Monday, July 18, 2005
Fun and Relaxation
Well, I think I am on the mend now, and I just want to thank everyone for their good wishes and caring remarks. The surgery went okay but the headaches were making me miserable. So today I went back into the hospital and they did a blood patch on me. The last time I had one of those was 25 years ago. It wasn't without tortue and pain. But it did rein in the headaches and now I can read Harry Potter and the like without taxing my head (brain). Dad is an excellent caregiver and he won't let me do anything. I can't even go downstairs without checking with him first. He is great. Anyway, thanks for being such a great family. Without sounding too maudlin, I love you all very much.
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Hi, Mom. Glad you're doing better. THe important question, though, is when does the doctor say you can get back on the wagon --- the Diet Coke wagon?
Nick - I never fell off the wagon. In fact I made the male nurse, Patrick, get me a diet coke while in the hospital thinking it would make my headache go away. It didn't.
Mayka...What is a blood patch? Well, when they gave me a spinal, they poked holes in my spine. The hole didn't seal up properly and I had spinal fluid leaking, thus the spinal headaches. Nothing can cure a spinal headache except for a blood patch. So you curl up in a fetal position, the anasthesiologist pokes another hold in your spine, but has to press on in the whole time so he can get through the six layers of the back but not the seventh. He pops the vertebrae out of the way. Then he takes a whole syringe of blood out of your arm, and proceeds to very slowly, inject in into your back. This seals up the hole and presumably gets rid of the headaches. It did but man am I sore this morning. And yes, I am prepared to chase anyone around at Christmas Time.
Harry Potter Fans........Just a question... On page 38, Chapter 3,six sentences down, first word. Is that supposed to be fog or fug? Mine says fug...Maybe I missed that word previously. Anyway. let me know what you think.
I have no idea what fug is, and I was totally puzzled when I read it. I was in such a rush to carry on that it didn't occur to me it might be fog. Tell me when you are finished.
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