Quote From: profderienhi --
OUCH! no, it wasn't all that bad -- i mean, it hurt worse, but it already hurts so much, the difference turned out not to be a big deal. (did that make sense?)
a physician's assistant did some lidocaine injections and then the radiologist came in to do the dye test (for placement) and, finally, the aspiration (pulling out fluid from around the joint with a spinal needle). she wasn't sure that they got what they needed but they did the best they could. there wasn't any visible pus, so she injected some saline around my shoulder prosthesis and pulled that back out.
it will take 5-7 days for the cultures to be grown and evaluated.
i will allow myself *one* vent, no, *two* --
1. i told the nurse checking me in that i have crps/rsd and could she find out if they followed a special protocol? in a heartbeat, i could see that she didn't know what CRPS was... but she refused to ask.
so when i get into the procedure room, the PA frowns and looks at the nurse's notes, and says: "what is CRPD? and why do you have it in "all four ribs""? is there something wrong with saying "i don't know"? is it really better that she INVENT a disease and have it attacking me "in all four ribs"? what the hell does that mean: "in all four ribs"?????? who only has FOUR RIBS????
i think we should have a competition to name this new disease: CRPD
C =
R =
P =
D =
2. i have decided that the more ï say "please don't touch my legs," the more my legs will be touched -- with the excuse given being "i was just trying to help!" -- several times during the procedure i had to move my right leg -- it was covered with sheets and charts and crap and was burning like crazy. i would say first -- please don't touch my leg and BAM, the nurse would grab my foot, or my knee... "just trying to help." hank told me that when i was in ICU i kicked the heck out of a couple of people... i almost added another victim this afternoon.
but that would have been... wrong...
so i am home, fever is 100.6 -- on top of tylenol and ibuprofen. pain is 9/10 and i feel pretty bleak. the stuff that they got out of me looked pretty clear -- if the infection isn't in there:
1. something else is seriously wrong in there -- a fracture?
2. WHERE IS THE INFECTION?
dr. go-to-guy's nurse mailed me my lab results (cumulative) -- and my white count has been jumping up every blood test since 12/07! it is 17,l00 now.
thank you for checking in on me -- i am going to get the heating pad -- my neck, above where she stuck me, is aching to high heaven.
have a good one... i hope you'll get good sleep tonight.
love,
prof
Hi there
I am so hoping that you slept last night... After your week, and yesterday alone.. Sleep would be the kindest thing on your mind and body.....
Not enough coffee in me yet to come up with a new name.. but give me a few days..( Loved Debbie's response...)
Oh, I would have needed to be knocked out on what they did to you.. I am so Proud of You for doing it to it and being so brave.....
Do you remember when you took the "tumble" here a while back?? did you fall on this shoulder side??
My brain is running 100 MPH here..
Okay.. 5 to 7 days for this to process... the waiting game....
Your day and week, just shows how the entire "system" is at a total "loss" in the health care. And what amazes me, now thinking about it...
Depression is just Now becoming a huge "awareness" . And what follows this is Mental Illness, That people do suffer...
Thinking back.. in the 70's.. was the thought that a person who suffered was just having kick backs from the drug error in the 60's???
I think everyone who heard this word.. would think of that movie.."one flew over the coo-ck-coo-ck nest.
And now, we can talk about it, read about it and it's even Public announcements for depression day......
So, now we have the "chronic illness.. How long has it taken to even print the word Fibromalgia?? And even have a "drug" that might help.. Same with arthritis.. it's taken Years for this to even be acknowledged and talked about...
Then a person will say "Pain Management Doctor" and the first thing that comes to someone's mind is Hyipocondract or drug addict. or weak or crazy....
And of course, the word Chronic Pain is right along with this....
So then.. just start to add illness's like... CRPD... and were right back to CRAZY....................................
Then you take a person who "looks" okay.. and add chronic pain and everyone is like, well, you walk and talk.. what the hell is wrong with you.......
Okay.. now my turn... (did this make since) ?????? HA HA HA.........
I was asleep by 11 and slept all night long.. YEAH......
Oh... I thought my Fuzz Bucket was a goner yesterday...
Thur night, I could not find her to come in.. then Fri morning.. no Fuzz.. so I told hubby something has happened..
SO when we got home yesterday afternoon, we were on the search for her.. Well.. we found her, but she has a Sore Front Leg/Paw.....
Something happened to her....
So.. she slept all afternoon and night and was just up for a little while and back to bed... Oh, I was making myself sick....
I hope the heat pad helped last night....
Check in when you feel up to it......
Love Diana
