Friday, April 19, 2013

And the Doctor said....

I ended up at the doctors late yesterday afternoon because i just could not take the pain any longer!

The ibuprofen just wasn't doing a thing to help.  After struggling thru a one handed shower and trying to dry off, get dressed, do something with my hair and make up, I drove one handed thru the pouring rain to have something....anything that might help relieve this pain.

After the doc attempted to kill me right there see what positions he could make my hand move, while pressing directly on the spot of severe pain and I kept myself from whacking him upside the head. He lied to me  convinced me that I should let him put this tiny needle in the spot of said excruciating pain, under the bone no less, and give me steroids that would relieve my pain and said I would barely feel it!!  He Lied!!!

I laid down, looked in the other direction, he wiped the spot and then in went this needle that I never saw but could have sworn went straight thru my wrist.  It hurt so bad I lifted my back side right off the cot while he is still trying to administer this steroid with pain reliever into my wrist.  You can only imagine the reaction on my end.  Pain....Ouch, ouch ouch....Never again!

It only lasted maybe 2 hrs, the little bit of relief from the shot that is.  He said because it was so painful while he was administering it he didn't give me the whole dose....and that's fine.  I have very small wrists, it doesn't take much.
But, he did give me prescription pain meds and told me to ice it and that I couldn't ice it too much. So that is what I have been doing since last night.  And he told me to not wear my brace, but to use an ACE bandage wrap (which they had just used their last one on the patient before me), so I had to pick one of those up too.

Rough night last night! Rough morning.....still icing.  Spot of injection is bruised and very sore.  The spot where that tiny needle went in is still very noticeable....it isn't so tiny can I just say!

Oh BTW, he labeled it Neuralgia.  Well, just thought I would update!  Back to my ice, Thanks for stopping!

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Ouch, Carpel tunnel??....

I don't usually whine about stuff like this. 
I have a fairly high tolerance for pain....
but, this is just about killing me!
So, I'm gonna whine a little bit if that's okay!


I woke up yesterday morning, sat up in bed, and an extremely sharp pain shot from the base of my wrist/hand strait down from my pinkie to about 6 inches into my arm and it hasn't gone away yet!
It hurts!  We are having terrible storms going thru our area since yesterday about mid-day, so I don't know if that is playing a part in it.  Usually my knees act up when it rains, Thank you Mom for passing that on to me, but not this time, this time it's my wrist.  Do any of you experience this??

I've had to wear this lovely brace at night while sleeping off and on this past year.  I experience hand numbness at night, so my doctor told me to pick one up.  It helps! So I put it on late afternoon yesterday after the 6 ibuprofen I had taken by 5:30 p.m. didn't relieve the pain.  Any slight movement kills right now!
Do you feel my pain?  I don't recommend you do!

I truly am having trouble doing even the most basic movements right now.  Will icing it help, or should I use the heat pad?  Just typing this post is painful....no  pressing any keys with my pinkie on this hand without a very sharp pain shooting thru. It's a throbbing,heated like there's a fever in that spot, constant pain, almost what I would imagine it might feel like if it were broken (although I've never had anything broken, so I can only imagine).  What to do? If you have experienced this kind of pain, I would love to hear what works for you?  Hopefully this goes away soon, with the rain....if that's what's causing it!

Okay, I'm done whining....for now!  Ouch!

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Decisions, decisions....

 Hello.  Wow, it's been awhile since I've posted anything! My life just hasn't been that exciting to make it even worth trying to come up with something interesting enough to post.  The weather sure hasn't been worth talking about.  After the snow came the rain, lots of that, and now they are talking snow at the end of the week!  What, we've had a day where a coat wasn't even really needed and now snow again....whatever!

Anyway, with what little nice weather we have had called Spring I've been able to open the windows and the doors and let some fresh air into our Home.  There's nothing better, don't you agree?  But with that comes reality....Things need to be freshened up in here, updated!  You know when you get a little tired of the same ol', same ol'?  I'm at that point!  My husband even agrees with me that our bedding that we've had for a few years now....maybe 4 yrs, needs to be replaced.  He says it's up to me, whatever I choose!


I still like what we have, but I'm ready for something different!  I think!  I have looked in several stores and haven't seen anything I've "loved".  I found something online that I do like, but when I showed my guy, he kind of made a funny face, said he wasn't crazy about it and that he didn't think it would "fit" our bedroom. Not sure what he means by that!  Won't "fit" our bedroom....hmmm!  So that leads me to a question!  Do you give your guy/spouse/significant other a "say" in things like that?  In decorating in general? Or do you just do what you think "fits" and you like/love and go with it?  I'd really like to know!  Because I really do try to include what he likes and generally we totally agree, but, now he doesn't want to come out and play commit and I'm on my own and don't know what to do....all by myself!  Ya know!  Usually we have gone dark, with heavy brocade type fabrics with our bedding.  This last set is about the lightest we have ever gone.


I like "lighter"!  I'm ready for that change....I think!  I still like my tray and bird cups....I think! Yep, I do!

When I ask him exactly what he meant by it "won't fit" he doesn't know, tells me it's up to me again.....
Of course it will probably mean some painting will be involved, I always do that! Our bathroom will have to be repainted and towels will have to be purchased....I always do that!  I'm ready for that! New towels are needed anyway!  What to do?  Keep looking or buy what I "think" I want?  Please tell me what you would do....Please, I want to know!

Thanks for stopping,

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