Lisa's update- Surgery scheduled!

Finally! Buckle your seatbelt!!

So we just had our mri and doc appointment yesterday. It went really well. The mri DID rule out any issues of clots or tumor, etc. So those were NOT found.

So the doctor sent her to a testing lab for balance to choose which ear to do surgery on first.

Lisa said it was like being trained in a g force machine for nasa.

They put her in a spinner chair, and spun her one way then the other until she was dizzy. (in this test, dizzy is good because that means your inner ear's balance is working properly. If you spin and spin and dont get dizzy, it means your inner ear balance is off...)

So the doctor wants to pick the ear with the worst balance to operate on, so failing this test is good. (That is my kind of test... I can fail tests with the best of them...) So they decided that though her right ear hears a bit better than her left, her right ear has the balance part gone... and her left is normal for balance. So the doctor will be doing a cochlear implant in her right ear to start with...

Yes! We finally scheduled her surgery! September 10th... So that is the day the implant will be installed, but it won't be "activated" until a couple of weeks later when the incision heals and any physical issues from surgery are looking good-er.

Then they will activate, and right away, she will be at a moderate hearing level...assuming all goes as normal with surgery. There are some risks with this surgery, but it is a much easier one than removing a tumor/etc...

Anyway, Lisa is pleased to be making progress...

Thanks so much for praying, it means a lot.

That seems silly to say, it doesn't convey the depth of care we feel each time someone says "I'm praying for you..." But it does mean a lot...

Someone just called last night from London, Ontario... I haven't spoken to her in person for many years, (I used to baby sit for her kids when I was a 12/13 yr old.)

She said, I'm following what is happening and am praying for your family, and for Lisa... Boy that meant so much. Thank you!

Thanks for praying, and stopping by today,

Tom & Lisa