Cervical spin injections

[smittykitty]

Catrin:

I'm out of the loop! What did you do to your neck? I think I may remember you doing the crash and burn thing with the mountain bike. Was that it? Sorry to hear about this!

About a hundred years ago I had a cervical injection. Really no big deal. I'm not needle anxious though. If you are apprehensive, get the valium, ativan, etc. Out dental patients do so well with it. Just don't forget the driver, both ways.

[Catrin]

Catrin:

I'm out of the loop! What did you do to your neck? I think I may remember you doing the crash and burn thing with the mountain bike. Was that it? Sorry to hear about this!

About a hundred years ago I had a cervical injection. Really no big deal. I'm not needle anxious though. If you are apprehensive, get the valium, ativan, etc. Out dental patients do so well with it. Just don't forget the driver, both ways.

Oh I fell over a LOT on the mountain bike this year, that is just part of learning how to mountain bike At least for me it is, and for the most part there were no consequences to me or my bike on all of those falls...less one. The last time I was on the trail I just happened to hit a root wrong at too slow a speed, fell wrong and gave myself whiplash. Just one of those freak things, the whiplash left me with 3 bulging disks...

I AM needle anxious, though I've not heard it put that way before. I do have a ride both ways and am getting the sedation. I really hope that this works, for if it doesn't I will certainly get the surgery. I am far too active to not take care of this properly.

[smittykitty]

Sounds like you're on the right track. Take care.

[Catrin]

I am trying to do what they say. The only thing that gives me pause is I've a few friends who have been long-time orthopedic surgical nurses and they keep making encouraging sounds about how far cervical spine surgery has come in repairing such injuries. Hopefully they aren't trying to tell me something, but at least if the injections don't work I will have tried a more conservative remedy first...

[snapdragen]

I am trying to do what they say. The only thing that gives me pause is I've a few friends who have been long-time orthopedic surgical nurses and they keep making encouraging sounds about how far cervical spine surgery has come in repairing such injuries. Hopefully they aren't trying to tell me something, but at least if the injections don't work I will have tried a more conservative remedy first...

Which is exactly what you should do, IMHO. I had surgery as a last resort, and I'm glad I did, but I think exploring all options is the way to go.

[Catrin]

Which is exactly what you should do, IMHO. I had surgery as a last resort, and I'm glad I did, but I think exploring all options is the way to go.

I am really dreading tomorrow, (sedation is GOOD), but I would be dreading surgery more. Hopefully we won't need to go there but time will tell. It is my hope that getting the inflammation in muscles, disks, and bone to go away will solve the problem. Who knew that bone gets inflamed?

I am hoping this "conscious sedation" will be like when I had the colonoscopy....no memory.

Meanwhile I am watching my posture at work, which does seem to help a bit.

[OakLeaf]

IV sedation is like you might get for a major dental procedure. No memory of the procedure or a couple of hours afterward. The person who's supposed to be with you may have all kinds of amusing stories. If you're sent home with pain meds (? I have no idea), they should make sure you take them, because you will neither remember to take them, nor remember having taken them.

Oral sedation is often Halcion or a similar tranquilizer. I don't know anything about that.