Hi Everyone&#33; <br /><br />I&#39;m alive and kicking...lol <br /><br />This has been a scary week...it started last Wednesday when I had the epidural spinal shot for my back. My first shot, last September, went really well, I just felt a little pressure and it was over with in a couple of minutes and it helped me soooo much, and lasted for months. <br /><br />This time he put it in a little different area to help the sciatica going down my left leg more. It was painful this time. Anyway, it was over with in a couple of minutes, and Marc took me home. I had a severe headache later in the day, and was really dizzy...I looked over my release papers and it said I could have a spinal fluid leak and should lay down flat for 12 hours...well, it&#39;s hard for me to lay flat since my esophageal sphincher doesn&#39;t close right, and it leaks acid into my esophagus...I always elevate the head of the bed. <br /><br />I just took some tylenol and laid down off and on...I went to my grandbaby&#39;s 2nd birthday party on Saturday and felt dizzy and off balance and still had a migraine type headache...I get dizzy and migraines anyway, so no big deal...lol I took some tylenol and a meclizine. (sea sickness pill...lol) <br /><br />I did try to call the doctor on Friday, but missed him, and I always hate to call on their time off, so didn&#39;t...on Monday, I was worse and my legs felt really weak and very stiff, and I had felt like I couldn&#39;t walk...they also felt like they would cramp up at any minute, and also my whole body felt like cramping...I called and got the triage nurse, and she set me up to come in for a patch procedure which will put some of your own blood in the spinal spot to stop the fluid leak. Anyway, I thought I might be very dehydrated and took some pedialyte, and it did help the cramping feeling some. <br /><br />On Tuesday, I went in at 6:30 AM to have the procedure, and the doctor who did the spinal shot said that it seemed to be healing on it&#39;s own (he also thought that I had an allergic reaction to the steroids) and I didn&#39;t have the procedure, he advised me to see my orthopedic doctor (the doc that sent me for the shot). <br /><br />Went in yesterday to see my ortho doctor, and he said he did think that everything was from the spinal fluid leak..that some of the steroid and lidocaine got into my blood...and it&#39;s healing on it&#39;s own. I did also have tingling all over, but still don&#39;t know what caused that or some of the other symptoms, but I&#39;m used to weird stuff like that anyway...lol <br /><br />Anyway...I&#39;m feeling much better, and hope to have news soon about a new grandbaby...no news yet, as of this time...we are going to go over and watch Izzy and Avery. <br /><br />My ortho doctor said that he hopes that the shot still helps my pain and helps me to move better...me, too...lol...I have a cruise to go on in 6 weeks...whooo hoooo&#33; <br /><br />Hope everyone is doing well...don&#39;t think I will be able to go back and catch up.<br /><br />Thank you for your prayers and good wishes&#33; <br /><br />Love and Hugs to all&#33; <br /><br />Hope this wasn&#39;t TMI...LOL<br />_________________