I don't even know how to put into words the experience we had today. We were under the understanding that McKenna would have another round of shots to the back of her head to find out exactly where they will need to do the surgery. That in itself was nerve wracking but then as they put her on the table with the x-ray machine I thought something was going to be different.
The next 15 minutes were pure HELL!!! I have never been more scared for one of my children before. They prepped her neck for this procedure, sterilizing and draping with sanitary cloths. They then had a series of shots all right but they put into the nerves between her c2,c3 and c4 spaces in her spine! The pain she endured, the crying I heard and the helpless feeling was overwhelming! All McKenna could do was lay on that table face down with her arms at her side paralyzed with fear and pain.
I kept telling her from behind the lead wall that it was almost over and that relief would be soon! After it was done, she was so stunned from all that had happened that she could barely talk. Her brain had literally shut down, and to make things worse it didn't take any of her pain away!!!!
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