Day 9 10/24/08 First Spinal
I would like to extend my sincerest respect and sympathy to the millions of mothers (including my beautiful bride, happy 15th anniversary, honey) who have had epidurals.
I had my first spinal today. The average procedure lasts approximately 15 minutes. Mine lasted 2 hours. I got stuck about 25 times, my back feels like they installed a sprinkler system in it.
It’s my guess that the valium drip administered is calibrated for a 150 pound person. Unfortunately, I haven’t weighed 150 pounds since 5th grade. Next time, I want a triple dose of valium, and a double Jack on the rocks.
Seriously, the doctor who began the procedure did his best, and felt terrible (although not as terrible as I did) about the whole thing. They said the problem was I had a muscular back. They finally brought in the boss man, and he got it in on the first shot, home run. Needless to say, I’m requesting/demanding the boss for the next one along with the triple and the double (that way I’ll only be a single away from the cycle.)
After the Inquisition, I had to lie on my side for the next 4-6 hours, so if there was any benefit to this, I doubt if I’ll know until Monday.
My new PT, Jason, is tough. I think he was surprised I kept up. And I was mistaken about Wendy, she is not just a translator, but the patient co-ordinator. Sorry, Wendy.
Anyway, I’m off Saturday and Sunday. This is definitely good.
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