We met with Dr. Choo today. He looked at Brody's incisions and said they looked good. At the very top, there is some scabbing. He said we could stop,using the antibiotic cream he had prescribed and start dripping peroxide on the scabbing. Apparently that will clear it up! We asked him about how Brody is more vocal now. He agrees with Jordan and me that he probably is just developmentally moving along and it doesn't really have anything to do with the surgery. Jordan also asked about the placement of the magnet. It felt that it was a little more forward than I see on a lot of my kids. Dr. Choo explained that he positions it a little more forward in his younger patients. This is because as the skull grows, the magnet will also move with the skull away from the ear. Therefore, when he is grown, it will sit around 45 degrees back like most of the implants you see normally. So with this appointment, he is cleared for regular activity and to get activated on Monday!!!!
I talked with the audiologist, Dr. Scott, today on the phone. I was asking for some insight on the newest external piece that is coming out very soon. Sometimes there are loaners available to use. He said they didn't have anything, but he did have a letter he had received saying that if you were implanted within a certain window, you would receive an exchange for the new one. We're in the window! So on Monday when we go for the activation, Brody will have the current one, but in a few weeks or months, he will have the upgrade to the newest one! I'm excited! The technology isn't that different in how it sounds, but it has some newer features.
SIX DAYS UNTIL ACTIVATION!!!!!!!!!!
Although it looks like Brody is hearing Bear, he is actually feeling the vibrations of his barking on the ground. (Bear is throwing a tantrum because I wouldn't let him eat Brody's goldfish crackers. Such a hard life!)
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