Feb. 5th Pain Clinic Appt. Update

Hi everyone. Just wanted to let everyone know what went on today with my appointment at the pain clinic. Ed came and picked me up and drove Shaughn and I there. Stephanie stayed with the other boys and made us dinner. Bonus!! :-)

We arrived and my wait time was very short. I went back and proceeded to get ready for what I thought was going to be a discography procedure but when the doctor came in, he had decided to change the procedure and try ONE more thing before doing a discography. He said he felt before having me sliced open, that he wanted to exhaust all other options. He wanted to try this procedure first and see what happens. He said that a discography is basically a prep for surgery and he hated to see me go through that just yet. I was shocked and said, "Ok". For this small procedure, he gave me a sedative and out I went.

I woke up in the recovery room and was told that I will be sore for a couple of days and not to make any "important" decisions during that time frame. Ha ha, I asked if that included what I had to fix for dinner. ha ha I am home now sitting on ice and taking it easy. My sweet mother-in-law made dinner for us in the crock pot so I don't have to worry about that decision. ha ha

The procedure they did was called a Transforaminal Epidural Steriod Injection at the nerve roots near the disc's in pain. If this doesn't work, then on to the other. He wants me to come back in 2 weeks but he is completely booked, since he has been on vacation for 2 weeks and just came back, but the nurse told me to keep calling every day or so to check for cancellations and try to get in by the 19th. So, that is a matter of prayer as well as this whole process.

Thank you all for keeping me in your prayers and for your encouragements.

Bless you,
Lela