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I had my hands placed at the beginning and end of the specific rib swelling, giving her an idea of which rib and nerve area to target. They had me sit for a moment and then felt around on my rib area to confirm that this nerve block helps the feeling go away in this rib swelling, which it does. Around my 9th or 10th rib, one rib ‘pops’ or rubs up against another rib above it. Now, my thoracic surgeon refuses to acknowledge this issue, saying I have asymmetry in my costochondral and front rib area cartilage.

My last blog discussed nerve blocks and a plethora of scans, appointment after appointment and my Stelara Self-Injection #3 (the one I have yet to write an individual blog post for, so I’ll get to that at some point with both Stelara Self-Injections #3 and #4! ) | IT COULD BE WORSE BLOG | IT COULD BE WORSE BLOG | IT COULD BE WORSE BLOG

The anesthesiologist marked the targeted rib area, at the spine and the injection would be to the left. The rib tenderness was no longer there, no feeling was, but the rib popping still occurred. Every time I see GI, she asks about my bottom, making sure I don’t have another or fissures and fistulas and each time I’ve been able to tell her I’m fine for now. The popping continues to happen, the left side is tender, and its as if the entire rib cage on that side is affected.

Three weeks have passed since my last blog post, May Delays, and I’ve suffered through some migraines, I’ve had my Stelara, and I’ve been extra busy here lately. I’ve taken so many stool samples to the VA lab and they’ve taken multiple blood tests. I try to make sure I’m not bubbling or pooling the Stelara under the skin, and I’m trying to make sure I’m focused and not light-headed at the same time. The past few times I’ve injected, I’ve videotaped myself, as I’m sure you’ve possibly seen on Facebook, but once I clean up and get everything back to normal, I feel myself getting extremely, extremely nauseated and light-headed.