Sunday, May 16 - Wednesday, May 19 - Most of the week, I was pretty grossed out about the idea of having a hole in my eardrum. At the same time, I was praying that it wouldn't close up so that the doctor would not need to numb and re-lance my eardrum. As the week wore on, it didn't gross me out as much... or I just got busy and didn't think about it as much.
Thursday, May 20 - Since Jason worked this Thursday, my friend said that she would drive me to my appointment and then take me to a geocache event afterwards. The hole was still in my eardrum, so the doctor just need to remove the scar tissue and inject the steroids. He said everything went as it should. I will go back in 4-6 weeks to have a check-up and a hearing test. I missed most of the geocache event, but got there in enough time to say hi to everybody. Mikayla, my friend, and I still enjoyed a good meal at Beef O'Brady's.
Friday, May 21 and Saturday, May 22 - Jason, Mikayla, and I did a "Missions Marathon" at church. Not being able to hear from one ear has made listening and communication more difficult. It brings up a lot of questions like... How many times should I have someone repeat themselves when I don't understand them? When should I just smile and pretend I heard them? Should I mention my hearing loss? Is a hearing loss a big deal, or am I making too much of this? What can I be doing to make all this easier?
Because my next appointment will not be for a month, I won't be doing weekly updates on my hearing loss. In the meantime, if I am so inspired to blog about my hearing loss, I will.
