Activation #2

Yesterday was Audrena's second CI activation. We checked in at the doctor's office and had two x-rays to confirm that the implant was in its place. Dr. L. came into the room and had me sit in the exam chair with Audrena on my lap. He was having trouble getting the chair to raise up, so he bent over behind the chair to have a look. Audrena peeked around me and asked, "Where go?" I think Dr. L. just loves to hear the progress! And it sure made Randy and me smile!

Then it was time for Dr. L. to become the bad guy. He used some adhesive remover and took the steri strips off of her incision. It healed beautifully! Things looked good, and he cleared her for activation!

After lunch, we returned to The Lied Center. The activation was actually very anticlimactic this time. Audrena didn't give any exciting responses. However, she did hang in there long enough to give them a full audiogram using both implants. She also surprised us by putting the new CI back on when it got bumped off. She just started putting the first on by herself a little over a month ago. We were so proud, especially given that it was nap time!

And when we were done, some good friends from home were waiting in the lobby for us! They were in Omaha for their own reasons and stopped to say hi. We had some ice cream in the cafeteria and then headed for home with our bilateral girl!