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02-06-2013, 11:02 AM | #1 | ||
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The tumor was actually inside the cord. Think of it like a pea shoved into a straw. It took up virtually every available space causing my spinal fluid to back up into my brain and putting pressure on my lower back. They had to remove my vertebrae from the back of my neck, make an incision along the length of the cord, remove the mass, stitch the cord back together, then finally use screws and rods to put my spine back together. One moment I will never forget is when they woke me up in post-op to ask if I can move my right leg. For a second I didn't want to try in fear of the worst. But when I lifted my leg a bit, I shed a tear or two and promptly fell asleep again. ICU was... interesting. I had slipped down in my bed so the nurse called an aid in to help her move me back up. They grasped the edges of that pad thingy and the aid told me to lift my head and put my chin on my chest. Before I could say I couldn't, they yanked me up causing my head to drag along the bed. I'm usually pretty mellow and have an extremely high tolerance to pain, but holy cow did that hurt. I let loose a stream of obscenities that would have made a drunken sailor blush. Today, I feel bad about what I said. I honestly do not know if the aid's mother and a goat really did have sexual relations or not. It's not my place to judge. |
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02-06-2013, 11:28 PM | #2 | |||
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Hahahahahaaaaa.... ROTFLMAO,!!! Too funny, you rabid weasel you. More, more more...
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02-08-2013, 01:09 PM | #3 | ||
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Hope I'm not boring anyone with my stories. I'm enjoying telling them partly because I'm bored and partly it's giving my fingers a little exercise.
After spending 3-4 days in ICU, I was transferred to a regular floor. It was heaven. They finally got me cleaned up and smelling pretty. Nothing like a bed bath to make one feel like a million bucks. I was to spend a week on this floor until I was again transferred to another hospital for in-patient rehab. A couple of days before the transfer I had to get a routine Dopler. One thing I should add is when your spinal cord is used as a play toy, there are usually side effects. At this time my legs were extremely hypersensitive. A butterfly could have landed on them and the pain would have launched me into low earth orbit. So I'm wheeled down to ultrasound to have the test. It was pure agony having that wand doohickey thing running over my legs. But the test showed I did have a blood clot in my right femoral. Poop. The next day I was once again headed to surgery to have a filter inserted into an artery to stop the clot from going to my lungs, heart, brain, wherever if it decided to break loose. No anesthesia was used except a local. With my legs being hypersensitive, the procedure was almost beyond bearable. Anyways, after all was said and done, I was wheeled back to my room. For those who do not know, when one gets a filter they must lay flat on their backs for 8 or 12 hours (I can't remember the exact length). I was brought back to my room during dinner time. The food service worker brought in my tray, set it on the bed table, removed the covering and left. I'm laying there thinking how the heck am I suppose to eat when I can't sit up. But I'm a trooper and gave it a shot. I should now mention the main course was beef stew. I challenge anyone to eat beef stew laying flat on their backs. A few minutes pass and a nurse comes in to see how I'm doing. Well apparently I wasn't getting as much of the stew into my mouth as I thought I was. The nurse was just laughing her butt off as she was cleaning me up. She asked if I wanted to try pepperoni pizza instead. As it turned out the pizza was much easier to eat. |
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