The Dent in the Head Episode

At the site of my implant, there is a definite... lump, I suppose you'd call it. It's not huge and not noticeable but sometimes I do have the idea that I can feel it... feels a bit sensitive... not really sure how to describe it as it's certainly not painful, just... there. I know that in the beginning I was sure it was moving... but I've been checking and it really isn't. I could wish it was a bit flatter against the skull but honestly, not a hindrance really.

However, just the other night it suddenly really hurt. Ow! What the...!

Felt like I'd been stabbed, right on my implant site! 

So I grabbed my CI and took it off, rubbing my head where it was sore. I was surprised to feel a definite dent, right in the middle of the implant. 'Oh no, something's not right, it's 'rejecting' or something'... in a bit of a flap, you can imagine.

So I rush up to where J is sitting and get him to feel... 'can you feel that? it's a dent eh? What the hell...?' J felt it too and did a sort of 'ermmm...' noise as of course NO idea... So I'm holding on to the CI in my hand and explaining to him about the sudden shooting pain and I turn the CI over in my hand... and there is inexplicably, one of my hearing aid batteries attached via the magnet, right in the middle of the side normally attached to my head. 

A wee light starts to shine... oooooh!

THIS was obviously the cause of the dent. 

When I put the batteries into the CI this morning, I 'lost' the one I need for my hearing aid and had taken a new one out of the pack as I couldn't be bothered searching the floor for it. 

Found it!

It had obviously been whisked up by the CI magnet just in the passing and I (again, obviously) never noticed. The strength of the magnet is patently sufficient to grab completely around the small HA battery so it all just got pressed into my scalp atop my implant. How bloody bizarre can you get? There was such a dent, completely round and right in the middle where it was hahaha. I'm so glad the battery didn't just fall off when I removed the CI as I'd have been phoning the hospital and had them examining things and trying to figure out the cause. No-one would have thought of that I'm pretty damned sure! 

As it is, it has taken a couple of days to go back to 'normal'. To be honest I'm not sure if it has finished inflating yet and it still feels... well... a bit weird. But I'm not really worried, should be fine.

Bloody eejit.