Smooth roads ahead
It’s been a long long time since my last post. In that post I had gone for my first post op checkup. A lot has changed in over two years. We are settled in our home that we purchased during my surgery and healing. And my hearing... with several tests after, I am happy to report that my hearing has immensely improved and that I only have minor permanent loss. Two years later and I still get emotional over the joy that I can hear rain, car tires and the leaves blowing. That was probably the biggest change to get used to. In the early days of recovery I would look at my husband and be shocked that I was hearing those things. Those sounds which my husband never knew other wise were for me a HUGE deal! My brain felt like it was waking up! Almost like a sensory overload. Fast forward a bit now and I’m used to most of it. I look back now and am shocked at the road I traveled. The jaw, the tubes, the hearing loss, the TMJ, all of it! For my husband, doctors and insurance (my steady job) , I