The only word that comes to mind is oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooouch! Perhaps thats an understatement! It hurt so bad and it was a feeling I had never experienced before. It made my first night in the hospital uncertain. My parents left around 11P.M. and a fantastic nurse, Michelle, stayed close by as she knew I wasn't doing well and was quite queasy! I continued pressing the pain pump every 6 minutes and prayed it would soon be over- Unfortunately that wasn't the case. My pain continued throughout the night into the early AM. I felt quite badly for my very quiet roommate. I was trying to reason with myself that I just had spinal cord surgery and this pain is understandable. As I tried to focus on happy thoughts and tried to meditate, I continually focused back to the pain. Where had I had something similiar? It reminded me of childbirth. The pressure you have when getting ready to push. That extreme pain. Well, like that but worse-It is a different pain that I just can't describe!
I have a medium tolerance to pain~ I know we all heal differently and we all have different circumstances and levels of pain, so for me it just wasnt easy. I just want to say thank you a million times over to the nurse, Michelle. She made sure I was getting my medicine on time as well as helping me feel comfortable and safe during this very scary and uncertain time.
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