6 Stitches
As you can see from the photos that I just had stitches put in my back. It wasn't anything serious but it was enough that the doctor gave me pain killers again. I am starting to wonder if I might be on the road to getting addicted to them, since I have been on them for nearly a month now for one reason or another.I can't really complain though, I am feeling good and that's nice.
I had to go to the doctor to have a cyst removed from my back that had been bothering me for about 2 years now. It wasn't serious but bothersome. So, I went in to the surgeons office and he said that he could do it immediately. I was a little shocked, I thought it would take at least a couple of weeks and maybe even a trip to the hospital, but no, he did it right there.
I got shot up with a local antithetic and laid on the table on my stomach. I didn't feel much but the pulling and tugging on my back. The doctor was very good, he kept me talking about everyday stuff and keeping me from thinning about what was happening. When it was all over I was quite surprised that it was done so quickly.
Now I just have to wait 10 days to have the stitches taken out and I hope that the scare will not be too bad. I am lucky that I have a good husband that is letting me rest up over this 3 day weekend and let myself heal for a few days. It is really quite enjoyable, especially with the help of the pain killers.
As for tonight I am just bored and trying to find some things to do. There isn't much on the TiVo so I have nothing to do but post something new here on my blog. I really should just be laying down and resting. I don't have anything more to say about the last few days besides the stitches incident.
I was suppose to go to see a neurologist and an orthopedist last week but because I had strep throat I missed both appointments. I guess I will have to reschedule them next week. They are very important. I have been having trouble with my shoulder and with these tremors that I have been having. However since I have been taking the lamictal the tremors seem to have stopped, or at least have lessened a lot. I don't think I have had one in a couple of weeks. So, I guess it is working.
It's almost 11 now and I think I should lay down and try to get some sleep. I haven't been getting up until 10 for the last couple of days and I will have to get up at 7 on Tuesday, so I better get myself used to that.
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Comments
when i was a little boy ... i had a hernia [I only had one ball in the bag] ... it was fixed ... My dad took me to the hospital to have my stiches removed ... he fainted ...
Posted by: andre | October 13, 2004 07:23 AM
I almost fainted while the doctor was putting them in. I am kind of lucky that the stitches are in my back, so when I have to have them removed I won't have to look at it.
Posted by: Caffeine | October 13, 2004 08:16 AM