The surgeon had Marie turn on her side so that he could puncture her lumbar. The goal was to get into the spine and drain off some of the spinal fluid. when he started he told Marie that she was going to feel some pressure. Never ever have I seen a person scream in such pain. Not "ow" that hurts, but a blood curdling scream. She was in pain that I can't describe. I wanted to help her but I couldn't. When each of my children were born I was there. This pain appeared much worse.
Finally it was done. The puncture was successful and fluid was running through a tube from Maries spine to a bag hanging on an IV pole. All I could think of was after Maries first surgery, when this same surgeon changed the height of the spinal fluid drainage tube that was coming out of Maries head. That first time she ended up having seizures. I hoped for better results this time.
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