What a beautiful morning .... got a comfortable nights sleep without pain!
I had the epidural analgesic and steroid injection yesterday afternoon. Unfortunately I also had a cyst laying directly on the nerve root which was causing a large amount of the pain I have been experiencing. To try and get rid of the cyst he had to fill it with fluid until it burst the cyst. As he filled the cyst the nerve pain increased to that of excruciating, I have never felt anything like that in my life. Words can not explain the level of pain, it was way off the 1 - 10 chart. They kindly pumped me full of drugs which helped until the analgesic in the spine started to kick in. Took quite a while before I was able to gain any normalcy. After several hours I graduated to standing then walking. By the time we left to come home I was starting to feel much better. When we got home I was able to walk with an almost normal gait.
The care and concern from the doctor, nurses and other staff was wonderful. I couldn't have been in better hands. And of course, Al was with me every step of the way. Don't know how I would have made it through without the love, strength and humor from my husband. He is always there when I need him and I for him.
Woke this morning to a pain free morning. I am sore in places but no where near where I had been. I am going to try and take it easy the next few days, unfortunately that is hard for me. Now that I feel better I want to just jump on in and finish things I haven't been able to do. I do know better and my guard dogs are home to make sure I stay put.
To all, enjoy the weekend and life. God Bless, Kim
Kim, that steroid injection sounded horrible!! I am not sure how you handled the pain. I am so glad that you are feeling better though, and that the pain was eased by the injection in the long run. Are you going to be able to be back at school at the start of the year?
ReplyDeleteHi Kim--Wow! what a horrific experience...I'm so glad the outcome is good. The relief you got from the first injection is very encouraging...take heed to you own and my advise....please do not overdo it with this new found pain relief. I'm glad your patrol staff is working overtime!
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