Today I went for a test on my hip. The doctor wanted me to go lay under an X-ray machine and have numbing stuff shot directly into my joint. I had to get admitted and wear a hospital bracelet and everything. It wasn't super early, 9am to get lab work done first.
Have I mentioned how much I don't like needles? Ugh. Lab work took all of 2min. Then it was on to radiology to wait for them to get my lab results. It took me about 15min to get the X-ray tech up to speed with my ridiculous history. I donned the ever stylish gown and laid on the table waiting for the doctor to arrive.
Everyone was pleasant enough, but there were so many needles! Numbing my hip x3. A shot of contrast into the joint so they could see where they were going. A huge scary shot of numbing stuff into the actual joint. After which he moved my leg all around and asked me what my pain was on a scale of 1-10. There wasn't any inside my hip just soreness on the outside where he had been pressing on it. Weird.
Next I got up to walk to the bathroom and he asked again. Still none, super freaking weird. He warned me I'd have weakness because of the numbing stuff, but I couldn't discern anything other than how weird it felt not to hurt.
That's it. Test done. It'll wear off in 4ish hours and I'll follow up with the doctor Tuesday. Now to "take it easy" for a bit.
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