Yesterday morning, after two days of sickness, I started to feel better and thus went to school on ye olde bike. On the way however, I suddenly felt a big thump on the back of my head, followed by it feeling warm and painful. Now, I have these things every few months, but this one was bad, and I mean BAD. Got disoriented, lost control of my bike and almost hit a tree. Rang my mom, all in shock and went back home, slow, tired, lethargic. My mom decided to take me straight to the doctor's because this one was heavier than usual. After some tests, I was told to go see the neurologist at the hospital. He did some tests on me, took notes and then took me off for a CT scan. Some blood was taken and I was then put into the waiting room.
Some time later, he came back in and told me he wanted to get me admitted to the hospital. Turns out that what I felt sounded like a haemorrhage between my brain and meninges. The reason I was admitted is to be definitely sure if I had one. If I didn't, then fine. The problem however if I did have one was that anytime in the future, I could have a major one, also known as a brain haemorrhage, which isn't exactly benificiary. I had to stay one night and a lumbar puncture the next morning to get some brain fluid (couldn't do it there and then because if any blood from the needle came in, they wouldn't be able to tell which was which).
Fast forward to 10.30 this morning, when the doctor came in and told me to lay on the bed with my spine curled as far as possible. Some preparing was done and then it happened.
For the unaware, a lumbar puncture is when they take a bigass needle (roughly 3 inches, no joke) and shove it in your spinal column (almost all the way), right into the drainage canal for brain fluid.
Now, I had never had one of these before so I didn't know what to expect. It is fucking horrible. It hurts so fucking bad and it's not even all of the pain at the same time (i.e. continious), it's in shocks, which is even worse. It went on for what felt like half an hour. I'm not somebody who cries or screams fast when in pain, and I was screaming and crying like a newborn baby, it hurt so fucking much.
After that, it's laying flat for 90 minutes. That's right, flat, no moving [b]AT ALL[/b] for an hour and a half, and that's a lot longer when you're lying in a hospital bed (thank god for ipods).
Got the results back later and it was good news, not a minor haemorrhage. Probably some sort of joint at the top of my spinal column acting up and causing massive muscle cramp. But then comes the aftermath. Walking, bending over, any sort of action involving your spine hurts so bad. It's now 6:45 PM and I'm still walking like an old man. I pray that it's better tomorrow or school's gonna be a whole new challenge altogether, with all my rooms being on any floor but the ground floor. If I can't get a key to the elevator, there's gonna be hell, walking up stairs is a nightmare. There are a few positives though:
- Lots of attention tomorrow in school
- All I need is a cane and I have a Halloween costume (GET OFF MA LAWN YA DARN KIDS!)
- An excuse to use the elevator
So, Facepunch, has anybody else here had an experience with lumbar punctures?
I thought your lumbar was your lower back?
inb4 That's gotta hurt
At least you can jack into the matrix now.
That's gotta hurt...
holy crap ninja'd
[QUOTE=dutchah;18080284]- Lots of attention tomorrow in school[/quote]
From the ladies especially, amirite? :smug:
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- All I need is a cane and I have a Halloween costume (GET OFF MA LAWN YA DARN KIDS!)
[/quote]
You can get one of those free blind canes, but then people might think you're blind.
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- An excuse to use the elevator
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You need an excuse? At my school anybody can use it.
[QUOTE=Drasnus;18080341]At least you can jack into the matrix now.[/QUOTE]
It's just above my crack. Unless the matrix plug went anal, no.
AND HOW DARE YOU STEAL MY AVATAR!!?!?!?!
[QUOTE=shill le 2nd;18080352]From the ladies especially, amirite? :smug:[/quote]
Hadn't thought of that yet, maybe it will end up nicely!
[quote]You can get one of those free blind canes, but then people might think you're blind.[/quote]
If you know a website that can ship to europe in time, hit me up!
[quote]You need an excuse? At my school anybody can use it.[/QUOTE]
School elevators are key operated. You need a key, which the janitors only have.
You'll be all like ooh yeah and then yiu'll strain your neck mid-orgasm.
That sounds incredibly painful.
You're overlooking something here.
wa wa wow!! that was clOOse, you could have been dead by that brain hemorrhoid man !!
[i]wada shock[/i]
and be luck he dident stick in your butt cuz sometimes they have to do that
Now you know how Neo felt when woken up by those stupid evil robots!
[QUOTE=arimi;18080490]deal with it :/ all i can say[/QUOTE]
Where's the asshole rating?
[QUOTE=Oktoberman!;18080474]You're overlooking something here.[/QUOTE]
And just what is that sir?
or was it Morpheus? I can't remember.
[QUOTE=dutchah;18080515]Where's the asshole rating?
And just what is that sir?[/QUOTE]
hahaha
I had this done to me twice, once when I was 13 (when I had meningitis) And then last year, when they thought I had meningitis again. It's not a fun experience at all!
sometimes when i have to bendover my spine gets a needle too
OP, I suggest you get straight [B][I]back[/I][/B] to bed.
No school for you :colbert:
Urgh I winced at that more than the goatsie I was just sent.
is this neck thing youre talking about whiplash?
[QUOTE=dutchah;18080428]It's just above my crack. Unless the matrix plug went anal, no.
AND HOW DARE YOU STEAL MY AVATAR!!?!?!?![/QUOTE]
[img]http://images.greencine.com/images/article/existenz.jpg[/img]
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existenz[/url]
You were saying?
I get that too.. I've chosen to ignore it :geno:
[QUOTE=Parky;18080633]is this neck thing youre talking about whiplash?[/QUOTE]
The only thing I felt which is remotely related to a whiplash is the headache. Besides, I didn't have an accident, I haven't been headbanging violently, nothing that could cause a whiplash.
And even if it was, I would've had several of them by now.
Existenz is a badass movie.
[QUOTE=Drasnus;18080684][img]http://images.greencine.com/images/article/existenz.jpg[/img]
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existenz[/url]
You were saying?[/QUOTE]
:frown:
[QUOTE=Drasnus;18080684][img]http://images.greencine.com/images/article/existenz.jpg[/img]
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existenz[/url]
You were saying?[/QUOTE]
wow
Why does facepunch always end up having physical problems
[QUOTE=Umi-hebi;18081224]Why does facepunch always end up having physical problems[/QUOTE]
nerds don't move
thus, muscles and shit never get used
work the rest out
I see this on House all the time, scares me
What's those 'thump on head with warm painful feeling' things you have called?
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