Dave’s MS Blog

Monday, August 20, 2007 – First Spinal Injection

August 20th, 2007

Today is the day we have been looking forward to, but with a bit of apprehension. Even though we know that the spinal injections of stem cells can be the most beneficial for Dave, the thought of anybody putting anything into his spine made us just a bit nervous. The nurses did a great job in making us more relaxed with two simple words ‘don’t worry’ said in their soft, calming voices.

Acupuncture this morning actually hurt Dave’s left leg. As Martin put the needles in, a couple of times Dave really jerked his leg. Up until now, he really hasn’t felt the needles in the legs. After all of Dave’s morning therapies were over and we walked three laps, we decided to go outside before getting the spinal. We took a rick shaw ride through the city. These rides prove to be more fun that any amusement park ride and really get us laughing at times.

The nurses started prepping Dave at about 3:30 and by 4:15 he was wheeled down to the Stem Cell Transplantation Room. At about 5:00 he was brought back to our room for the six hours of laying flat. So far, he has just been sleeping. Probably the last couple of hours he will get tired of just laying there. That’s when I will step to the plate and keep him entertained.

I’ll try to post a couple of pictures…hope it works. You can click on them to make them bigger.

Prepping for Spinal Wheeling into Stem Cell Transplant Room

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