Avery's Second Implant

We decided a few months ago to go ahead and try to get insurance approval for Avery's second implant. New research and Avery's own data has proven that bimodal (one implant and one hearing aid) are not very successful. I was in the middle of insurance appeals, trying to get Avery's vision therapy approved and was expecting the pre-authorization process to take months. I was SHOCKED with the surgeons office called to say she had been approved on the first attempt and I was even more shocked when they wanted her to go into surgery the following week. I opted instead to wait a month for surgery to gain my bearings and prepare Avery for surgery. Surgery this time took place at the University of Utah hospital. Everything went well, Avery had a more difficult time than usual waking up from the Anesthesia, she was extremely upset and tried to tear off all of her monitors and IV. But we were able to leave after a couple of hours and make our traditional stop by McDonald's on the way home. And true to Avery fashion she took off her bandages and sterile strips that night.