Omaha on the brain...

So I've never been the patient type to sit and watch an entire baseball game. But with the dizziness from the operation keeping me down a bit longer than expected, I've had plenty of time to watch the Tigers play Baylor in a best-of-three series. The series winner goes to Omaha, Nebraska to play in the College World Series. They're currently playing the third and deciding game, with Clemson a run ahead of Baylor...but we'll see if that lead holds.

Aside from watching baseball this weekend, I've done a few other things. For some reason, I've really been hit a little harder by dizziness than most...but I think that has to do with the nature of my hearing loss anyway. The balance canals are in the inner ear area, and so anytime something goes on around there, I run a pretty high risk of being affected balance-wise. It's getting to be extremely frustrating, because in terms of pain, however, I'm doing pretty well...there's only a bit of minor discomfort from the stitches, but nothing I can't handle. If not for the dizziness, I know I'd be up for actually getting out of the house and that sort of thing. There's not really anything I can do to alleviate the diziness except wait it out with bed rest and that sort of thing. I'm surprised at how little pain there has been. My left ear is still a little numb and sticks out at an odd angle from my head...it's enough that I still can't sleep on my left side. It's getting a little boring having to sleep on my right side or on my back (which is my least favorite position to sleep in).

Despite the frustration, I had a chance to forget most of it due to a nice surprise. Had a good friend from Clemon who lives in Atlanta show up at my door, completely unexpected. With two other close friends of mine from Clemson already living here in Mt. Plesaant this summer, it was just a blast to have us all back together (minus the fifth member of the group who might show up later this summer!) and just relive good memories from Clemson. We definitely made a few plans for next year, and it really reminded me of just how much I'm looking forward to getting this whole implant behind me so I can focus on my nextyear of school. But I really need to work on not worrying about it, because there are definitely fears that can creep into my mind when I least expect it! In any event, I felt well enough to make it out for lunch on Sunday...but that really wore me out and made me pretty dizzy, so I came back and spent the rest of the day on the couch.

Clemson is having a tough time here in the fourth inning, so I am going to have to put down the laptop and focus on the game! Have a great afternoon, hope to hear from you soon!