Just wanted to let you know we had a nice uneventful trip home. Last day at Disneyland was great...she was a little sad to leave which was an appropriate response. Larry & Emily met us at the airport while Anne looked after Ben at home.
I had good news on my previously mentioned infection/screw loose in my head (no comments necessary). I geared up for the procedure on Friday and Larry took me in to the clinic. I was a little nervous, but the CT had showed only cellulitis and not osteomyelitis like the MD thought. So I thought, this shouldn't be too bad. He gave me probably 6-8 injections of local anesthetic and I declined the tranquilizer. So glad I did, because it was very easy...no discomfort at all. Partly this was because he only removed the outer portion. Apparently he feels this bone anchored hearing aid is salvageable and so while I don't have a post in my head anymore, he can, in the future just do a small surgery in the office and access the base of what he left there (I will need to warm up to this idea down the road) For now I'm relieved and happy to have this screw and post gone as it was very uncomfortable and bugged me a lot.
We're looking forward to being together with some very good friends tonight. One couple invited us and 2 other couples over for a special valentine dinner...all are people we enjoy a lot, so this will be fun! Kids are having their own party here at home with pizza, strawberries, salad, ice cream and cookies.
Hope you all enjoy a wonderful week ahead!
Janelle
