncommital shrugs, mutterings of ‘It’s your decision’.
That reaction is mostly from my Deaf friends.