Lucas was the second nurse that I came into contact with during my stay. He was my day shift nurse. Lucas was also fantastic in my care. I joked that he was my favorite but honestly his work with the other nurse as they handed me on and off from night to day shift was just superb and seamless. He knew how much pain I was in from what she expressed and he also stayed on top of my pain and didn't let it get out of control. There were 2 instances where I had to be taken for an MRI and CT needle biopsy. He knew both were going to be very traumatic for me because of my back spasms and also because I couldn't get in and out of a bed, or off of the table in the MRI. He worked carefully to make sure that I was as medicated as possible but even then it didn't work because the times didn't work out for when I had to be taken for the procedures. He was by my side and made sure that I knew that when I returned from each he would take care of me and make sure that I was out of pain as quickly as possible. We even joked that he would knock me out with a pan if I so desired! Anything to make me laugh and forget about the pain for even a second! He also made sure to talk to my surgeon after each procedure so that he could explain what happened and the next steps as usually I was pretty drugged up. I had to ask him several times to repeat what happened because I kept forgetting and he did it without making me feel bad. He joked with me a lot and kept my spirits up during the times he was there. He was also checking in on me and making sure that I was ordering food as I didn't have any visitors when I was there. When I have to come back in a few weeks for surgery and if I have to stay, I hope that I get to be with him again because he is the best that I've ever had or interacted with personally, including our family members' interactions in other hospitals in the area.