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Yesterday, my fingers and hands had soo much inflammation in them it was just driving me NUTS! I bump my hands or fingers on something it it would feel like someone hit them with a hammer. Then I could not bend my fingers for anything! They felt like they were going to explode and throbbed. So... I had to do a "no hands" day again.
It even hurt to type! So... I just did not even try to type after we got back from town. I just went to my room.
But today... they started out about the same way as I went to sleep with my hands and fingers being inflammed. I took my ultracets & robaxin and then I thought... take a 5mg of pred you deserve a "can use hands day".
I went to the thyroid Dr today for to see if he was going to drain my other 3 nodules on my thyroid. I woke up in a bad mood, because my hands were no better than when I went to sleep and I was trying to dress myself, but had to resort to asking hubby to help me.
Then we left... for my appt. Stopped at Hobby Lobby to buy something they had on sell for 99 cents. But when I got there, they had all their papers on sell! I have been wanting to buy many that I got today but could not see paying for 2 sheets of paper. I did like the 5 for . Much cheaper! So... I got worth.
Then the lady that checked us out said "Have a good day." And I fussed about her tell me that all the way to the car to hubby. I said "She just does not know where I am headed and how crappy my day has gone and is going to get!" Hubby said "yeah."
Then got to thyroid Dr's office and had to wait an hour and 20 mins before getting to see him. He did another ultrasound of my thyroid and then compared them to the ultrasounds he done on them 4 months ago. AND!!! He said they had not chagned in size and they were below the cut off for biopsy and draining... so... I did not have to get JABBED!!! And he would see me in a year! WOOOHOOO!!!
Yeah hubby seemed quite bummed about not getting to see me get jabbed in the throat a few times. BUT... I was VERY HAPPY!!!
I told hubby.... I fussed about that lady telling me "have a good day." And well she must have meant it when she told it to me, because it turned my crappy day around! And BEST of all...
I DID NOT HAVE TO GET JABBED IN MY THROAT AGAIN!!!!
Soo... I had a crappy start, but a good ending! Better than I thought it was going to go!
OH AND.... My mommy got to come home, Monday night!!! She is at my sisters. Have not been to visit her yet, because I had an all day DR appt day. Probably visit her tomorrow.
She is doing good though, and I believe on her way to a good recovery! She did not have to go to the nursing home for after treatment like they talked about, so she was happy about that.
That is all of it in a nutshell. Glad you day ended on an upswing. ICK...just the thought of getting stuff drained...no wonder you were stressed.
Good news about your mom. That has got to be such a relief. You guys have really had a time.
Keep taking the pred if you need it. Yes it is a bad med, but it is also a wonderful one. My RD always said that anything under 10mg wouldn't cause serious side effects. Using your hands is kinda a necessity :)
Joonie, I am so glad that your day ended well! And your Mom is home, YEAH!
I hope you continue to feel better. And enjoy your visit with your Mom tomorrow.
Be well. much love, Nini
Good to hear you day went from bad to good! So happy for you!Sometimes I think they use that nursing home threat as a "Scared Straight" therapy. They threatened my husband and my father with it after their cardiac ordeals and they both shaped up enough to avoid it.
Hi Joonie, I'm glad your day ending up being all good. I hope your hands give you a break so you can work on your cards/paper. WTG!Thanks everyone! I am going to call RD tomorrow, and see if I can go up to 15mg of pred since my hands and fingers keep being so badly inflammed. My knuckles are even red, and that is odd in itself, them being red and warm. My hands were cold and still were sweating.
OH!!! My day just got a little better!!!!!
This morning I woke up and decided to take some of my card making stuff with me so I could work on them on the wy to the thyroid Dr, and because I knew that extra 5mg of pred would help my hands, just did not know how long it would take for it to kick in. Then I went to my workstation and I could not find the last project I was working on. I knew cut out some of the stuff the other day when my hands gave me a wee break. But this morning I could not find it and I just started feeling "stupid" or like I was loosing my mind or something. Made me mad and made my day seeming more crappier!
Well... hubby just came out of our room and handed me the things I "lost" or thought the Abbi-Kitty took off with because I kept throwing her off on desk, because she was getting Kitty butt-juice on my papers!
But no... just that I placed them under another stack of papers LOL!
Oh and hubby said I kept telling him all week long that my Thyroid Dr appt was at 3:15, but I clearly remember saying EVERY time 2:15. But he says I did not. And I just do not remember saying 3:15, I just remember saying and thinking 2:15.
I think he just has a hearing "problem"! I know I have been saying 2:15 all week long and today!
Oh and forgot!
I asked the thyroid Dr if the nodules on my thyroid could possibly cause my rapid pulse. He said no, only if there were something wrong with my thyroid which would show up in the bloodwork. So... he checked my bloodwork from last visit, 4 months ago, and said it was all normal, so my thyroid was not causing my rapid pulse.
So.... now I am moving on to the cardiologist some time next week for an appt. And see what he has to say about my rapid pulse and high blood pressure. Maybe I can even get him to find out the results of my ultrasound I had done of my heart to find out if I had a stroke or not. Which was to be the TEE, but my mouth would not open wide enough to fit the mouth guard between my teeth, so they done another ultrasound.
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