Created to Worship (Oh and lumbar puncture saga today)

7 months ago (3 notes)

#Being sick
#Blah
#Hospitals
#IIH
#Lumbar punctures
#Sad
#lumbar puncture
#Spinal tap

Oh and lumbar puncture saga today

Was awful. They didn’t give me any anesthetic(not sure why) so it was really painful! They tried about three times but couldn’t find the right spot and by this time I was crying (yes I know!) and so they stopped and are going to try again in the next few weeks after I have an ultrasound first so they can see the exact spot. I wish they had kept going because now I need to go through it all again but hopefully next time I’ll get some local anesthetic. Next time though I’m going to have the day off work and try and get the next one off too, because starting work at 7 and finishing an hour before having the procedure was too stressful and caused me to be so anxious and get upset easily, next time I’ll have more time to get ready and get there etc. I feel like I’m being such a sook but I’m feeling pretty traumatised by it all. So horrible, I can’t believe my sister has had 3 of these already.

hannahrinehart said: Ughhhh that’s so awful!! Having had an epidural I can sort of relate but they have me local pain reliever first so I wouldn’t feel the big ass needle going in. I can’t imagine trying without it. Wtf were they thinking?
starkravingchristian said: that sucks beck. i cant really say anything else, but that sucks
noruffles said: Oh wow that is awful! Do you feel like you can talk to the staff before they start the next one and let them know what happened perhaps? That is pretty unfair!
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