Well, it finally happened. Monday morning a few hours after writing that last entry, I woke up and literally could not move without a stabbing pain in my back. Luckily my cellphone was in reach and someone had called to offer to bring me some lunch because he knew I wasn’t going to be well enough to go to work the next day. What wound up happening after having several more people come and making a lot of commotion and seeing me in the most physical pain I had ever been in, we called 911 and got an ambulance to take me to the hospital where after a few hours they finally administered me some morphine to break the pain cycle. I kept falling in and out of consciousness for the next couple of days because of the drugs. I felt bad for the people visiting me because I would fall asleep in the middle of my conversations with them.
Tuesday they took yet another MRI where it was determined that it would be for my best interest to perform a partial discectomy to relieve the pain from my herniated disc onto my nerve the next day. So Wednesday night at around 9PM they finally performed the surgery. I woke up around 11:30 with some pain in my back but not nearly the same level as on monday. They gave me a button to adminitster myself morphine as I needed during the night. I didn’t sleep a wink, but I used that button a lot. I went home the next day with a good amount of pain at the incision site, but all in all it feels pretty good. I still taking some of the drugs which keep my mind off the pain. Hopefully I’ll be off them soon.
In between my bouts of consciousness and unconsciousness, I heard about Chris and Tina’s baby and the situation with Sheena’s father. It really put my little bit of pain into perspective and appreciated all the more the prayers that were being lifted up for all of us. Thank you guys so much for your prayers, visits, thoughts, and continuing offers for help. I can not express the blessings I feel for being a part of this fellowship of believers which has shown so much support to all of us. God bless you all and may I have an opportunity to be able to express my gratitude to you in person someday.
good job
You can express your gratitude right now – two big macs and some fries should just about cover it =P
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awwww Nate!!!! I was wondering why you weren’t updating your xanga or online for awhile. i’m so sad… are you better now? If I were nearby, I’d stop by to take care of you…my BIG bro… sniff sniff. I’ll pray for you during my dinner and before I go to bed tonight. Please get well soon! Is someone there to take care of you? Are you able to walk around? sniff sniff…
Aww, Ducky, that would have been sweet of you to come by and take care of me. I know I would be in good hands in your care. I wish you were here to take care of me