Epidural Procedure

Talk about getting a little lazy. I can't even remember the last time I posted a blog. So, let me get started where I left off. It seems like with every week something new with my body starts working again. After my deep spinal procedure I received two Mondays ago both of my thumbs started moving on my hands. This started happening the Wednesday of that week. Now when i say started moving you have to remember it is a very slow process. You see, once you getting a muscle group back, like the one in your hand that moves your thumb, you have to strengthen it next. Remember I haven't moved them in almost two years. As of now it takes me about thirty seconds to my my thumb a couple inches. Not exactly ready to be entered into any thumb war competitions just yet, but it's progress. My other fingers are getting stronger with each new day as well. I think before long i will be able to make a fist again so everybody better watch out.

The following Monday I was supposed to have another procedure. This being the big daddy of all procedures, the lumbar. This is where they go directly into the spinal cord around your injury level. This unfortunately didn't get to go as planned. I picked up a small infection and the procedure was postponed. They put me on some antibiotics and rescheduled for Wednesday. Tuesday they tested me again and the infection was still present. The oral antibiotics had cut the infection in half, but the doctors weren't satisfied. They of course want my body in perfect shape before they do a procedure. So, they switched from oral antibiotics to intravenous and postponed till Thursday. You see where this is going so to make a long story short i didn't get cleared for the procedure till late Friday so I received the procedure Saturday. We transferred to the other hospital under the influence that I would be receiving the lumbar procedure and staying overnight. Once over to the other hospital and in the operating theatre Dr. Ashish informed me that we would be doing an epidural procedure instead of the lumbar. This due to the fact that it had been to long since my last procedure. No worries though. I still received millions of stem cells into the epidural area. This procedure only required me to stay in bed flat on my back for the afternoon and I was able to come back to the clinic that evening. I will be receiving the lumbar procedure on Thursday or Friday of this week. So, maybe I will get back on track with my blogging and give you an update this weekend. Sorry for the laziness. Lucas