Re: I Think It Has Happened Again

[Guest guest]

Oh Debs, after I read this post I can see why you're not sleeping.

Yikes, kiddo. Personally, I think potties are dangerous...I've broken

my left big toe twice while on the critter (you don't want the

details....trust me!.) But Debs, don't let this go...please see your

Dr. I know you're tired of all this. But you shoudn't have to endure

searing, " glass shard " pain. No, no, no.

Heaven will be getting " Priority Mail " from Oregon tonight.

Much Love & Many Prayers...

Tess

[Guest guest]

Nooooooooo! This is awful news, Debs!! Please call your ortho

immediately. There is no way you should be embarrassed about this at

all. This is not your fault and, no, you cannot just live with it.

Please call the doctor ASAP (and I'm not sure when that will be since

you were up all night).

Don't they need to determine if you are bleeding and that's why they

want to do the scope? Since you were worried before about a possible GI

bleed, please reconsider. As you know, it's nothing to fool around with.

[ ] I Think It Has Happened Again

> Hi All,

>

> Well, I think I may have broken or cracked my knee cap again for

further this

> evening. Once again, it happened while using the commode. The pain

started

> to feel like a shard of glass again in the exact same spot. I

remember that

> after the surgery he told me that the fracture was still there, he

just filed

> down the edges and made sure that that area was not touching anything

to

> cause any pain. On my first post op visit, I told him that he fixed

whatever

> was wrong there from the fracture as there was NO pain at all. He was

really

> happy to hear this because he wasn't sure that he had shave enough

bone off

> to take care of the pain as he was kinda working blindly as I did not

want to

> be cut. He also said that when he did the shaving of the bone, it was

done

> with the arthroscope and therefore the picture was distorted due to

the fluid

> that is injected during the procedure. He said that he would have had

an

> entirely different picture if he had look straight on to it as opposed

thru

> the fluid. The only pain that I was experiencing was from the lateral

release

> that he did so that this would (or should) not happen again. For

three

> blissful weeks, I had no shard of glass pain in that right knee and

now this

> evening.....wham! I started screaming again and the pain is searing.

Ron

> says that we should go to the ER for an x-ray, heck, I don't even know

how I

> can tell the ortho that this has happened again. My theory is just to

live

> with it seeing how it isn't a malignant condition. I am more

embarrassed

> than everything. I took some pain pills and they have done nothing

for this

> new pain. I just can't believe it!!!!!!!

>

> On another note, I posted my situation with these blood tests to

another site

> that I belong to and was told that these scopes never show anything

and all

> they end up doing is giving you more iron anyway. My point is, these

scopes

> are not very pleasant and if they never disclose any real information,

why

> bother and go thru the hassle. Plus it doesn't really change your

course of

> treatment. I think I will just leave things the way they are.

>

> Well, it will be a busy Friday.....my youngest, goes on a school

trip

> to Islands of Adventure, leaving at 5:30 am and not returning until

10:00 pm;

> and then for some reason I slept all day today, so I need to go to the

rheumy

> office and get my prescriptions and do a lot of little piddly jobs.

Ron is

> on deadline so he will be buried at work and then in the evening we

are

> supposed to go out for dinner with our very very dear friends. Still

making

> Ron finish that backyard project. He is almost there and should be

completed

> this weekend.

>

> Hope everyone has a great evening, restful and pain free sleep.

>

> Gentle, tender, angel hugs,

>

> Debs in FL

[Guest guest]

i hope you are not having any more pain and if you do please have it checked

out. kathy in il

[Guest guest]

i can't believe the problems i am having with my right wrist today and my

face is red and kinda itchy. i have heard more horror stories about my cousin

that makes me wish i'd never have given him a key. thank god i go see my

rheumi on monday. kathy in il

[Guest guest]

Debs,

I know how tired of all this you are, but ignoring it won¹t make it better.

Take it from a pro.

Been there done that. It only makes things worse.

They make a riser for the commode that will make the seat higher and thus

easier to get up and down. When you see your doctor, you should ask him

about one. I feel so bad for you having to go through this once again.

I¹m surprised that your other group says that the scopes don¹t show

anything. This is the first I¹ve heard of this. My son had one done when

he was about 13 and it showed irritation of the stomach lining. The worse

part of the test is the preparation, cleaning yourself out. On the other

hand, doing nothing can lead to serious problems. Sure hope you change your

mind.

But I also understand how you feel. You¹ve been through so much already and

want this to be over. I¹m just so afraid that ignoring it will lead to more

problems.

Wishing I could send you a miracle.

a

On 5/31/02 1:10 AM, " Auntblabbie2000@... " <Auntblabbie2000@...>

wrote:

> Hi All,

>

> Well, I think I may have broken or cracked my knee cap again for further this

> evening. Once again, it happened while using the commode. The pain started

> to feel like a shard of glass again in the exact same spot. I remember that

> after the surgery he told me that the fracture was still there, he just filed

> down the edges and made sure that that area was not touching anything to

> cause any pain. On my first post op visit, I told him that he fixed whatever

> was wrong there from the fracture as there was NO pain at all. He was really

> happy to hear this because he wasn't sure that he had shave enough bone off

> to take care of the pain as he was kinda working blindly as I did not want to

> be cut. He also said that when he did the shaving of the bone, it was done

> with the arthroscope and therefore the picture was distorted due to the fluid

> that is injected during the procedure. He said that he would have had an

> entirely different picture if he had look straight on to it as opposed thru

> the fluid. The only pain that I was experiencing was from the lateral release

> that he did so that this would (or should) not happen again. For three

> blissful weeks, I had no shard of glass pain in that right knee and now this

> evening.....wham! I started screaming again and the pain is searing. Ron

> says that we should go to the ER for an x-ray, heck, I don't even know how I

> can tell the ortho that this has happened again. My theory is just to live

> with it seeing how it isn't a malignant condition. I am more embarrassed

> than everything. I took some pain pills and they have done nothing for this

> new pain. I just can't believe it!!!!!!!

>

> On another note, I posted my situation with these blood tests to another site

> that I belong to and was told that these scopes never show anything and all

> they end up doing is giving you more iron anyway. My point is, these scopes

> are not very pleasant and if they never disclose any real information, why

> bother and go thru the hassle. Plus it doesn't really change your course of

> treatment. I think I will just leave things the way they are.

>

> Well, it will be a busy Friday.....my youngest, goes on a school trip

> to Islands of Adventure, leaving at 5:30 am and not returning until 10:00 pm;

> and then for some reason I slept all day today, so I need to go to the rheumy

> office and get my prescriptions and do a lot of little piddly jobs. Ron is

> on deadline so he will be buried at work and then in the evening we are

> supposed to go out for dinner with our very very dear friends. Still making

> Ron finish that backyard project. He is almost there and should be completed

> this weekend.

>

> Hope everyone has a great evening, restful and pain free sleep.

>

> Gentle, tender, angel hugs,

>

> Debs in FL

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Debs:

I am so sorry you are having these problems again. You have been through

enough already. But Debs, Please don't ignore the pain your body is

enduring. Pain pills don't make it all better. Your body, your hear, your

blood pressure, can only tolerate so much pain of that kind. You know you

need to get an xray, I know you know it. If you don't want to go to the ER

then call your Doctor and see what he suggests. Don't worry about the

Doctor's feelings because your knee hurts again. He can tolerated the

disappointment I am sure. However, he is not going to like it when he hears

you are not doing what you should. Please, we have all been there. We all

hate the hospitals but for God's Sake God Bless the hospitals and the Doctors

and Nurses, cause where would we be without them. Please do what you should.

Take care of yourself. Ask for help and get yourself straightened out.

You have been an inspiration to me in the past. I can't forget that. I just

pray you will take care of yourself and get the necessary treatment. You are

too nice of a person to be in that kind of pain. I pray no one should have

to be in any pain. I can pray anyway.

Sincerely, Colletti

Anjillah@...

[Guest guest]

well i have broken out in hives again. my face is all red and looks swollen

and feels hot. yesterday my temp went to 100.2. i had to get out of bed

because i was so stiff and sore. i went to the bathroom and almost yelled

from pain to try and take care of myself. i dropped my dosage to 2.5 mgs

prednisone and stay there intil i see my rheumi on monday. my cousin came and

picked up his stuff and gave me my key. yeah!!! kathy in il

[Guest guest]

Dear Kathy...I'm sorry you're feeling awful. Please best care of

yourself that you can.

I am GLAD your cousin got his stuff and gave you your key. God bless

him, but you, my dear, don't need that stress!!!!

Much Love & Many Hugs...

Tess