Two weekends down, three to go, before activation. Sounds like a long time but the days have been going by fast. The key for me has been to keep busy, at work, at home doing stuff around the house or getting out of the house with the family.
The silence is getting a little boring but I'm still pretty upbeat. My wife thought I would be real depressed by now, but knowing it's not permanent keeps me going.
Had a nice moment on Saturday. I went to church even though I can't hear anything. I was expecting to just try to stay awake during the sermon and even posted those thoughts on my facebook wall. Well, just as the service started, the pastor left the platform, went to her office and printed out a copy of her sermon notes and gave them to a deacon to deliver to me, then walked back up to the platform! (I didn't know what she was doing at the time of course). How incredibly thoughtful of her though, when she could have been lost in her own thoughts before her sermon. Between her notes and lipreading I was able to follow along and get the gist of the sermon, which was a lot better than just daydreaming about the Terps or something!
Just one quick note about my ear before I log off. I have finished my anitbiotic meds the doctor gave me. No infection, no pain. Just waiting for activation now. Just me and my ringing, although that has gone down. I still hear a little motor type sound though every now and then. Can't figure out if it is the implant, or if I'm actually hearing my brain work!