I had my first rhyzotomy on Monday. It was a fiasco. WHen it was my turn, I got into the OR and they hooked up my IV. The doc came in and looked around, then realized the machine she needed wasn't there. She went to go find it and it turns out someone took it without checking to see who had it booked.

So they unhooked my IV and sent me back to pre-op where I waited for 4 1/2 hours. My doc finally came back and got me. Because of the snafu, we'd lost the OR and my anethetist. I had to go down to another floor (picture me in a hospital gown and paper slippers going down a cold cement stairwell.) where I ended up in a radiology room.

I had the rhyzotomy without the benefit of any pain meds or meds to calm me because of the lack of an anethetist and let's just say it was NOT fun.

My head is very tender, I am not sleeping well, despite pain meds and sleeping pills. I will wait till Monday before I make the final verdict on whether or not this helped at all, but so far, it's not looking good.

Anyway, I am feeling pretty blue about the whole situation. I have to wait till January 12th to have my first lidocain drip so if I am in pain in the meantime, it means more shots in the head. At this point, I am sick of the whole thing.

Just thought I would update. I have a few private messages, but haven't had the energy to respond yet. Forgive me, but I will get to them.