Well as far as the doing being good, it wasn't. The best thing was he removed the staples. This is how it went. He met Chrissy and I at the door and followed us to the room we were in, noticed something wasn't there and left. Came back in with staple removal kit and started removing staples as Chrissy and I told him what was wrong (the blurry and fuzzy vision, pain still being bad, numbness, the weeping, etc..) anyhow as he continued to pull out the stales he asked one of his nurses to get a culture kit, as it turns out I have an infection in my incision maybe farther in; he wrote a script for an antibiotic not the normal levoquin, amoxicillian, but it is for 100mg 2x/day of doxycycline HYCL . He said he never saw anything like it (scary); then he had me go directly (you no do not pass go or collect $200 go directly to radiology MRI) for another MRI of my C-Spine. His office is also setting up an ASAP visit with an opthalmologist due to the blurry and fuzzy vision.
I am so scared right now just because I am no longer in control and I do not have a full understanding of what is going on with me or my body. He just kept saying that it should not be like this or this is strange. Heck I do not even know what is going on anymore, except more doctors, still in pain, and very confused. At least I knew what to expect with the decompression but not these negative after effects. scared is all I can say, but I am refusing to give in totally to fear and the unknown.
You have to stay positive. It sounds like the doctor is trying to do his best for you in giving prompt, immediate care. Follow their instructions and don't get totally focused in on the 'negative'. I know that's easier said than done ....
I am so sorry you're going through this. Sounds like he should have been a little more supportive and not added to the freak out factor. I am praying for you. Wendy
he said he did not open the dura so it would have to be an accidental puncture or something. He sent me for a MRI yesterday but I do not think that will show a leak. I will find out more next Tuesday at my nexxt appointment with him.
this coming Tuesday the 7th of August. you are right in some regard that I am using extreme patience. I do not want to go back into the hospital right away cause of all the things I have going on this coming week, I know I should be thinking of myself and my healing. The truth of he matter is one part of this week I have been waiting for for a very very long time. Here is how my week(this coming Monday Aug 6th) is shaping up
Monday Chrissy has a stress test for her pregnancy,
Tuesday she sees her high risk OB and I see doc B,
Wednesday I see my PCP,
Thursday I have my SSDI hearing(been waiting for approx 22 months for it), meet with the school about Katrina's epilepsy,
and Friday is finally a free day that I could be admitted into the hospital.
I know all minor stuff when we are talking about a major issue of the infection and the MRI, but I am viewing like this - I have been through worse as I look back on the things I have done. A couple of days will not kill me while I take care of family. You know as well as many others here that I place many people ahead of me even when it is bad for me to do so, but that is my nature and I know that what I have can not be passed to them so they are safe from getting the infection or otherwise sick from me.
Yes I know all of this is probably quite foolish to wait and see but yet it is being handled and I am almost certain that is he saw something major or seriously wrong, his office would have contacted me by now. I know that others are going to read this and say I am being stubborn, foolish,etc even though they may not write it some if not many or all will think it.