Fame VIDEO

The above video shows my doctor removing the temporary leads from my back. It may make you squeamish. 

I went back to my doctor to have the temporary leads removed from my back today. A half an hour after my appointment time I was finally called back to my room. My blood pressure was high and I blamed a fellow patient in the waiting room. She had declared that she wasn’t like other people. She was unique. Look lady, just because you shop at thrift stores at the “The Alley” and dress like Freddie Mercury wearing gold boots and matching black and gold jacket doesn’t make you any more special and that pain you are experiencing, well, we are all here because of pain. 

My doctor arrived soon after my blood pressure was checked and asked how I was doing. Fine, just fine. Has the pain level decreased? Yes, yes it has. I also explained that my back was really sore from last week’s procedure. He told me that was because he had trouble getting the lead into S1, probably due to scarring from the emergency operations following the auto accident and then he brought up L4 or L5 and I was lost. I think he sunk my battleship. I then asked my doctor if we could film the removal of the leads. He gave me the “are you crazy?” look and then said sure. Then he showed me a photo of an X-ray from my body with the surgical screws and leads going into my spine... they were on his personal phone. In fact, the Abbott representative, a new one that I was introduced to today, seemed excited to meet me when she realized that I was that guy with the Erector Set in his pelvis. HOLY SHIT!?! YOU’RE THAT GUY! I am actually the Freddie Mercury-like rockstar or probably more like a freak of nature that just wouldn't die. 

I have to now wait over a week before getting the permanent DRG stimulator. After the temporary leads were removed I began experiencing the old pain within 15 minutes of the drive home. I didn’t realize how well the temporary leads were providing relief until now. My foot is super tight and a lot colder. And standing up hurts again. 

I can’t believe how long those leads in my back were. When I watched the video above I got creeped out instantly. Why are they so long?