A LONG DAY

So it is 11:27 pm......Today was my appointment to get the shot in my neck. I first was trying to decided if I was going to be sedated for this shot or not...I am Sooooo glad I was sedated, I could hear what was going on and couldn't really react to what they were saying because I was to hold still and to not swallow or talk. As I am laying there (with my eyes closed, trying to relax) listening to Dr. Puttlitz talking to the other 14 people in the operating room, I hear him say," Now we have to make sure the X-Ray machine show everything so we can have this needle (which was VERY large and long) go between her 2 main arteries", by the way this shot was done in the side of my neck. As my eyes flew wide open with panic, I realized it was already done. His next words weren't very encouraging either. "Now we have to push the needle through her muscle in her neck to reach the disk". My panic became much worse but again I couldn't move,talk or swallow. As I laid there praying to my Heavenly Father asking him to watch over me as I became stressed, the most calm feeling came over me and I knew I would be able to make through the rest of the procedure.

I was able to come home with the help of my mother-in-law and went straight to bed. Brittany says they must have gave me some good drugs, because for the next 6 hours, she could have gotten the house and all the money I have out of me and I wouldn't have remembered. I have been groggy ever since I got up, but now I can't go to sleep because of the pain that is starting to come back in my neck and arm. I was really hoping that this would work so that surgery would be out of the question, I feel it is something that is going to have to happen. If so I will loose a lot of motion in my neck and loose strength in my arm, I think I can deal with that happening because of the pain I have been in for such a long time will be gone if surgery is needed.

(The picture isn't much to look at, but there is a hole under the bandage)