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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / March 2005Wish me Luck
Me and my poor swollen sore stiff left index finger are off to the doctor yet again. Orthopedic guy again this time. Wish us luck. I'd settle for better pain control at this point. Sometimes it feels like I;m holding a lit match up to it. Jo {{{{{{Jo}}}}}} Good luck, Hon. Let us know. DeeTee ________________________________ DeeTee and Bob Taggart http://www.marykay.com/dtaggart3 http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8fwov/ ________________________________ > Me and my poor swollen sore stiff left index finger are off to the doctor > yet again. Orthopedic guy again this time. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Jo >Me and my poor swollen sore stiff left index finger are off to the doctor >yet again. Orthopedic guy again this time. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Jo Good luck! Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. > Me and my poor swollen sore stiff left index finger are off to the doctor > yet again. Orthopedic guy again this time. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Jo I'm back home. Got an injection to the joint. And a script for topical lidocaine. The injection was no problem. Didn't hurt much more than the finger does anyway. But I've been fighting waves of nausea ever since. Didn't help that I stopped to pick up coffee for Charlie and ran into a friend I hadn't seen for years. Bet he is still wondering why I was so anxious to cut the conversation short. He's being nice. I'm trying to say appropriate things given I can't understand much of what he is saying. And all I really want to do is get home and lie down. Jo Now that sounds like it might work. What happens is you rub your eye and ... Duckie > I'm back home. Got an injection to the joint. And a script for topical > lidocaine. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > to do is get home and lie down. > Jo  Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) > Now that sounds like it might work. What happens is you rub your eye and > ... > Duckie Doctor was very specific about making sure I understood not to get this stuff on my good hand. ANd to be very careful about putting it on the bad one. I was having a hard time following a lot of what he said, he kept forgetting I read lips and wandering around the room. But he made a point of that. He's telling me to be careful in the kitchen, etc. I'm thinking careful means staying the heck out of the kitchen. Probably wishful thinking but I really think the injection has helped with the swelling in the joint. Of course that means more of the joint damage is visable. Jo >> I'm back home. Got an injection to the joint. And a script for topical >> lidocaine. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> And all I really want to do is get home and lie down. >> Jo {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ Jo }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} Jo, praying that the nausea has eased up for you by now and that you have been resting and taking it easy since getting back home! Sure hope this finger thing clears up quickly and that you get to feeling better soon! Hugs! Donna G >> Now that sounds like it might work. What happens is you rub your eye and >> ... [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > He's telling me to be careful in the kitchen, etc. I'm thinking careful > means staying the heck out of the kitchen. Well, if you've numbed the skin, then you can't tell if a pot handle is hot or your finger is too close to a knife blade (says she who cut her finger on a slicer because her fingertips are a little less sensitive than most people). So be real careful. It can get messy. ;-) Adelle >> He's telling me to be careful in the kitchen, etc. I'm thinking careful >> means staying the heck out of the kitchen. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > a slicer because her fingertips are a little less sensitive than most > people). for that matter, a numb finger is really no good for testing the heat of liquids either...... (says she who burned her throat downing hot sake that was tested with the slightly nerve damaged index finger!) SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare So, Jo, how are you doing now? Has the nausea improved? Did the injection help the finger at all??? Just thinking of you and wondering how you are doing! Donna G > So, Jo, how are you doing now? Has the nausea improved? Did the > injection help the finger at all??? > > Just thinking of you and wondering how you are doing! The nausea lasted most of the day. I think it was just a delayed reaction to the pain from the injection. And I think the shot did help. That particular joint on the finger looks less swollen to me. I still have swelling and pain in the end joint but the lidocane helps with that. It bothers me most at bedtime and I figure the lidocaine is pretty safe then too. Jo > I'm back home. Got an injection to the joint. And a script for topical > lidocaine. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > to do is get home and lie down. > Jo whew, I guess I still need to wish you luck, even though you are home now. Feel better soon! SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare > Me and my poor swollen sore stiff left index finger are off to the doctor > yet again. Orthopedic guy again this time. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Jo I do wish you luck Jo. I pray for answers and solutions to make tomorrow better for you. Harv |
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