Re: my day yesterday>Mazz

[Guest guest]

Hope the injection will have lots of benefit - bit scary getting

needles - sends shivers up my spine.

Take care

Cherie

>

> Hi everyone as most of you know I had to go and have a cortisone

> injection in my neck yesterday. Thursday night I hardly slept as I

was

> very anxious about it all. So I was very tired and hot by the time

I

> got to the Diagnostic Centre yesterday, my appointment was midday.

They

> took straight in which was good no waiting around. Firstly they

did

> another scan on my neck and then he came out and marked the spot

where

> the injection had to go. The doctor then arrived on the scene and

gave

> me a local injection in the neck he then got a needle with out the

top

> part and put that in it was a funny feeling because it had to go

near

> the nerve it sent a funny feeling down my right arm and a little up

the

> neck. They then did another scan to make sure the needle was in the

> right spot and the cortisone was then injected. It did hurt but

wasn't

> nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I have to go back in 10

days

> for another injection and then another 10 days after that.

>

> I was really sick yesterday afternoon but I think that was

combination

> of heat, sun and nerves. Nearly passed out on the bus on the way

home

> and I actually had to get out a stop before mine because I needed

to

> breath and felt if I stayed on that bus I would definitely pass

out. We

> went into the supermarket for about 1/2 hour walked around just

looking

> like we were going to buy something until I cooled down and felt

like I

> was able to face the outside world again.

>

> Got home and my little granny flat that I live in was 33 degrees

and

> that was with the air con going all day so I went up into the

house. I

> had some lunch and decided no matter how hot it was I needed to lay

down

> and have a sleep. Wrong move. I was down here about 10 minutes

and I

> started vomiting everything that I had had to eat yesterday - not

nice.

> Then I just couldn't sleep. There is a spot on the bed that if you

lay

> there the air con blows on you so that is where I stayed for the

rest of

> the day. Didn't sleep much last night either as I was not feeling

too

> well. So I don't know if it was a reaction to the needle or if it

was

> the heat or a combination of both things and I am leaning in this

> direction. Will mention it next time I go for my injection.

>

> Well that is my story. I know it is long sorry and congratulations

it

> you have read it to the end. LOL

>

> Today I am off to mums for a family day that the village put on.

It is

> all catered for. Meghan, and the boys are also coming

down. Mum

> just rang me and told me bring my camera as the reptile park people

are

> going to be there so I guess I will be able to get some happy snaps

of

> the family.

>

> Hope you are all having a great weekend talk to you soon.

>

> cheers

> Mazz

>