today, lumbar puncture & eye tests

I had a full on day at the hospital. Started off when I rang there to confirm everything found that I should have been in there by 11 not 1pm so rang Jackie & she was able to pick me up earlier. I had visual evoked potentials first. That is eye tests where they connect wires to the head & you watch the red square in a TV screen & a checker board of black & white squares keep changing. I had an eye patch over each eye in turn & had the tests done without glasses then with glasses & then with half screen. That took a while then I went over to the other side of the floor & saw the nurse there.He set me up for the spinal tap & a Dr came in to do it. Her name was Susan too. She gave me a local anaesthetic & I could still feel everything so tried 2 more times. Next voice I heard said he was the registrar & he gave another local (4 in total) & then tried to do spinal tap. I could feel the pressure but he couldn't get through the bone so he did it in a different part of the back bone & he got it done. I then laid on my back for about 30 mins & then the nurse tried to get blood, he tried twice & then got the Dr to try, took her 4 times to get blood from an artery on hand. Needless to say repeated screams throughout both procedures & tears as well. My back is painful, I have bruises from blood tests in 5 places & the pain from back is shooting up to neck & head. Thank goodness for pain killers. Somehow I don't think I will get to work & dinner tomorrow night. Love Sue