Hi Kari, I have some severe spinal injuries. In my neck, I have the last three cervical levels fused. The disk on the two above those are herniated and because I also have spinal stenosis, they are also very close to the spinal cord. The pain management doctor had to inject some types of steroids or something guided with an xray directly to the foraminal bony area to reduce the swelling on the disk. He had to do this for two disk levels and also on both sides. They say that I can interact with them and do what they tell me, but I don’t feel anything (or maybe just not remember it.)
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kari Mogensen Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 8:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] My Day at the Surgery Center Wow Joan, I’m new so I’m just learning what’s going on here. What exactly did you have surgery on? Sounds like you had a really busy day! Last year I had 3 surgeries and had to get up and wait on my cats and dogs right after, about like you. I hope Desi’s eye gets well soon and I am not sure what Atarax is? Thanks. Kari From: Joan Croft <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 9:45 PM To: Joan Croft <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [Chihuahuas] My Day at the Surgery Center My injections were about three hours later than anticipated. I was so tired from taking my Lyrica and Norflex at 2 pm that I almost fell asleep waiting. Then in the OR, they had a lot of nurses and radiologists…more than at the other surgery center. They got me all strapped down in place and laid a blue cloth across my face because it wasn’t sterilized. I just remember the cloth going over my face and then the pain management anesthesiologist told someone how much of the drugs to give me…I don’t know if I even remember coming out of the OR. I think that longer it has been the less that I remember. I am a little sore now, and Desi & Dolly have been fed, so I am going to grab a bite and then we all can sack out in the recliner chair for a while. I took Dolly & Desi to the vet this morning for their Bordatella vaccines. He said that they are now doing it by injection for the little ones because they are more susceptible to reverse sneezing when they do the nasal spray one. Dolly weighs 8 lbs, and Desi weighs 8.1 lbs. I think that Dolly’s weight is wrong…but I would have to take her somewhere to verify that. But, Desi has an infection in his right eye. So, I have ointment to put in his eyes now. Desi needs ¼ of a Benadryl every 8 hours and Dolly gets a half of an Atarax every 12 hours for three days, then Dolly goes back to ½ of an Atarax every night. I took them today because I don’t want to be lifting them so that I can give my cervical spine the best chance at the injections taking down the swelling of the disks. But, it turned out good because if I waited another week or two, Desi’s eye infection could have been worse. That’s my day…going to sign out of everything until tomorrow. Joan
