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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / February 2005uhohhhh . . . this doesn't sound good
uhohhhh. now i'm officially a nervous wreck! i have images of butch's agony during his prostate microwave procedure running through my head. i just got called by the tech's assistant, assistant to the tech who will assist dr. alex during my procedure. there will be no i.v. nor i.v. drugs. the sedation consists of valium dissolved in tang taken orally---whoopie ding. i'm not allowed any pain pills for 8 hours prior. they need me awake and aware to tell them when the two-stage (fast acting and slow acting) steroids bathe my nerve roots enough to relieve pain. not allowed to drift off to sleep. it will be "mildly unpleasant" (where have i heard that before?---just before butch's microwave procedure.) and "will just feel like pressure, not pain" as the steroids fill the area (that's what they tell women who are pregnant and we know all about that kind of pressure.) "the slow acting steroid will last a week"?---i sure hope he really meant the fast acting steroid will last a week. this does not sound like goodness to me, at all. gees. it starting to sound barbaric to me, so far. well, i guess when i get there and the main tech fills me in on the rest of the procedure friday, i can refuse to sign consent and leave, if i'm not in a good place about it. egads. kate For what its worth. This sounds a lot like what they do when I get a steroid shot to my knee. They numb the surface first. (I sure hope they plan to do that?) Then when the needle goes into the knee joint I can feel it but unless they hit something they shouldn't. In which case I cringe and they back off. Otherwise, there is pressure and it is certainly unpleasant, but not excruciating pain. Particularly if they are planning to do this xray guided they should be able to avoid bad places. Jo > uhohhhh. now i'm officially a nervous wreck! i have images of butch's > agony during his prostate microwave procedure running through my head. i [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > kate Wow my RD never freezes/topically numbs my knees or knuckles. She has also never missed or hurt me in any way, just a little pressure with lg amounts of fluids. Though she requires me to lay for ten minutes after the injection as once I got up to quickly after she did both knees and I had a vaso vagel episode. She's as big as a minute so was funny seeing her and her assistant trying to get me back up on the table. Bruce > For what its worth. This sounds a lot like what they do when I get a > steroid shot to my knee. They numb the surface first. (I sure hope they [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >> >> kate > Wow my RD never freezes/topically numbs my knees or knuckles. She has also > never missed or hurt me in any way, just a little pressure with lg amounts [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > get me back up on the table. > Bruce my RD uses a bit of topical anesthetic, then uses lidocane with the steroid in the injection. In the case of my thumbs, the lidocaine helped more than the steroid! It was so sad when it wore off.......  SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare >> Wow my RD never freezes/topically numbs my knees or knuckles. She has >> also [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > than > the steroid! It was so sad when it wore off....... That sounds like what my PCP does. By the time I'm asking for a shot, I'd go thru it just for the several hours the lidocane is good for. Jo ((((((((((((((Kate))))))))))))))) I wanted you to know that I'll be thinking of you and saying lots of prayers on Friday!! I know you'll do just fine!! Just a suggestion...when I'm really nervous about having something done, I try to find anything I can to get my mind off of it. Go get a couple of good movies tomorrow and watch them tomorrow evening. Play an online game. Go to the bookstore or library tomorrow to look for a new book. Call a friend and go get a bite to eat. Call a local spa and see if you can get in to have a facial. Go shopping at a nice store where they play soothing music and sell candles. Do anything and everything you can think of to keep yourself real busy with things that are relaxing. The other thing that I always try to do is to stay up really late the night before I'm having something done. Then when I do go to bed, I'm so tired that I can sleep. I'm also much more relaxed when I'm tired. I guess I must be just too exhausted to care or whatever, but it always works for me. Hang in there kiddo!! I think you're going to be so glad when this is all over with and even happier that you had it done because it makes you feel so much better!!! Hugs, Carol Kate, We will all be there with you in spirit...Sending prayers that you get through this with the least amount of pain... Hugs Cindy > uhohhhh. now i'm officially a nervous wreck! i have images of butch's > agony during his prostate microwave procedure running through my head. i [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > kate Call the office TODAY! Everything you have told us about this office and about the doc sounds like they are willing to address your questions and concerns. Call and tell them you need to talk to someone higher up the ladder for this procedure, perhaps even the radiologist. Over the phone or in person. Get these concerns dealt with now so you won't have to fret about it all night. Let them know how severe your pain is and how little you sleep even with pain medication. I think you talked to someone low enough down the ladder that you were given the party line, the standard procedure. It might be possible to adapt things somewhat for your issues. You won't know unless you ask the folks with the power and knowledge to make these changes. And it won't do you any good to worry about it when you can call them back. Heck, it'd really suck to go without pain meds all those hours and then learn that you might have been able to take something! Call them back today. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare i'm with nann on this. you need some answers now to allay your fears and they should be willing to give them to you. thinking of you, diane i'm with nann on this. you need some answers now to allay your fears and they should be willing to give them to you. thinking of you, diane > well, i guess when i get there and the main tech fills me in on the rest > of the procedure friday, i can refuse to sign consent and leave, if i'm > not in a good place about it. egads. > > kate Come on Kate,,,, Be strong and let things happen. You have done the best you can for the best answers and actions. egads for sure. Harv You can always simply walk away! I have done it before. If you are not in the right place mentally...grab your purse and head for the door. I can drive the get away car! Janet R > uhohhhh. now i'm officially a nervous wreck! i have images of butch's > agony during his prostate microwave procedure running through my head. i [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > kate Kate, I know this isn't exactly the same but the other day I got a shot in my thumb joint. He took a seperate needle and numbed it first then took the cotisone shot and moved it around in the joint and I didn't feel anything but "pressure". There wasn't much pain to it. He said it might be painful when it the numbing wore off, but that never happened and I have had relief since. I'm glad I had it done. It was better than going straight to surgery first. Is there anyway you can talk to someone that has had this done? Could they get permission from someone for you to talk to? Just a thought. Hope you find peace about this somehow. debbie m. http://www.angelfire.com/ga2/angels1/ > uhohhhh. now i'm officially a nervous wreck! i have images of butch's > agony during his prostate microwave procedure running through my head. i [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > kate Kate, Just wanted you to know I am thinking of you and hoping all goes well tomorrow. Take care. Bonnie |
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