Agonizing steps of waiting for everything to come into place.....

I just got the the approval from the insurance company on the 3rd of September, and my surgery date is scheduled for October 19th. I have to be there at 0830 with surgery starting at 1030 at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview campus. I have to stay overnight. I just now have to get a physical 7 - 10 days before. There are couple of differences from the first surgery to the second one. You do not have to see a psychiatrist for approval, your don't need another meningitis vaccine, and most cases you get a faster approval from your medical insurance for the 2nd one. There is one constant, aural rehabilitation, anyone who has had an implant must go to this. I like to think of it as physical therapy for your brain to train it to accept your CI. most people that I have found that do not wear their CI anymore did not go to or complete the aural rehabilitation, which is a BIG mistake. I mean why go through the process of countless appointments, physical, psychiatric evaluations, and the surgery to not follow through. It is a waste of money, let someone else have the chance of getting a CI if you're not going to follow through. Most people wear it for about 3 weeks and give up on it, the number one complaint I hear about is the fact that every time you turn the CI on after waking up is mid blowing and loud. You do eventually get used to it. I am still not used to it. Every time I turn my CI back on, I make a humming noise while it is powering on and it has helped me cope with the loud jolt of stimuli to the brain.