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I just got back from my second "test" that involved having SIX syringes stuck in my lower back all at the same time.

I REALLY wanted to be so cool, and brave, but I yelled and moaned and it was NOT my proudest moment. My nose ran. I felt like throwing up. I shook.

This was the last of the "tests", and eventually I will go on to have Radio Wave Ablation done, to kill the nerves in my lower back. Radio wave ablation is the SAME procedure, but instead of just injecting pain relievers as they did today, they will burn out the nerves in my lower back AFTER injecting pain relievers.

I got up from the table, and THEN the nurse tells me I could have had ADAVAN before the procedure.

I said, "Why the heck didn't anyone TELL me I could have had Adavan?" She said, "I don't know. I guess we just didn't think of it." 🙄🙄🙄

I wanted to say, "Holy Doo Doos, people! Are you really that clueless about causing pain and how NOT to cause pain?"
Matt85 · 36-40, M
well ya know, ya win some ya loose some 😝
Thinkerbell · 41-45, F
Were they nuts?
They could have put you under light anesthesia with propofol (like they do with colonoscopies) for a procedure that was going to cause that much pain. 🙄
SSDecontrol · 56-60, M
@Thinkerbell Far and away. Like a dirty tsunami!

Although you could use it to make a fine new avatar! 😎👍
Thinkerbell · 41-45, F
@SSDecontrol

Hmm... a brown tsunami.

Pics might be interested...
SSDecontrol · 56-60, M
@Thinkerbell

He’s nostalgic for it since it resembles his conception!
Nimbus · M
Awwww, despite you having such pain you remain in good spirits and are always cheerful on SW.
I admire your resilience and sincerely hope things improve for you.
Take care.
4meAndyou · F
@Nimbus YOU are extremely kind!!! 😊😊😊
bowman81 · M
Most Drs. really are that clueless about pain. When a Dr tells you "this might be a little uncomfortable", hold onto something because it is going to hurt like hell!
4meAndyou · F
@bowman81 Waaa! 🤣🤣🤣 Back to my jolly self today. Pain like that doesn't usually last...and that is God's blessing!!!
JohnnyNoir · 56-60, M
What is going on?
JohnnyNoir · 56-60, M
@4meAndyou some solace in that. I remember being put under during my second biopsy. I was thankful for that. And I was spared the experience of chemo so I feel lucky that my treatments were relatively easy
Adrift · 61-69, F
@4meAndyou Do they know the cause of the lower back pain?
4meAndyou · F
@Adrift Arthritis, for starters. The sciatica is caused by one leg being longer than the other, which in turn caused a tip of bone to "stick" at the top of my pelvis on the right side. I managed to do a VERY dramatic stretch one night, once I knew what the issue was, and I FELT that little bone pop free. Unfortunately, that caused major sciatica pain on the OTHER side. The only fix that the insurance will cover for THAT part of the problem is surgical.
I'm so sorry. Thats so negligent. I hope you feel better.
4meAndyou · F
@AnnabelleLeigh Thank you very much!
Ughhh...sorry to hear that
4meAndyou · F
@BizSuitStacy Thanks for the sympathy.
dsrice10 · 56-60, M
I am so sorry, are you okay?
TheSpectator · 31-35, M
My prayers for you 🙏 God is with you
Musicman · 61-69, M
I am so sorry. That's about as bad as telling C to take two Tylenol 10 minutes before a biopsy in her private region. That ended terribly bad too. 🤦‍♂ Everyone knows it takes pills 40 to 60 minutes to get into your system and start working. Why are medical professionals so non caring??? 🤷‍♂
4meAndyou · F
@Musicman Yes...that's why I'm upset. I COULD have asked for an Adavan to take in advance, if they had bothered to tell me that it was allowed.
Musicman · 61-69, M
@4meAndyou For her first biopsy the doctor told her to take 2 Tylenol 10 minutes before the procedure. As you know that procedure was in her Virgina. She screamed and cried. She begged the doctor to stop.
4meAndyou · F
@Musicman I am so sorry to have made you re-live that trauma.

 
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