HeroPress: You Might Feel A Little Stiff In The Morning (Phnarff! Phnarff!)

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You Might Feel A Little Stiff In The Morning (Phnarff! Phnarff!) Nov 11th 2017, 21:00, by noreply@blogger.com (Tim Knight) For those who missed this excitement on Facebook yesterday, Friday morning saw Rachel and I rolling up to the Chronic Pain Clinic at Maidstone Hospital once more, for the scheduled procedure on my back. To be honest, there's not much more to report - except to sing the praises of the hardworking staff of our NHS (hands off, you Tory blighters!). We arrived at 8am - having left Alice with Rachel's parents - and were assigned our own room, and told I was the second person that the consultant would be seeing that morning. Got changed into my hospital gown, checked my emails, read the latest Doctor Who Magazine, and chatted with Rachel and several members of staff - who came to check up on us and make sure we understood the procedure I would be undergoing. The obligatory hospital selfie...  Our room was large (apparently it used to be maternity wing), with an en-suite toilet, and free wi-fi Then at just after 9am, a pair of nurses turned up and wheeled me into theatre. This time round, although there would still be half-a-dozen needles being slid into my back, there was the added bonus an electrical current then being passed through them to sever the nerves - and hopefully cut off the extreme pain I've been feeling... for a while, at least. Unlike last time, this was a more interactive experience. I had to tell the consultant what sensations I was experiencing as the electricity was turned on, and when it faded. Of the six needles, five seemed to have some effect (a buzzing, tightening, twitching etc of the nerve), but the second needle - despite multiple attempts at different angles - just couldn't find the troublesome nerve. As I understand the explanation, because I walk with a limp (my left leg was left lame by my stroke over a decade ago), the bones in my right leg have grown to compensate and obfuscated the nerve, so, instead, I just had the steroid injection there (as last time). I was back in our private room, sipping tea and eating biscuits (I had been 'nil by mouth' since 7am!) with Rachel, in less than an hour and allowed to head out about half-an-hour later. Tea & Biscuits: A Staple Of The Traditional Hospital Visit Now, once again, it's a waiting game. My back feels a bit "sunburned" (ie a bit itchy), tight and stiff, at present, and I'm supposed to rest for up to 48 hours before beginning gentle stretches and light exercise. It could be up to six weeks before I can tell if the severing of the nerves has worked (there's likely to be some pain at first, from the raw end of the nerves, I believe). So, I guess we'll have to see what happens next...

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