Well, It's been a while!
Sorry I haven't posted but we've been pretty busy here. Lots of stuff going on and a long list of things to do, the blog being low on that list.
In my last post, I mentioned about me getting epidural injections in my thoracic and lumbar spine. Well.... that didn't go too well.
When my pain doc was giving me my thoracic injection, she entered the space in my spine where they give the injection without any problems.
She was trying to instill either the numbing solution or the medication and when she did, I started to feel very faint, and my blood pressure monitor started beeping like crazy. My blood pressure according to the monitor was 157/80's, which is much higher than my norm. She stopped the procedure at that point to see if I would recover. It lasted for what seemed like an eternity but was really only minutes.
I started to feel better, so she proceeded with the injection again. As she resumed the instillation of the medication, I started to feel tingling in my face cheeks, and when she asked me if I had any tinging, numbness etc, I told her about it. Suddenly there was 2 more nurses in the procedure room and again the monitor started to beep.
My blood pressure, according to the monitor was 145/125, which is MUCH, MUCH higher than my norm.
Being a nurse, I was a bit worried, but remained calm. After all, I'm in a hospital, in an O.R. suite. If anything was to happen, at least I'm in the right place!
It took a little while (probably 5 to 10 minutes), and my blood pressure returned to normal.
This has never happened to me before, and I've had probably close to a couple dozen of the lumbar epi's over the years.
Needless to say, I'm not getting another. I was warned by other Chiarians not to, but I never had a problem, so I didn't listen to their warnings.....I should have and will from now on.
I was later told that my experience sounded like I may have experienced neurogenic shock. If I did, I was never told so while it was happening, or since.
I did receive some good news though....
I sent in my questionnaire/packet to The Chiari Institute on the same day as my injections, which was Thursday the 19th. On Saturday the 21st, I received an e mail from that my questionnaire had been reviewed and that they will do the consult.....YEAH! Unfortunately, I will not be notified for 4 to 6 weeks of the date of the consult. It will be 4 weeks this Thursday and I was told I should e mail them just to make sure they haven't forgotten about me!
Well, I should get to bed.
I promise I will post happier news next time (tomorrow maybe).
Until next time......
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