Hi Susan,
Congratulations on your CI surgery! You made it through the procedure! Don’t know if you can see but I’m doing a happy dance!
I’m not knowledgable about AB implants and processors, but I do know they are part of Sonova (Phonak) so you can sync the CI with a Phonak HA. My Cochlear implant syncs with ReSound. I have a ReSound Quattro 9 synced with my implant. Syncing means that I can hear phone calls and stream to both ears at the same time. While I’m fine with my CI set up, I still think, IMO, that Phonak has better, more detailed sound for me. I was disappointed when I had to return the M90’s I was in the process of buying when I found out they would not sync with the implant I was getting. Through the forum, I learned that the Costco KS9 was made by Phonak and pretty identical to the M90. So I bought a KS9 as a back-up although I switch back and forth. I just wanted a backup HA just in case I had a problem with the ReSound which has happened twice. If I need to use my phone when wearing the KS9, I just make the phone bluetooth to the KS9. There are others that don’t use the HA that syncs to their CI. I just happen to do both.
Since you didn’t know until your surgery which implant you were getting, I don’t know what your thoughts on a HA, if you planned on getting a new one for your other ear. I just happen to hear better out of my hearing ear with a Phonak aid and to me, that is an advsntage with an AB implant.
I’m sorry about the anesthesia. I forgot about that part. I don’t tolerate a general very well, but do okay with twilight. I have to tell the anesthesiologist everytime I have surgery. They put something in the anesthesia to combat the nausea. They also put a disc with medicine on it as well for this. My thoughts are everyone tolerates anesthesia better than I so I don’t go into it, but I guess I’m not the only one that gets sick from it. This time for this surgery, I had tge best anesthesiologist because I didn’t get sick at all. When that happens it is miserable. Next time you have any surgery, make sure you mention that you get sick with anesthesia. You should get something through the IV to stop or lessen the effects and tell them you want the disc on your ear lobe to help this.
If you still feel sick with nausea, if you weren’t given medicine to stop the nausea, tell the doctor you want s prescription for it. If you are having a hard time sleeping, get a script for that. I didn’t get sleeping meds, I got anti anxiety meds to calm me into sleep. Remember to stay on any antibiotivmcs and steriods until finished. If pain increases or things get uncomfortable, contact the doctor immediately. You shouldn’t suffer like that. Soreness is normal and will go away. You may not be able to sleep on the side you were operated on, but you will eventually, took me about six weeks.
Take it easy and continue to demand to be waited on! You will probably feel sleepy over the next few days, so rest!