Re: felt pop at fusion site---question & shoulder stuff

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hi nancy,

thanks for asking about my thumb. It's calmed down a good deal since a cast (3/4

up the forearm type) was put on last Monday after it was x-rayed and found in

good alignment. wish this cast didn't need to be taken off this coming

Monday so stitches can come out. wonder if he'd care if I went with the same

kind of cast for the next month? It seems the hand casts put too much pull on my

wrist joints/ligaments. (from past experience-which left me with some lasting

problems in the area that I haven't mentioned to him yet.) Plus wrist movement

causes the thumb to hurt more....right now I'm having very little thumb pain-but

a heck of a lot of shoulder pain on the other side-of all things. (it gives me

chronic problems. it no longer dislocates it merely glides out when I hang my

arm at my side. I've known for 20 yrs it's bad, but have never had surgery on

it. taping only made it worse.

think I may ask for some PT on it to get it comfortable only. I have to use the

cane in that hand now too with my knee so bad.

have you ever had days that stretch into weeks when it feels like your whole

body is falling apart. [as if I need to ask *you* that question!! duh!?!?!?]

but seriously it gets pretty darn depressing at times to have one joint after

another going down the tubes all because one joint has problems and the others

are being over stressed to compensate. grrrrrrrr

nuff of my gripes for the day!!!

How are things going for you....i've missed lots of posts because our computer

has been down for a couple of days.

did catch that you met cindyc! how fantastic!!!!

love,

cindyh

wisc.

ps what state do you live in?