Spinal Epidural No 2

Well, that didn’t work

Welp, that spinal epidural I did last month didn’t do jack.

As I said, it’s the last step before surgery so my doc suggested that I get another one.

So, last week, headed to the other side of town, went to the office, and did a round two.

The first shot I did was a more modern version of a spinal epidural in that it went directly into my nerve.

For that one, I felt a slight pinch with the lidocaine and barely felt the actual steroid injection.

Was in and out in 20 minutes total with the actual procedure like 2-3 mins, tops.

But this last one I just did was vastly different than that first one.

Firstly, this new shot(s) went into my spine.

Secondly, it was a completely different doc that did the procedure because the first fella actually transferred to a different office.

Now, the first lidocaine shot went in fine.

I think because it went into my spine, he needed two, so he put in another one.

That second one messed up somehow and literally exploded all over my back; it felt exactly like I’d been hit hard with a small water balloon.

It was jarring, to say the least.

After they cleaned that up, they did a third lidocaine shot.

Then he put in the first shot and said, “You’ll feel some pressure and some feeling in you right leg.”

He was right; it felt like a bad day of sciatica and as if he was kinda twisting the needle around in my back.

It wasn’t insanely painful – like a 3 outta 10 – but it also wasn’t fun.

He then asked if I was ok and if I could handle more.

I said yes.

Welp, he then really pumped a MASSIVE amount of steroids into my spine. So much that either that or my own spinal fluid was all over my back when he was done.

After this procedure – which was like 20 minutes total – I was nauseated the rest of the day, dry heaving, and in pain since I left.

The Firecracker counted six punctures in my back that night.

Plus, I woke up at 4AM completely wired from the steroids.

It’s gonna take a few days to figure out if this latest round of shots did anything but here’s hoping…

Location: West 74th Street in the middle of the night, picking up some Prosecco
Mood: oddly, not hungry
Music: I’m pushing through it, you know (Spotify)
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