Day 2 post ketamine infusion
I know some are interested and this may be long because my meds cause me to ramble and it’s 7:40 am here and I haven’t slept.
I had my ketamine infusion on Thursday afternoon at 12:45, they infused over the course of 1 hour, I couldn’t tell you the dose. The infusion is absolute bliss! The most relaxed and connected with myself I have ever been. I put in noise cancelling headphones and guided meditations on self love. The experience was incredible, I went in when I had a flare (I also have continuous pain) I have never in the past 2 years known what it was like to be pain free. The feeling is like none other. I was super high
The effect wore off completely after 3 or 4 hours but I was able to walk by myself 1 hour post infusion. I was completely pain free, it was a miracle, my entire head felt like a bruise but there was no sharp pain. The next morning I feel great. At about 9 my fiancé and I took the dog for a walk and I was hit hard with wind and there it was, a real sharp stab, my eyes welled up and I tried to keep it together but it was so sharp and it stayed for about an hour. After that it was gone again. At about 4pm it started to rain and it hurt so bad I was ugly crying in the bedroom for about an hour before I just decided to take 4mg of hydromorphone which usually lowers it enough that I don’t cry.
I was in pain all night, it didn’t stop raining until 4am, I haven’t slept and it feels like a spear in my ear and the outer is burning ( Geniculate neuralgia or atypical TN the doctors haven’t agreed on a diagnosis). It’s supposed to storm today and I already know what my night looks like (hope I can keep it together through the Canada World Cup match this morning 🇨🇦). They said it can take up to a week to fully start working and I am to call them in 2 weeks if it doesn’t. We are going to try this treatment 3 times before we call it a success or fail.
We are going to try this treatment 3 times before we call it a success or fail. Hopefully it kicks in. I hope the next treatment is as blissful as the last, but it works quicker.