Hard to believe we have already been here in India for a week, 25% of our allotted time.  The clinic is pretty slow, not a lot of patients, but all of them are English speaking,(Brits, Aussies, & US).  I’ve already had 2 low back, intramuscular injections of stem cells.  “Procedures”, they call them.  These are of a much greater volumetric measure of stem cells than the intramuscular injections we receive in our shoulders twice a day.  I would be perfectly content to be hooked up and have stem cells pumped into my body 24/7, but know this is not feasible.  It’s tough to travel all the way here and not get more, but there is a protocol for their program and we respect that, knowing they are doing what they can for us and believe is right for our bodies.

Still struggling with lack of late night/early morning sleep.  So far medication hasn’t helped solve the problem.  Never had problems with jet-lag coming to India, just with it going home.  It usually kicks my butt good then, taking me days to recover.  Will hope that my system straightens itself out soon as this impacts Kathy’s rest too with her sleeping on the floor next to my bed, I can’t believe how much my body is spasming and fidgeting.  It’s like you turn on a light switch, my body comes alive with its cravings for pain meds, caffeine, or whatever it is seems to be needing.  It’s a small living area we share, so every action has consequences for the other person.  I think it will work itself out, otherwise my bride is going to wring my neck.  Time will tell.

Tomorrow we will be going to Gautam Nagar,(the other older hospital), for an epidural injection into my spine.  We will be spending a night there so they can closely monitor any adverse reactions my body might have.  Sometimes extreme headaches are associated with these procedures.  Hopefully that won’t be the case, but I have suffered through these previously on other trips.  My body seems be having increased sensations in my legs, groin, buttocks, feet, and toes.  The nerve/muscle feelings have increased in strength and intensity from the two previous procedures.  We won’t have Internet access over there so we won’t be in touch with the “outside world” for a couple of days. We are posting this so people won’t worry when they don’t hear from us the next couple of days.  If there are a bunch of grammatical mistakes in this, no worries.  It’s just me being me.  Bye.

Posted on January 27th, 2010 by admin
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