Nanner

Hi Teri, Belle and all...

I'm still recovering, but more from my fun weekend in Chicago than the epidural. The shot was almost going to be a bad experience, and would have been my own fault.

They had told me to take nothing by mouth for 6 hours prior to the epidural. Well, dummy me was doing just fine until I saw that almost finished bottle of Diet Coke on the bedroom dresser. Hey, I was thirsty, so I downed it. About 5 minutes later I realized what I had done. My estimate was I drank about 8 ounces.

I was honest with the nurse at the PM clinic and she said I could always do like last time and take the epi with no sedation. I wasn't thrilled but wanted to get it over with.

Then a nurse who was with me the last time heard about it and said she remembered me and how shaky I was, and she talked with the doc. They gave me an IV of Versed, though they said they only gave me half of what they normally administer for an epi.While I wasn't totally out I was definitely not mentally all there. I heard things like, "here comes the medicine" and "all done", but didn't feel a thing. I was pretty darn groggy for about an hour after.

I'm sore on the back of my neck and shoulders but I have to admit I did a lot yesterday. All in all, a much more pleasant experience than the last one!

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Nancy D-ACDF C6-7 on 6/7/02. Donor bone with no hardware

[This message has been edited by Nanner (edited 05-07-2003).]

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Nancy D-ACDF 6/02, bladder suspension 12/06, sarcoidosis 10/07