R. Turner’s Quadriplegia Blog

SUNDAY 06 APRIL 2008

April 7th, 2008

HELLO ALL,

WELL ANOTHER FREE DAY TODAY SO WE ARE JUST SLEEPING AND WATCHING CHINESE TV. THERE IS ONE AMERICAN STATION AND IT IS TELLING YOU ALL ABOUT CHINA. WE DID NOT GO TO HOOTER’S WITH THE GROUP TODAY BECAUSE OF THE TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM. I AM TOLD THE BRUNCH WAS NOT WHAT THEY EXPECTED. THEY WERE TOLD IT WOULD BE AN AMERICAN BRUNCH BUT IT WAS FAR FROM THAT THEY SAY.  GOOD I PASSED…I DID FORGET TO TELL YOU GUY’S ABOUT MY INJECTION ON FRIDAY. WELL EACH TIME I GET AN INJECTION IT HAS BEEN TAKING LONGER AND LONGER. THE HEAD DOCTOR DECIDED HE WOULD DO THE TREATMENT AND SHOW THE OTHER DOCTOR’S HOW TO GET IT DONE. I WENT IN THE INJECTION ROOM AT 3:00 AND DID NOT COME OUT UNTIL 5:30. THIS IS A 30 MINUTE PROCESS. THEY COULD NOT FINE THE SPINAL CORD FLUID OR GET TO THE SPINAL CORD FLUID.  THEY  HAVE TO TAKE OUT SO MUCH FLUID AND REPLACE THE SAME AMOUNT WITH STEM CELLS. ALL THE DOCTOR’S TRIED FOR 2 HOURS AND COULD NOT FINE THE RIGHT SPOT. THEY POKED AND POKED AND I AM THINKING ( I AM SO GLAD I CAN NOT FEEL THIS) FOR THEY WERE STICKING HOLES IN BY BACK. MY MOM SAY’S THERE ARE LOTS OF LITTLE HOLES IN MY BACK WHERE THEY WERE SEARCHING. THE HEAD DOCTOR CAME IN TO ME LATER AND TOLD ME YOU HAVE A VERY STRONG BACK IT IS HARD TO LOCATE THE CORRECT SPOT. HE TOLD ME THAT THE NEXT INJECTION (WHICH IS MY LAST) I WOULD BE THE LAST PERSON FOR HE WILL NEED ALL THE OTHER DOCTOR’S TO HELP HIM FINE THE CORRECT SPOT. SO THERE YOU GO. HERE I AM IN CHINA BEING DIFFERCULT…LOL! WELL I AM OUT OF HERE GOT TO REST FOR MONDAY THERAPY STARTS AGAIN.

ALL TAKE CARE

RICKEY

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