spinal epidural sentinel for two choices unrelenting pain or invasive intervention I call in Diana her unwavering tone Valium she brooks no opposition lying prone head in a hole think massage instead, surgical suite two doctors, fluoroscopy dye and needles he said,
Thank you. I'm learning I need to write about these experiences. It helps metabolize them. I've done some light editing on this one--removed some commas and replaced with caesuras, and added "my" before sentinel.
I had this same procedure yesterday (the latest of many injections over the years), so this jumped out at me. I'm feeling better and hope you are, too!
Relief from pain so far, yes. Persistent tingling and numbness. And an equally persistent headache, a common side effect of neck epidural injections, apparently. Better, not best.
Amazing! I'm impressed at how quickly you are able to integrate and then poeticize your experience! But, you've had a lot of daily practice, putting what's close-at-hand into words... Thanks for sharing...very visceral poem...
I think the writing fairly close to the experience helps me metabolize it. Did you get the Diana is the Goddess? Artemis didn't scan as well for sound.
Wow! What a powerful poem! It puts the reader (me, anyway) face down on that table, too, with my own heartrate picking up until I read,
"the gift, calm
foretaste
extended outbreaths,"
and then I can outbreath, too. Beautifully done!
Thank you. I'm learning I need to write about these experiences. It helps metabolize them. I've done some light editing on this one--removed some commas and replaced with caesuras, and added "my" before sentinel.
Thank you for so elegantly and eloquently sharing this experience with us. Hope you’re on a better path now. 💕💕
…and Diana, such a wise Goddess advising Valium 😉
Sadly I’m not that historically aware😔. I saw your comment to Daniel.
You're forgiven!! I guess it's more mythologically aware, yes?
Yes, that’s more appropriate.
ooooh, you knew it was the Goddess. I'm so pleased! Yes, bless Valium....
improved, thank you. Pain is gone for now, tingling persists. And I have a very persistent headache, which I'm told is common.
I had this same procedure yesterday (the latest of many injections over the years), so this jumped out at me. I'm feeling better and hope you are, too!
The pain is gone, but the tingling persists. And, I'm dealing with a persistent headache. Common, I'm told.
I'm so glad you are feeling better!
Thank you for commenting.
Happy you are feeling relief!
Relief from pain so far, yes. Persistent tingling and numbness. And an equally persistent headache, a common side effect of neck epidural injections, apparently. Better, not best.
Amazing! I'm impressed at how quickly you are able to integrate and then poeticize your experience! But, you've had a lot of daily practice, putting what's close-at-hand into words... Thanks for sharing...very visceral poem...
I think the writing fairly close to the experience helps me metabolize it. Did you get the Diana is the Goddess? Artemis didn't scan as well for sound.
I recognized Diana as the Goddess Diana, after a re-read. The last couple lines about
"Western medicine..." tuned me in.
I'm wondering, if at the start, I should say "I call on the Goddess Diana"
or just let people get what they get? It's always so hard to know! And that underlying need of mine to be understood....
This (or another clarifier) would help the reader, I think. On the first read, I thought Diana was your doc.