Robin and I were on the road before 4 am - not a whole lot of traffic but had to dodge fluffy coyote. Of course we managed to get there before the doors opened for out patient! Hospital side too us in to wait out of the dark and cold.

I passed my blood pressure test even though my 'white coat' was a little high. Everyone was super nice. Explained everything and were good with my 'what?' The surgery lasted almost 2 hours. Ready to check out really quickly on we couldn't find Robin. Turns out that Mayo building has really bad reception! She didn't get her text messages or voice mail until we had been home for an hour (and it takes about on hour in traffic to get home!

In the meantime I have a plastic cup covering the incision and a headband to hold it in place. The headband is stiff and wants to press against my left ear hearing aid. Reading glasses are a challenge As they don't fit over the cup - so I have them balanced on my nose with the frames going straight up to the top of my head! Look like the lady from Mars. In 24 hours I can remove my cup/headband.

No problem walking around. Napped for 4 hours with our kitty, Lady Gray, holding me in place. She likes playing nurse.

The doctor and team seemed really pleased with how I did. I think I got an A or A plus (hope so as I love doing well on tests and this is one that they wanted me to do well on - no cheating like on the hearing test).

On December 1 I see the doctor and then if all well I get activated. In the meantime I'm continuing to use the left loaner hearing aid so I have hearing in the one ear. Robin commented that my voice sounded more like my old pre hearing loss voice. Not sure why that is but glad.

Thank you all for the support, prayers and best wishes.