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Originally Posted by Gunny Fitz
Well, I got thru the 3 hour procedure and am now home in AGONY !
Made it all the way to the OR before the Doc observed they prepared him the wrong Coolief "kit" that has all the proper equipment in it - all the correct needles and hardware. The one they had ready was for a lumbar procedure and couldn't be used on a neck.
My Doc was furious since it wasn't replaced by the people tasked with ensuring new ones were ordered immediately after being used. Murphy 's Law showed up and they didn't have a replacement in the hospital. Because of this the Dr himself pulled some serious strings by calling Walter Reed and borrowing one from his old crew there. He literally jumped in his Porsche and raced over there to pick it up and get right back to me! Talk about personal concern and service!
Don't recall much of it due to some heavy anesthesia which still lingers now so I better sign off before I start making some uncool comments here!  |
So sorry you had to be put thru all that extra anxiety; but you seemed to really do your best to hang in there. Your doc is "unbelievable". I would think knowing how much he cared really helped.
Hope the "agony" is only temporary and you are now getting good relief from your procedure. When you feel up to it; let us know how you are coming along.
Because we care....
Gerry