Longest ten SECONDS of my life....
07 November 2012, 08:23 PM
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Longest ten SECONDS of my life....
Been this afternoon for a fluo-guided lumbar nerve root block.
Shock one: the ice cold stuff they dowsed my back in to clean it.
Shock two: the sharp jab and sting of the local anaesthetic going in.
BUT: shock three: when the doctor put the lumbar needle RIGHT into the inflamed area, I nearly took off.
And THEN he said, "Sorry about that, it shows I'm in the right place, this next bit will be horrid....."
And told me to grit my teeth and hold on for ten seconds if I could.
He then counted down from ten to zero, while the pain in my back and leg was like someone ripping the nerve out of the flesh.
It hurt so much I ACTUALLY bit a hole in the pillow they gave me,
LOL.
The whole thing left me as white a sheet, shaking, but relatively pain-free, so fingers crossed it's worked. The doctor did say, "If it hurts a lot when I put the anaesthetic in, it's a good sign, more likely to have the right effect."
Here's hoping, .........I DO NOT want to go through that again.....
Shock one: the ice cold stuff they dowsed my back in to clean it.
Shock two: the sharp jab and sting of the local anaesthetic going in.
BUT: shock three: when the doctor put the lumbar needle RIGHT into the inflamed area, I nearly took off.
And THEN he said, "Sorry about that, it shows I'm in the right place, this next bit will be horrid....."
And told me to grit my teeth and hold on for ten seconds if I could.
He then counted down from ten to zero, while the pain in my back and leg was like someone ripping the nerve out of the flesh.
It hurt so much I ACTUALLY bit a hole in the pillow they gave me,
LOL.The whole thing left me as white a sheet, shaking, but relatively pain-free, so fingers crossed it's worked. The doctor did say, "If it hurts a lot when I put the anaesthetic in, it's a good sign, more likely to have the right effect."
Here's hoping, .........I DO NOT want to go through that again.....
08 November 2012, 06:53 AM
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Been this afternoon for a fluo-guided lumbar nerve root block.
Shock one: the ice cold stuff they dowsed my back in to clean it.
Shock two: the sharp jab and sting of the local anaesthetic going in.
BUT: shock three: when the doctor put the lumbar needle RIGHT into the inflamed area, I nearly took off.
And THEN he said, "Sorry about that, it shows I'm in the right place, this next bit will be horrid....."
And told me to grit my teeth and hold on for ten seconds if I could.
He then counted down from ten to zero, while the pain in my back and leg was like someone ripping the nerve out of the flesh.
It hurt so much I ACTUALLY bit a hole in the pillow they gave me, LOL.
The whole thing left me as white a sheet, shaking, but relatively pain-free, so fingers crossed it's worked. The doctor did say, "If it hurts a lot when I put the anaesthetic in, it's a good sign, more likely to have the right effect."
Here's hoping, .........I DO NOT want to go through that again.....
Shock one: the ice cold stuff they dowsed my back in to clean it.
Shock two: the sharp jab and sting of the local anaesthetic going in.
BUT: shock three: when the doctor put the lumbar needle RIGHT into the inflamed area, I nearly took off.
And THEN he said, "Sorry about that, it shows I'm in the right place, this next bit will be horrid....."
And told me to grit my teeth and hold on for ten seconds if I could.
He then counted down from ten to zero, while the pain in my back and leg was like someone ripping the nerve out of the flesh.
It hurt so much I ACTUALLY bit a hole in the pillow they gave me,
LOL.The whole thing left me as white a sheet, shaking, but relatively pain-free, so fingers crossed it's worked. The doctor did say, "If it hurts a lot when I put the anaesthetic in, it's a good sign, more likely to have the right effect."
Here's hoping, .........I DO NOT want to go through that again.....
Man up and grow a pair ffs, it's a minor procedure.
Last edited by Dingdongler; 08 November 2012 at 06:55 AM.
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08 November 2012, 08:01 AM
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Is this similar to the epidural proceedure?
The good lady had a prolapsed disc not so long back and their course of action was to inject an epidural into the disc or nerve (not sure wasnt controlling the needle), to numb the area and reduce the swelling to allow it to move back into place.
Either way, it doesnt sound like a pleasant experience, fingers crossed this does the trick for you.
The good lady had a prolapsed disc not so long back and their course of action was to inject an epidural into the disc or nerve (not sure wasnt controlling the needle), to numb the area and reduce the swelling to allow it to move back into place.
Either way, it doesnt sound like a pleasant experience, fingers crossed this does the trick for you.
08 November 2012, 10:04 PM
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No, he is saying that to be polite. You are just being a big girls blouse
08 November 2012, 10:15 PM
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A mate of mine had this done (discogram?) 2 days before we all flew to Japan!
He couldn't even cough or sneeze without immense pain before, but was great afterwards.
6 months later he had to have his disc replaced.
Never been better since, though
He couldn't even cough or sneeze without immense pain before, but was great afterwards.
6 months later he had to have his disc replaced.
Never been better since, though
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Know exactly how you feel bud it's fckin horrid! Got 2 discs in the lower of my back that have disintegrated, I need an op but they gave me that injection I know exactly what your saying, I ain't been back for another put it that way knowing what's about to come lol, say what you want, unless you have had it done you don't know how it feels especially when your disc has popped and is rubbing your spinal cord which takes away your movement to your legs and control over your own bladder and they jab that in, rather unpleasant I can assure you
it's fckin horrid! Got 2 discs in the lower of my back that have disintegrated, I need an op but they gave me that injection I know exactly what your saying, I ain't been back for another put it that way knowing what's about to come lol, say what you want, unless you have had it done you don't know how it feels especially when your disc has popped and is rubbing your spinal cord which takes away your movement to your legs and control over your own bladder and they jab that in, rather unpleasant I can assure you
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It will "work" for 3 months tops then you be back to square one more than likely.
They are treating the symptoms rather than the cause.
Any post injection treatment plan?
My advice, go and see a decent physio or osteopath and find out what the cause of your pain is and how to improve or reduce that.
They are treating the symptoms rather than the cause.
Any post injection treatment plan?
My advice, go and see a decent physio or osteopath and find out what the cause of your pain is and how to improve or reduce that.
09 November 2012, 08:50 AM
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Wow. You'd have imagined that had been done already?
Sounds awful, but have you been doing something specially that would produce more inflammation......
Sounds awful, but have you been doing something specially that would produce more inflammation......
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