Dorly had a  spine clinic  apt today but herR knee  is much improved with rooster comb serum inserted so did not wish to go off  warfaren  blood thinner  to get  deep nerve injection  and  fly to New Orleans with clotting issues  Sat. I took it  and  had 3rd  neck injection ( into cervical  spine cord ) following R arm numbness this   Spring and it’s working well. Numbless is down to little finger and pain is near gone and sleeping well any arm position.  Refused sedation as just  makes you sleepy  with the pain anyway and again Dr Hirsch  had  needle gauge issues. 1st  time  went  with a #3 he told me  and did fine.  2nd time he asked what length did I use  so I said no idea so took a #5 and could not get it inserted  between the narrowed disks,  gave up and  did a #3 & was ok with real efforts to pass the  ribbed edge. I said used #3 last time and he said should have said so. I said you asked size not length.

Today I told he used a #3 as #5 would not enter so off we went and after 3  attemts  took a # 5 and  wiggled so finally got the steroid  pumped in. “Needed a  stiff longer #5”

OK in 3 times a different  needle was  needed to get inside  from the last  time.  That’s  precise  science .

Finished, Dr Hirsch sad “That was a tough one!”  I said “You had the easy part.”  Jan follow up we’ll just talk about how it’s gone.  Shit,I was just beginning  to like the S&M sessions on Medicare/Tricare’s  tab. 8