I got my Hip Injection today.
I walked into Procedure Room #5 where I heard Bon Jovi’s “Wanted Dead Or Alive” playing overhead.
“Good Tune,” I say to the Doctor.
“Yes, Sir. Gotta love Classic Rock,” He replied.
“It’s hard to believe that’s considered “Classic Rock,” I said. “It feels like that song came out yesterday.”
I’m asked to take my shorts off.
I like to dress comfortably for these procedures so I can undress and get dressed easily. Plus, the outside temperature hit 70 degrees, so it was a good day for shorts.
I drop trou. “The Final Countdown” comes on and plays overhead.
I’m asked to lie on my stomach and put my head on a pillow.
I tell them about “Lenny” and “Squiggy,” my Colostomy and Urostomy, and explain that I can lay on my stomach, but to be safe, I won’t be able to move around much while laying on it. They understand. I’m not the first to come in there with a Colostomy and Urostomy.
Because of my Spina Bifida, I’m numb in a lot of places, from my midsection down to my toes, and I’m hoping I won’t even feel the injections.
It turns out, though, that I can feel the pressure from the medicine getting pushed inside me. —Not the sting of the needle, just pressure and a mild burning sensation.
“Sweet Child ‘O Mine” by “Guns N Roses” now plays overhead.
“This is a good station. What channel is it?” I ask.
“It’s my Spotify Account,” The Doctor says.
“Oh, okay. I don’t have a Spotify Account. I listen to XM,” I reply.
“Okay, you’re done. You can get up and get dressed, Sir,” he says.
I get off the table and get dressed while the Staff clean up.
I’m already able to feel some relief, and that relief should get better as time passes.
The real test is how I feel when I get up after sleeping in bed.
For now, though, I will sit in my recliner and try to accept that “Guns N Roses” is now “Classic Rock.”
Love you,
–Lynn
