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Good morning!
Well, I fractured my left fifth metatarsal yesterday... and today (yes, today) got the owrd all I need is "to wear a firm shoe".
Um... FFS. The ER all night and morning so far to be told... Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation, here's thebill, not even a damn walking cast or "boot" or soemthign?
Nope.
This effing hurts! I can't walk on it! But hey, who needs... medical help.
UGH.
So that was my farce of a night. I've broken foot bones once before, I know what this is gonna be for me, and I am so PO'd it's not even funny. Of course, casts and splints "don't really help". No, bu tthey keep the foto stable till it heals! *headdesk* Medical "wisdom" is now to not do much for such "small fracture events".
If I could've kicked that indifferent SOB doc in the nuts? I'd have made peanut butter outta his family jewels.
How di dI fracture it?
Sidestepped to avoid a cat, stepped forward and then stepped sideways again at high speed to avoid the *other* cat, and hit my foot against a door frame hard enough to fracture a bone.
*sigh*
Irony: Neither cat is one I own. *headdesk*
So I'm off to bed, for sleep, and then to see about seeing a doctor who might have better than "eh" to say. At least I have the X-ray done. Yay me...
BTW, never ever go to an ER the night your area has a Tuesday night party that resulted in several ODs, and a couple gunshot and knife wounds, and enough blood in the waiting room that even I was grossed out. The other hopssital was even worse off, they got the "trauma" cases. (E.g., the dude with the gunshot to the chest, the car accident, etc. This was just "noncriticial" stuff. Only time I've seen any OD termed "noncritical"... I ended up spending hours arguing that even an OD that wasnt' a potentially lethal "event" should be monitored as carefully as any other OD, so at least one guy is feeling better (if he remembers any of it)...
I'm going to bed. Love to all, and may you never know such crazies as I end up with. I wish we still had our itty bitty local ER/non-urgent walk-in overnight clinic thing, but... Now we drive and drive to end up with 5-7 counties' worth of other people in trouble. *sigh*
Interesting trivia: You get more radiation from a PET scan than you'd get from any other test, and yet people freak about CT/X-rays. You're far more likely to suffer longlasting health issues from exposure to car exhaust pollution. IIRC, something like 300% more likely. Expsure to pesticides is more likelyt o lead to cancer than either. So there ya go.
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Puma power to all!
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I'm sorry to hear that you broke something in your foot. Aren't animals great? I hope that you get some relief soon.
I keep on keeping on. Was having yet more issues with my recent problems and communicated with my second opinion PA through email. She gave me some advice that actually seems to be working...very surprising.
We've been going through a period of horrible weather...cold, high winds, rain mixed with a touch of snow (up to 9 inches about 100 miles north of me today). This @)$*(@# weather has me flaring up pretty bad not to mention my anxiety and depression is up. All together happy news. :-) Just need a few decent days to start feeling somewhat better.
Hope you all have a good Wednesday!
Kel
Check in.
Sorry Leo that you are in pain and that happen to you. Hope that you get well soon. Kel, sorry that your depression and anxiety levels are high this morning and like you said the weather does not help either. Hope that you can get some relief today and take it easy. Hugs both your ways this morning. I have an appointment to the doctor this morning. Going to get results for sleep study, they wouldn't give it to me over the telephone so they are making me come in so I have to drive there not feeling that well in pain, fatigue and muscle weakness all over I am really not feeling like driving but I have to and need to go and see what it says. Lots of hugs and make it a great day you guys... Hello to Twin, Fantod, Blue, Ida, Wonder, Angela and the rest of the gain. Pam
Kel-I hope you have some good days soon, and I think your cold weather is heading our way for the weekend. Hugs
I'm so stressed out today. I brought my dog to daycare because she was anxious at work yesterday (she's never been to the nh office for anything good), and I figured it's better to ease into the new schedule. I'm bringing her to a trainer (who I know) to discuss options, I already know she will not do well with anything that inflicts pain when she's already worked up but my argument to my parents will be stronger with a professional opinion. I ended up getting here a few minutes late and someone was waiting at the door saying he had an appointment at 8. I looked at the schedule and said no you have an appointment at 9. He said he couldn't get the sedative into his cat that we would need to examine her so he decided to drop her off. I asked that they call us first next time, it's not like this was an emergency, it was an annual exam. Otherwise, I'm still insanely anxious and depressed, having nightmares and flashbacks. Nox is doing really well and that's what I'm trying to focus on. And this has taken like 45 minutes to type so I need to go, sorry if I missed anyone
Leo, I fractured my foot a long time ago by stepping wrong in step aerobics, and they did the same thing to me at the ER. My foot was swollen so bad and totally blue and purple all over and they didn't even give me a boot, this happened on a Friday. I had to get one the following Monday from my family doctor. I'm sorry you can't walk and have no means to get around. I pray you get a boot today, that's such a game changer. Resting and healing hugs.
Kel, I'm glad to see you on check-in. I am praying the anxiety and depression ease up. It's so hard not to have both when we are hurting so much and stay so busy. And thank goodness the PA was able to help you. Hugs
Pam, I can't wait to hear what they said about your sleep study. I hope it provides answers.
Miki, I'm glad Nox is doing well and that your dog is at doggy daycare. I'm praying your anxiety or stress gets better.
Angela, I'm glad the group was good. I hope it provides you with lots of support and hope. I hope today isn't too busy for you with AA and PT, that would still be too much for me.
I had bible study last night and it went good. I left at 8pm like I said and that helped with my anxiety about going, getting home to see my girls before bed, and getting ready for today. I just can't handle going nonstop, I"d prefer doing nothing than rushing around. I wake up with a migraine starting in my right eye. I can't do my migraine injection at work because it makes me feel sick/groggy/weak. I will probably be doing it at bedtime though. I hope this day goes by fast.
I'm still waiting on blood test results which I think is increasing my anxiety quite a bit. I just want to find out already and get started on whatever medication they have lined up.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Thank you to everyone who responded and supported me through my crabbiness yesterday. If Mom had told anyone that she was going to a new location we would have done a dry run with her or made other arrangements. I told my sister yesterday that I can't have Mom or anyone else yelling and acting like that towards me. If it happens again, I'm hanging up the phone.
Leo - I am so sorry about your foot! Many years ago, I was on vacation and stepped in a pothole and turned my ankle over. My foot swelled up immediately and turned some lovely shades of blue and purple. I was wearing a high top sneaker so I either kept the shoe on or stuck it in the ocean to reduce the swelling. I honestly thought it was a bad sprain. I finally went to the doctor about 10 days later after we got home. I remember the radiologist coming out Xray in hand and asking me if I was "stoic." My ankle was fractured. I ended up in an air cast for quite a while. I hope that you can find some one to listen to you and give you a boot or something. Honestly, medical care these days just sucks. We do a better job around here just sharing information than many doctors. Hang in there. I think that some really good chocolate may facilitate a cure...
Hi Kel - I'm so glad to see you. Second opinions can be a good thing and it sounds like yours was helpful! I saw the weather map for your area recently and noticed that it wasn't looking too good. I'm sure I will be having some sort of a flare because we will be swinging from summer temps to fall in the next day. Overnight will be in the 30s. I'm so not ready for this. I haven't broken down the deck or anything else outside. The pool is still up too. I hope Sparty is his usual energetic little self and Hi to Gin!
Pam - I sure hope that you get some good information from your sleep study results. That could help a lot with your pain issues. Hang in there.
Miki - I hope that the trainer has some good suggestions about how to handle the situation that you are currently facing with your dog. I am very concerned about you. All of this upset is so hard on you and you don't deserve it. My impression is that you are a very caring and responsible pet owner. I don't think I could ever work with the general public again. I would have throttled that person who arrived without an appointment. Glad to hear that Nox is doing so well. Hugs!
AngelaJo - I hope that you get through everything today and then crawl into your recliner and just rest. You need a break. Your class does sound like a lot of work but I think that the end result will be so worth it. I have faith that you can do it!
Twin - I'm glad that you were able to leave bible study early and see the girls before bedtime. I do hope that your day goes by quickly and that darn migraine holds off until you can get home and do the injection. Thinking of you today.
Time to get moving. Shout out to Bear, Ida, Susan, Blue, Milily, Autumn, Wonder, Eanid, Zombie and PuppyMom. I will check back later.
Oh goodness. Do you have an orthopedic ER near you? (we have a couple here in the cities where you can go in for a broken anything and they treat it there. I went in with a broken big toe and I walked out with a boot up to my knee. But I know they treat big toes a little differently.
And that being said, what you broke is what Andypants broke a few summers ago. He actually shattered (into tiny fragments) his last 3 metatarsal bones. And he walked around on it. His threshold is so high for pain (not a good autism trait) that he only complained about his shoe not fitting right once. Later on, he broke his baby toe, that one I could see the bruising/swelling so I took him in. They rushed us to Children's orthopedics and had their top doc explain all of this to me. The toe, they didn't care about much. But the fragmented fracture was alarming to even them. And they explained that our Andypants was a perfect case of why at times it's best to not cast the foot. You heal better and faster.
So, knowing that they should have at least given you something for the pain! No just ice!! Compression, yada yada yada!!!! I am so sorry that happened to you!!!
Kel, I am so happy you got advice that is working for you! What a relief! And those weather reports are just wicked! I've heard that the north shore is expecting huge 12-18ft waves coming in. And the wanna be photographer wants to grab her camera and head up there to capture some of them. But the fibro wuss in me says, no...stay home, in front of the fireplace all curled up in her chair.
But I echo you on the pains. Everything feels like a shard of glass between each joint I have. And I can feel all 230 of them today! Stay in, stay warm, cuddle with Sparty!
Pam, I'm sorry you have to go into the doc to listen to something that could be shared over the phone. In moments like this, it feels like it's all about the almighty dollar. If they can get you in, they can get paid. When it should have been covered in the original bill as a follow up. (eye roll).
Hope you have a good day.
Miki, I'm so sorry you're going through all of this. I hope the consult with the trainer goes well and that Miki has a good day at daycare today.
I was just talking with my MIL last night about her cat. He's 17 and in fairly good condition. But she's moving, and can't take him with her. But here's the kicker. He's aggressive towards others and any other animal. She's moving on Nov 1st. And is just expecting to take him to a human society. I strongly suggested she reach out to her vet, (your story reminded me of that as her cat needs sedation for regular visits) to see if they would take him as a surrender or to call a local no kill shelter to see if they have room for him.
My fear there is that the cat is going to spend his last few days confused before he is euthanized. And I shared that maybe it would be best to take him in to put him down? I've see him before in action. He will not acclimate to a new environment, not at his age, and she down plays his behaviors, so I can only imagine he's not in tiptop shape either. He doesn't use the litter box all the time and that is one of the reason why she is getting rid of him, she can't care of him at her age anymore.
Anyways, your first client, sounds a lot like my MIL's cat. And I wouldn't wish that upon anyone!
Angela, I'm struggling with the no sleep issues too. I want to crawl back into bed, but I took the sheets off to wash them. Hope your day goes easy on you.
Twins,
I'm glad that you have set the new boundaries for your bible group. And that it's working for you. And I'm so sorry the migraine started. I hope your day goes by fast, and that there is some kind of relief tonight for you.
Can you call again on the blood tests? Or is it still in the time frame they gave you? I keep thinking, no call has got to yield not scary results, right?
I didn't sleep well last night. I ran out of melatonin. Need to get more today. And then Beans was in our room at 4am. And again at 6am. I just called it a day and got up to do my reading.
I rearranged our bedroom last night. We purchased an electronic fireplace (aka glorified, but pretty heater) and I got some of the curtains that I had up. It looks so cozy in there, I think I'm going to grab my laptop and head on up there after this. I need to do laundry anyways, right?
So with that said, I'm gonna do it!
Hope everyone has a great day today. Hugs to all.
I have had a wild week, Sunday night went to pick a friend up at the airport at 11pm, was there for 1 hour, he never showed, turns out it was Monday night! So did a repeat performance the next night, it was like "Groundhog Day!" This flared everything I have, still have not fully recovered.
My Supervisor is no longer caring about my disease, and pushing me to get stuff done, I do not work well with a deadline, especially if I am not given the time to do the job. Real bad management. Still battling the moldy office, I am in there 4 days this week...
Ouch, Leo! Breaking anything in your foot sucks, I'm sorry. And I'm sorry the ER resulted in nothing other than an xray. I hope someone else will get you a boot and crutches. When I was in high school, I had a Jones fracture (bone behind the pinky toe) and the ER did the same thing. Told me to wear a comfy shoe, gave no crutches or boot, said no running and be careful. I worked at KCF at the time and my boss wouldn't let me have any sick days so I had to come into school and work on my broken foot. It hurt like h*ll.
I fell asleep on my laptop last night, woke up at 1 am and put myself to bed, up again at 6 feeling pretty flat. It's been raining all night. I heard the water pump going and going in the middle of the night and this morning it's still going. We don't have a spigot on... so either the neighbor left something running OR one of the pipes leading away from the water tank sprung a leak. Which is really bad.
Testing dramamine (for motion sickness) on Silver yesterday was almost a complete success. I took him on an errand and everything went great to and from..... till we got home, and I was hiking him back to the cottage in the backpack cat carrier. We were walking across the bridge over the pond when he suddenly had to throw up... so I took the pack off and set it down, let him out where he puked. Wiped him up with some napkins, put him back in the backpack carrier, put it back on my back, and started walking. I literally took like 2 steps when he flailed around, but before I could get the pack off again, I smelled a strong odor of poo. It's normal when his tummy is upset to not only puke but have a bathroom accident.
Got back to the cottage and cleaned both kitty and carrier up. Poor thing.
I have to track down 2 separate packages at 2 different post offices today. One that supposedly my MIL sent to this cottage, but the nearest post office may be holding. The other is a package that we've been waiting for at our old town at the PO Box number... that supposedly was delivered 3 weeks ago but we never got.
Other than that, I have acupuncture. I hope it relaxes me.
Back in a bit.
I just got up to use the bathroom and wash my hands and the spigot is dribbling..... which means our water tank, which the last several rains filled, is pretty empty. I'm freaking out. All that water gone in one night... there must be a big leak somewhere. Looks like no showers today. Maybe I can call a friend up-country and ask for a shower at her house.
Fan, hang it up and then tell it to go to hell, b/c no no no no, that's not okay, no matter who it is.
Blue, ah geez...
I got an ace bandage and wrapped my foot to cushion it and support it so weight-bearing wont' cause pain (or as much) or strain other parts of my foot.
Broke metatarsals 2-5 in college, and 3 toes. Toes was tape-and-easy, who cares. Four foot bones was a walking cast, as it was called in the day (pre-boot).
Much love to everyone. Wish I could answer each, but I took a PRN anxiety med and Tylenol, which is all I could do for pain and tension, so I am zonked. ...
Twins, I'm glad leaving the Bible study early seems to be working for you. I hope you get to relax tonight.
Sorry, guys... I'd respond more but my mood is in the toilet due to drama here on top of all else. There's an extra large jug of water in hubby's car but he is refusing to bring it down to the house so I can flush the toilet and shower. He said if I need to use the bathroom I can walk across the farm and take my pic of any of the ones the farm workers use. Are you kidding? You'd rather have your wife waddle across the farm instead of bringing her the water jug?? Thanks! I hate how his response to every problem is "just deal with it". Of course no water isn't an issue for him because he leaves for work in a few minutes and they have locker rooms at work where he can shower and stuff. So I guess it's not his problem!
Rant over, thanks for listening. Landlord is on his way over to look for the problem.
AA meeting was really good lot of laughs in it. My shrink i called and is upping my prazosin my PTSD med its an old blood pressure med (brand name minipress) to block nightmares, the past week im having a LOT of them so its upped as of tonight. I also called my PCP because im getting a lot of blood sugar lows she has now given me free rein on my novolog (short acting insulin) To lower or up as needed and find my happy medium. Now that im more active im struggling to keep my sugar up. My mom was unusually nice and stopped and got me lunch and paid for it. Dont know whats up! LOL PUppies are due next thursday already!!!! My moods are all over i am overwhelmed and cant wait for a day to relax!