The third spinal injection was Friday and it unfortunately had a pretty rough aftermath again. I woke up feeling okay, but after a small amount of exertion, I was down for the count…again. Unwavering headache and nausea was followed by two days of IV fluids and a series of dexamethasone shots.
But we’re hanging in there…and I’ve decided, as we enter into our final two weeks here, that I have had enough spinal injections. We will be flying home on the 15th and I cannot imagine making a fifteen plus hour trek across the Pacific feeling like this. I’ve decided I would rather get better and focus the time we have left on the benefits of the therapies. So, I changed my last two injections to IV injections, as I respond much better to these, and I will still get the benefit of additional stem cells before we leave. I feel really good about this decision – kind of like a small weight has been lifted.
In other news, I have had plenty of time to think during my down time, and up next we’re focusing on gratitude – as we all know the best attitude is an attitude of gratitude (Right, buddy!?).
So, stay tuned…
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