The adventure has begun
Hello my name is Elizabeth and I am 26 years old. I live in Nashville, Tennessee USA. I have a C5-6 incomplete spinal cord injury. I was injured six years ago in a car accident. I have been in Hang Zhou for one week today. The flight over was as smooth as can be expected bringing a 350 lbs chair across the world. When changing plains in Beijing (to a Chinese airline) they wanted me to pay extra for the weight of my chair. After much discussion, they finally said, “No charge.” Once we arrived at the hospital Jonny ordered us some Pizza Hut, which was pretty good, and we settled in for the night. The next day was mostly resting and blood work.Our second full day I met the doctors, I have Dr. Mike.I also had the physical tests to see what I could and couldn’t do, and a CT scan. Thursday (3rd day) was my first day of therapy, electrodes on my legs, acupuncture, and PT. Let me tell you, I haven’t worked that hard in a long time! Friday Sept. 7 I had my first stem cell injection. The procedure was a piece of cake. The laying still for six hours was easy because I had sleeping meds that kept me asleep for most of it. I ended up getting a major headache which lasted throughout the weekend. Next time I’m going to drink more water and see if that helps. I’d have to say my first week has been great; the staff is wonderful as well as the hospital itself.
4 comments September 10th, 2007
