Just was notified by Mayo that my ear mold for the Phonak hearing aid (that 'talks' to the Advanced Bionics CI) has arrived and now sitting on a shelf with my CI processor for my arrival next Wednesday (Dec 1). Hope those puppies are as excited as I am for them to get to work!

Odd shoots of pain are much lessened as I approach the two week mark from surgery. One aspirin twice a day has been sufficient to keeping it under control and lately only used one at night.

Using the phone is a major challenge with only the one working hearing aid (and not the control one at that). As I move from room to room, away for the one not in use, the one in my ear keeps 'adjusting'. Not sure if this is just mine or everyone goes through something like this as they await bionic activation. The weird odd loud noises I heard the first few days are gone but I do have my tinnitus remaining. Someone mentioned that it might lessen once I've been activated. When talking with the family they had to keep reminding me that they can actually hear (except for husband Bill) and I really don't need to shout. The one limping along hearing aid isn't helping a lot with conversations and/or TV.

One more week!