Round 2...Postponed!!!

Starting Last night... a scene from the exorcist occurred... right here in my house...including 4 out of 5 people... To spare you the details... Injection cancelled and postponed... I'll update you later...when I can function...because I am one of the lucky ones... My poor husband~ therefore~ Virtual Happy Hour will be postponed to a later date and time... at least for me that is ;) Stay healthy!

Round 2...

First...

I must give a heartfelt "Thank You" to many of you out there who have been checking up on me periodically. 

You know who you are, and I feel humbled and blessed to have you in my life!

I have been absent, and at a loss of words lately...

so I apologize for slipping away.

 

However, I have been keeping up with all of you,

and your posts have kept me smiling

and on track!!

 

this post is short and to the point...

too much time has passed to fill you in

so I will just give you the gist of it...

 

 

My last post, here, was anticipating my first Lumbar Sympathetic Block...

and let's just say it was quite the adventure!! 

 

in bullets...because I can be a bit verbose...

• It took 3 times for them to get my IV in...and yes, I cried after the second attempt...
• Did I mention in my last post that I HATE NEEDLES?
• The Ativan finally kicked in and I felt like I was on a real nice high...not drunk...more high...I think
• I loved the positioning they put you in for this injection...on the belly over pillow... with  your ass in the air...nice!
• I think 2 or 3 local injections...I can't remember...then I calmed down
• I didn't look...I really didn't until my neck got sore and then I turned my head just in time to see him pull the freakin 12 inch needle out
• I just may have wet my pants at that point...but I will never tell
• I was feeling kinda funny
• they had me sit up and it was so cool because my entire right leg down to my toes were a red hot color...and my left leg was normal...strange
• they did some strength testing right there manually, and then had me stand up, with their help of course, and try to do some balancing things I think...because at this time was when it started to happen...
• they walked me to recovery which was supposed to be about 20 minutes
• they sat me down...and I finally asked why my throat felt funny, like I couldn't swallow...and my tongue felt swollen, I couldn't feel my extremities, and I was so so dizzy
• They called for him right away...and they threw an oxygen mask on me and kept checking my blood pressure, but I felt like I was out of my body and I could hear them... but not
• it was at this moment that I heard the nurse say that her son was a student in my school...seriously?  what the hell did I say to her?  I am so avoiding her at back to school night on Thursday!!!
• Dont' judge me for this comment...because I'm not saying that I ever have...but I was stoned royally, totally and completely!!!  I couldn't move anything nor could I speak...but, it was pleasurable if you know what I mean...I think this is when they brought Dave back
• they asked me to move my legs...and apparently I started waving my hands...oh boy
• I just remember him telling them to continue to monitor me and take my pressure and he just never left...wtf was going on?
• Then, they gave me something to counteract what was happening...and I feel asleep in recovery...FOR 2 HOURS!!!

 

So embarrassing...

only me!

 

I so pray and hope that I didn't fart...

 

hey, ya never know??

 

Apparently my body reacted to all the locals they gave me before the actual block...Dr. Richman told Dave that because I was rather small and petite, my body just absorbed all the medicine completely and it was taking much longer than it should have for my body to recover...So, I finally came out of it enough to get dressed (with help) and I slept the entire way home...

 

Nonetheless...even after my first encounter...his recommendation called for another one...

 

so...

 

Tuesday morning I return back into NYC again...

 

for this...

 

 

 

 

 

using something like this...

 

 

 

So...

later that night...

Just in case you want to join me...

 

I will be having this...

 

 

Let's have a virtual happy hour together!

please, please, pretty please???

 

Come on...Who's in?