Cookie pic - Thank you SO much for replying. I will let you know how it goes and if it helps. It’s so nice to have this site with All Ya’ll to give encouragement as we share our hopes and fears.

I had to stop most supplements and my anti-inflammatory (celebrex) today, 5 days prior to the procedure, tumeric had to be stopped 14 days ahead. I will be having more aches and pains over the weekend, but it’s only for 5 days and I can start again as soon as the procedure is over.

I called the hospital to make sure I was doing everything I was supposed to do so I would be good to go on Tuesday. I also called the doctor’s office again and the scheduler told me “it’s not that bad”. Forgot to ask her if she had ever had one. She told me they would offer me sedation when I got to the hospital. The doctor had told me that she would provide Valium to help me relax. So I am READY!

Fingers crossed it helps! I

Hello, I wanted to share that I got through the facet joint injections today with flying colors. The doctor injected C3 and C4 with numbing agent and a steroid. She also explained that she uses a tiny bit (.1 cc) of contrast dye to make sure the joint is open for the medicine. Or something to that effect.

They gave me a Valium to chew up right before I went in to the procedure. That definitely helped my anxiety, although I was not that anxious today because I had prepared for this for so long. Passed a small chapel in the hospital on my way down to outpatient surgery, so I went in, said a prayer, then went to sign in.

Slept all the way home (over an hour away), ate a good breakfast and then took about a 3 hour nap. Neck still hurts but the doctor told me it can take a week or two for the steroid to take full effect and said she hoped I had some relief. Let’s hope,

Thanks for your support,
Laurie