Today I had my first of what will be 4 days of outpatient ketamine IV infusions. I arrived at about 7:30 AM. My doctor was not in today, and he hadn't put in orders for my ketamine, so they had to get another doctor to write the orders for not only my ketamine, but the versad they give me to prevent hallucinations and to relax me as well as the zofran to prevent nausea. But, they were able to do so. Luckily, they got the IV in the first try. I came in with pain at a 9 out of 10 with 10 being the worst pain.
I tried to relax as much as possible. I wasn't that sleepy. I listened to show tunes the whole time. I had also worn my I heart Priscilla shirt for good luck. By the time it was complete, and they took out the iv so i could leave for the day it was 1:15ish. My pain was down to a 5 out of ten. A transport staff member took me down in a wheelchair to the lobby to my dad's car. We stopped at McDonald's on the way home cause i was starving because i have to fast for the infusions. my pain is holding at between a 5-7. Hoping for the best that it stays at that range! It's starting to spike a bit in the neck and lower back, but i'm going to try to use my TENS unit to keep it under control. Trying not to take perocet.
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| iv for Infusion |
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| fluids and ketamine hanging |
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| me towards the end of the infusion (Very tired and not looking my best, but listening to music) |
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| my hospital id bracelet for the next few days even though i'm outpatient |
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