[Magdalen] Cortisone injections

[Lesley de Voil]

I eagerly look forward to any improvement if I have to have this
procedure again. Last time, the Dr, on hearing that I had had an
adverse reaction to an unnamed local anaesthetic administered by the
dentist, proceeded to inject the cortisone in my heel without any
anaesthetic. He had his assistant lean on my legs to prevent me
moving! It's just as well he did, I felt like kicking him!
Regards
Lesley de Voil

On 4/7/15, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hope the injection(s) went well and will bring you big relief.
>
> Ginga
>
> On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 4:29 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Well, I was in and out in twenty minutes, and it was basically a
>> non-event. I told the doc he should get a pay raise!  Things have
>> definitely improved in the field.
>>
>> > On Apr 6, 2015, at 2:43 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > I was thinking more along the lines of offering chocolates and
>> > flowers...
>> >
>> > It's to be done at UVA Imaging under fluoroscopy
>> >
>> >> On Apr 6, 2015, at 2:10 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
>> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> "I am a nice person, but if you hurt me, I will hurt you. It's nothing
>> >> personal; it's just got to be done. But cheer up; I'm sure you'll do
>> just
>> >> fine -- or else."
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
>> >> *"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not
>> preserved,
>> >> except in memory. LLAP**"  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 2:09 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
>> >> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> A potentially hurtful injection is in a class by itself.  Been there.
>> >>>
>> >>> Make your practitioner be competent.  If not, give 'em a good solid
>> belt.
>> >>> That's the only way they learn. Bring brass knuckles with you.
>> >>> Terror
>> can
>> >>> be a great motivator.
>> >>>
>> >>> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
>> >>> *"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not
>> preserved,
>> >>> except in memory. LLAP**"  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>> >>>
>> >>> On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 1:15 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> Am heading downtown in a little while for some cortisone injections,
>> and
>> >>>> I'm a bit apprehensive.  I'm not sure whether I'm getting just one
>> >>>> in
>> my
>> >>>> shoulder or also one in my cervical spine, thought I think just the
>> former
>> >>>> for now.  At any rate, even though I've had a number of these over
>> >>>> the
>> >>>> years, I'm always nervous.  Some of them have hurt like H***!  And,
>> >>>> of
>> >>>> course, anything involving the spine is twice as nerve-wracking...
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I've always had a high tolerance for pain, but it doesn't seem to be
>> quite
>> >>>> as high as it used to be.  ;^}
>> >>>>
>> >>>> --
>> >>>> Grace Cangialosi
>> >>>> Ruckersville, VA
>> >>>>
>> >>>> It's a good thing Mary didn't have to wait for a Doctrine of the
>> >>>> Incarnation
>> >>>> before she said "Yes" to God.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>>
>