I have been seeing Dr Raph, in inner
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, since 2003 and in September 2017 I was
struggling with my pain so he suggested that I should see a colleague of
his, Dr Malik, to discuss whether a ketamine infusion might be useful in helping
me manage my pain better.
Malik was very friendly and pleasant and asked me various
questions about my medical history. He said that everyone had different experiences
and outcomes with a ketamine infusion - some people could be pain-free for a
month, three months, six months, a year or maybe it wouldn’t make any
difference at all. I decided it was worth the nine days out of my life to take
the gamble that I could be pain-free for a while.
Malik didn’t give me a lot of
information on what to expect, apart from the fact that I would have to stay in
the hospital for nine days and, even though it is possible for me to work
remotely, he didn’t think I should continue working during this time.
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