Debbie from US Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 I just got home from Duke where Dr. Tucci implanted the Bonebridge behind my bad right ear. Surgery took about an hour. I have a Velcro headband with a plastic ear covering which I can take off tomorrow. Steri-strips come off in 10 days. I go back in 2 weeks and if healing & swelling are satisfactory at that point I will get the processor. Very happy to have this over! Feeling rather wiped out but no real pain. Grateful! Mary Featherston 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted December 13, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 @Debbie from US YAY! Rest easy. I can’t wait to follow your BoneBridge journey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted February 12, 2019 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 @Debbie from US Just checking in to see how your BoneBridge is going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbie from US Posted February 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 Finally have a chance to post re. my BoneBridge. I had the surgery on 12/13 and after a couple of uncomfortable days the recovery was not bad. I went back to see Dr. Tucci on 12/28 for a post-op checkup and she was very pleased with how it had healed- even commented how "easy" the surgery was. Unfortunately, due to a miscommunication with the Audio department they were unable to activate the processor that day. I had to wait until after I returned from vacation to finally get the Samba, which I got on 1/30. So I have had it now for a couple of weeks and I can say I am happy I had the surgery as it seems to be working well for me. The only problem I have had is that I didn't attach the hair clip at first and the processor fell off a couple of times- including once in a movie theatre! Fortunately it was not damaged and I now have the clip attached. I really don't even notice that it is there- it is so small & light. I am definitely hearing better in areas where I used to struggle, such as with a group in a restaurant. A neighbor even commented to me at a party the other night that he could tell I was hearing better. I am very happy that I do not have to constantly turn my head to put my "good ear" towards a speaker as I had to do before. The remote is not as useful as I would have expected- it doesn't really seem to do anything. I can't hear any big difference between the programs or using the volume control. But I will talk to the audiologist when I go back in 10 days & I imagine some adjustments might be needed. Funny story- the other day I kept hearing a chime which I thought was coming from my iPad of iPhone. I couldn't figure out what program was trying to alert me- was it a text, an e-mail, a weather alert? After about an hour I was away from my iPad and heard the chime again & finally realized it was the Samba notifying me that I needed to change the battery! The battery was the one the audio put in on 1/30, so I got more than 2 weeks use from it. Of course I didn't use the Samba everyday as I had the flu for a week and didn't leave the house then, so I don't imagine I will get that much life from the next one. But overall, so far so good! The audio told me he has one other patient who is also SSD & got the BoneBridge about the same time I did. The Med-El rep was in the OR for the surgery and another was with the audio when I received the Samba. So he is learning as we go also. I am very glad I had the surgery at Duke and have access to a really good audiologist there as well. My calendar has some upcoming social events (large & very noisy) which could be more of a test for the BB. I am anxious to see/hear how it goes, but I'm also optimistic that even if it's not perfect it will be better than it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted February 19, 2019 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 @Debbie from US Sorry about the flu. So happy to hear you are off to a terrific start! Keep posting. I would love to learn more about BoneBridge and Samba! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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