Tomorrow I'm off to hospital again for abdominal surgery. I have planned to wear my CI right up until they put me to sleep (which is usually quickly as I chat too much just before a surgery, nervous habit). I'm planning to give very clear instructions that the CI is to stay in the theatre with me so I have it in recovery. I'm sure if I should show the nurse how to turn it on and put it on my head or ask them to wake me first and then I'll put it on myself.
My other thought is during the night when normally I wouldn't wear the CI, (should come in handy in a noisy hospital ward) but with the nurses coming in every few hours for observations maybe I should wear it to sleep. I can just imagine having to say "wait", (turn on CI), "OK, talk", every few hours.
Will post post-surgery and report.
