Hump Week

So here we are already in the middle of the trip, and things are really starting to get going inside of me. On Monday morning I went across to the old hospital for a procedure, I was told that morning it would be the big double whammy Hey Big Johnny!! A dose of the dreaded lumbar puncture notorious for its killer headaches and at the same time a 3 day catheter drip notorious for its span of 3 days. So I had a cold shower and pumped myself up for a few days of pain then laid down for a few hours waiting to be called down to the OT. Its something I've been through now many times before so I new what to expect and was more excited than nervous going into it, the ward-boys came up and put me on a stretcher and we made our way down to the small narrow lift, the old iron doors were pulled open and I was carefully pushed in. In the operating theatre Dr Ashish Verma (Guest Speaker at The Stem Cell Fundraiser) was waiting and ready for the action. A heart monitor was put on my finger and the beeping commenced.. and very quickly got quicker and quicker. I was rolled onto my side and squeezed up like an accordion as Dr Ashish washed my back ready for entry. Entry came in a few pricks of needles to numb up the back, then came 15 minutes of rumbling around, bit of poking and prodding, little bit of cutting and threading, then a touch of tape to tie it all up and were done.. There were no immediate reactions and as i laid there for a minute afterwards I couldn't help but feel really really happy, a smile came to life on my face and i was extremely content, like I'd just slipped into a nice hot bath after a long days work... aaahh sedation.
As was taken back to my room and soon fell asleep. Easy Done. I woke some time after with the headache, which was soon eased again with the prick of another needle, which I could actually feel go in on the side of my bum cheek! Anyway cut another 3 days short and here we are feeling on top of the world. In physio today I was a lot more balanced standing up, my legs were stronger and felt somewhat lighter than before.. it feels as if the concrete that they are set in is getting a few big cracks in it... A few more big hits I think could knock some hefty chunks off. So I've already told Dr Ashish I'm ready for another big one.. Bring on the babies!!