Claire's SCI Blog

LPs, sensation etc

December 22nd, 2009

I have just had my 2nd LP last night, which brings me up to 3 treatments already! I can’t believe that by the end of the week I will be half way through! My first LP was fine, but last night they tried a different spot in my spine a bit higher up than usual, which took a bit of stabbing around but eventually they got it. Pretty sore and a bit dizzy today, so I skipped physio, feeling much better now though. Oh and as much as I love the valium, it freaking hurts!! the vein in my wrist is killing me today, they’ve used that hand for the last 3 IVs though, so hopefully next time they’ll use my other hand. Next time, by the way, is on friday, which is x-mas day. yaaaaay.

Today I decided to draw on my legs where I have sensation and where I don’t, so that I can do it again in a few weeks/ months and have something to compare, also it was just interesting to see how patchy my sensation is, so I’ve included the photos here (the blue is where I don’t have normal sensation).

The front of my legs:

my left leg:

My right leg:

the back of my legs:

I have no sensation on my glutes either, but I didn’t really feel like displaying my ass on the net. So thats it. Hopefully I’ll see some changes, sensation was the first thing to start improving last time, but it was very hard to tell because it is so patchy.

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