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One month "downtime" (Not really down, just less active)

Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:58 am
by 3ICE
Some of you already knew this; I am 50% deaf. Only my left ear works.
I had an operation at age 9 which failed and left me with an even deafer -- and now permanently inflamed -- stub ear on the right side. Been trying to get that fixed ever since, and the opportunity arose now.
They can not fix the stubness (plastic surgery is too complicated, the risks are too high, it would take 8 hours+), but there is a 20-40% chance of restoring my hearing. A chance I am willing to take.

Going to hospital on Monday, June 20 for tests.
Will be operated on Wednesday, July 14.
Planned to be released either on Friday July 15 or next week on Monday, July 18.

I will be playing World of Warcraft on the Agamaggan Europe (PvP) realm. Only for one month though, no subscription.
I will be logged in on 3ICE quite a lot to keep the clan alive.
I will not be able to run my hostbot on a laptop though. Not enough processing power/RAM, and there won't be enough bandwidth either.

Re: One month "downtime" (Not really down, just less active)

Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:26 pm
by SHiNNiNG_FaiTH
well good luck with all that, i hope when you get back i can spam music in your ear =)

Re: One month "downtime" (Not really down, just less active)

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:08 am
by 3ICE
Update: I am home.
The operation went well, took over 2 hours.
I am recovering steadily, don't even need to take painkillers. I have three cuts around and behind my ear. One of them is infected so I have to take antibiotics twice a day.

Oh yeah, and I can't blow my nose for the next month. Bummer.

Re: One month "downtime" (Not really down, just less active)

Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 12:54 am
by mOck
recover steadily faster ice

Re: One month "downtime" (Not really down, just less active)

Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 2:47 am
by 3ICE
The 6 weeks recovery process ... is going to take 6 weeks. :)

Re: One month "downtime" (Not really down, just less active)

Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 1:11 am
by mOck
you mean 6 weeks will take 5 weeks and 5 days?

Re: One month "downtime" (Not really down, just less active)

Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 1:14 am
by 3ICE
Yes.

Re: One month "downtime" (Not really down, just less active)

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 11:06 pm
by EqualiseR
I never knew about this. I hope all is well. :)

Re: One month "downtime" (Not really down, just less active)

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 1:12 am
by 3ICE
Yep, all is well. One more week and I'm back to normal. (5 weeks to fully heal, but I'm already out of bed.)

EDIT: That is one tall signature... I'd resize it to 300px or less.

Re: One month "downtime" (Not really down, just less active)

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 2:06 pm
by EqualiseR
That's good. ;)

P.S. I fixed my sig.