Second Neurologist Appointment

Second Neurologist Appointment

I had my second Neurologist appointment yesterday (18/06) and I was once again nervous, sitting there waiting to hear what he had to say.  The waiting room was full and I thought "Great, I should know doctors never run on time." but it really wasn't that long because the other patients didn't need long appointments.  It was finally my turn (only 15 minutes from my appointment time) so I went in and sat in the familiar chair opposite him at his desk. He greeted me with a smile and asked how I had been.  

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First Hospital Stay - Part Two

First Hospital Stay - Part Two

Waking up at 6am after only a few hours sleep I was surprisingly alert, so I had a shower because there really wasn't anything else to do.  After breakfast the nurse wanted to start my steroid infusion earlier so I could hopefully sleep better that night.  About 20 minutes into my infusion there was a knock at the door and my favourite surgeon was standing there asking if he could come in.  What a nice surprise!  I couldn't go far with my little IV friend attached so he came over for a hug and stayed a short while for a chat to check on how I was going.  When he left I told the nurse that my arm was really starting to hurt - my cannula had tissued (most likely from the position it was placed) so they had to stop my infusion and call the cannulation nurse to re-site my cannula.  

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