Surgery day is almost here!! I would definitely appreciate your prayers! I'll post specific prayer needs later, but here's a general overview of this week: The surgery center is Newport Plaza Surgery Center in Costa Mesa, about 4 hours from Visalia. Right now, my parents and I are planning to head down there around 3 or 4 on Wednesday afternoon. We'll get to the hotel and I'll put on the anti-nausea patch and fall asleep (I hope!) :) Shockingly, I'm not nervous at all right now, but by then, I'm sure it will hit me. Surgery is at 7:30 on Thursday morning. I have to be at the surgery center by 6:30.
The surgery is minor,but delicate, so it should take between 4-6 hours. Fortunately, I'll be blissfully unaware. :) After surgery, I have to stay in recovery for 1-2 hours, then we'll head back to the hotel. Easy peasy, right? :)
I can't believe this is really happening. Having been deaf from birth, this is a HUGE life change for me, one that I never thought would happen. Honestly, being deaf is so normal for me, it's a little bit scary to imagine what life is like hearing. I've been so blessed to be able to function like a hearing person despite a severe hearing loss and I never want to seem ungrateful for that. Hearing aids have been priceless for me because they've allowed me to live life. If the Esteem were not an option, I would still be so fortunate. It's easy to focus on the negative aspect of being deaf now that my life is about to change dramatically, but the truth is, I'm blessed. I never realized how severe my hearing loss really is until the testing for the Esteem. Despite that very severe loss, I'm rarely limited. That is a blessing. And it only gets better from here. :)
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