[Nfbwv-talk] Joe scheduled for a procedure to releave his pain

[NFB Huntington Chapter]

Federation Family:

Next Tuesday Joe will undergo an out patient procedure at Allegheny 
General Hospital. The purpose is to deposit some glysseran-based 
medication at the point where the fifth cranial nerve enters the scull. 
The objective is to insulate the nerve from the neighboring blood vessel 
which is responsible for his Transgeminal Neuralgia.

Although it isn't something to be taken litely, the procedure has a very 
low risk factor. There is no general anesthesia, rather Joe will be in 
what the nurses call a "happy place."

We will travel to Pittsburgh Monday afternoon, and plan to come back to 
Huntington on Wednesday. A friend will provide on-site logistical 
support with driving us from the hotel on Tuesday and back to our hotel.

I'll plan to update here on Tuesday after what will be, I'm sure, a very 
successful outcome.

In Federationism,

Brad