06 March 2013

. . . testing one two three . . .

. . . my poor husband . . .
. . . the human pincushion . . .
. . . especially today . . .
{i'm just the designated driver}

. . . first up this morning was 
a trip to the hospital for a 
{dye was injected into his spinal column, 
they waited for it to flow up into the cervical area, 
then they pretty much stood him on his head and took images}

. . . and then just for fun, 
while they were at it, 
{more like an MRI - lying on a narrow table 
that slides into a narrow tube 
where xrays beam in a spiral around you}

. . . all of this because it appears 
the cervical fusion he had 
about eighteen years ago, 
following a car accident 
that caused a disc to rupture, 
is starting to collapse, 
causing neck pain, 
knots under his shoulder blades 
and headaches . . .

. . . in the words of my brother-in-law,
 "bill's life {stinks}" . . .
{i changed that last word}
. . . my brother-in-law is right . . .

. . . after that fun morning 
at the hospital, 
this afternoon's highlight 
was an episode 
of blood spinning . . .
{all the cool professional athletes do this ~ 
i'm talking about you, tiger and kobe}
{they also cheat on their wives ~ not cool}

. . . this time the focus 
was on a slightly lower portion 
of his spine . . .
. . . a large vial of blood 
was drawn from his arm . . .
. . . then it was spun 
in this fancy machine . . .
. . . the best part of the blood ~ 
known as PRP {platelet-rich plasma} 
~ was then injected 
into the injured area . . .
. . . in my husband's case ~ 
his dumb tailbone . . .



. . . here's bill telling me 
"you don't need to blog about this" . . .
. . . ummmm ~ has he met me? . . .



. . . here's the amazing 
. . . he checked the ultrasound screen
 for correct placement . . .



. . . then there was
that really large needle . . .


. . . no one can ever accuse bill 
of not trying anything and everything
 that might have the remotest chance 
of healing him . . .
. . . the man is a saint . . .
. . . a saint who is in tremendous pain
 every single moment 
of every single day . . .

. . . please forgive this departure 
from the usual posting 
about sewing, cooking, yardwork,
 parties and grandkids, 
but this is a big part of my life, too . . .

. . . unfortunately . . .


4 comments:

carol fun said...

Sending positive thoughts and prayers to you and Bill. My brother also suffers from chronic back pain from a accident years ago, coupled with a couple of bouts with cancer. He lives with lots of pain every day and I widh there was something we could do for all of those that suffer with this. Until then I continue to pray for them and their doctors. Take care.

RoeH said...

Medical technology! They don't miss a spot. I had my first cat scan just yesterday and the big tube reminded me of the movie 'Time Machine' with all the whirring. I was disapointed when it stopped and I was still in 2013. :)

Nanette Merrill said...

i work at a neurology office, I know how horrific this stuff is, poor bill

Julie Woods said...

My son who is a doctor says this is a really neat procedure