Wrist!!!

Poppyg1rl
Poppyg1rl Member Posts: 1,245
edited 18. Apr 2011, 11:00 in Living with Arthritis archive
Hi all,
Sorry for this but could anyone free be ready to jump into my pocket today? Saw physio this morning and she's not happy with my thumb due to the wrist break 4 wks ago. I'm at a&e fracture clinic now, had X-ray and they are going to re set the wrist :???: I'm bit upset.
Sorry if this is bit muddled, it's come out of the blue, only yesterday I was saying how much Humira has helped and it has truly, this is just a setback.
Thanks everyone xxx
'grá agus solas'
'Love and Light' translated from Irish. X

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  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Poppy,

    Oh flower that's unfortunate but the break you had is complicated with out the pa.

    Right in your pocket and bringing so many hopes they will be able to do it with out a full re break. ((((((((((((( )))))))))))) and some tea Cris xxx
  • Poppyg1rl
    Poppyg1rl Member Posts: 1,245
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Cris,
    Just out of ortho, he had to re break :cry: I've been given pain relief and am off home soon, just waiting for meds from pharmacy. Thanks Cris, it helped knowing you were there, I was quite scared, scaphoid is a 'problem break' whatever that is, am very worried the bad pain will come back tonight :???:
    Thanks am off home to bed now Xxx
    'grá agus solas'
    'Love and Light' translated from Irish. X
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Oh Poppy I am sorry they have had to... Its a very small bone but a very difficult one to break.... you do it usually by bending your thumb too far back

    Its got a real, mane.. was Potts or collis... I can't remember but know this it will heal up flower and it will be better for you again soon. love and a ((((( ))))) cris xx
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Sorry Poppy i missed this. It must have been a worry for you to be told they were going to rebreak it and not a very pleasant thing to have to deal with. I do hope the pain will not return in force.
    It is okay to have a bad day Poppy.In any case It is a different issue from the humira.

    Elizabeth
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • tillytop
    tillytop Member Posts: 3,460
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Oh Poppy I am sorry I missed your post earlier so wasn't there in your pocket with Cris. Sorry too that they have had to reset your wrist AGAIN!!!!! Hope the painkillers do their stuff and you manage to get some sleep.

    Thinking of you.

    Love Tilly xxx
  • Poppyg1rl
    Poppyg1rl Member Posts: 1,245
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Elizabeth and Tilly,
    I really appreciate your hugs and kind words. I'm ashamed to say I completely panicked today, I thought I was just having the hot wax treatment but when my physio saw my hand and the fact I couldn't bend my thumb she sent me straight back to Hillingdon fracture clinic. Then it all happened so fast and I did have a wobble when they said it would need to be reset. I asked for pain relief which they gave me and i have to say it worked because although it looked and sounded dreadful i didnt feel it, and with the tramadol + paracetamol tonight im not too bad. The cast is much sturdier and a rather fetching purple colour :smile:
    Thanks again for being there, it was traumatic and I've needed to just get it all out off my chest so to speak!
    Hugs and hugs to you both Xxx
    'grá agus solas'
    'Love and Light' translated from Irish. X
  • Poppyg1rl
    Poppyg1rl Member Posts: 1,245
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Cris I'm so sorry I forgot to say a HUGE thankyou to you :oops: I'm in a tranadol haze sorry sweetie, I'm so grateful to you for being there for me Xx I've to keep the cast on till 13th May so not too long and back weekly for physio till then, they're keeping a close eye on me.
    Sending huge hugs Cris and thanks again Xxx
    'grá agus solas'
    'Love and Light' translated from Irish. X
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Poppy,

    you have had a bad day there but they will get it right for you. Hey purple sounds good... you know its regal don't you? :wink:

    Bit trashed just now but thinking of you and will get back to you later. ((((( ))))) Cris xx
  • julie47
    julie47 Member Posts: 6,041
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    oh poppy......I am sorry I wasn't there in your pocket. :oops:

    I am so sorry that you had to go back to the fracture clinic to be re set. I can imagine the panic you felt you poor thing.

    Hope this morning it is not too sore and that the pain meds are doing their job.
    A big (((((((((((((()))))))))))))))for you, you are a brave person.

    Take care, thinking of you
    Juliepf xx
  • ratface
    ratface Member Posts: 62
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Poppy,

    Sorry you had such a bad day yesterday and hope you managed to get some sleep last night and that you are not in too much pain this morning.

    We are all thinking of you, bless you. If it's not one thing it's another.

    Ratface xxxx
  • Poppyg1rl
    Poppyg1rl Member Posts: 1,245
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Cris, Julie and ratface,
    Thanks for your support, really appreciate your kindness, the wrist was not too bad last night, but is a bit sore and throbbing today. I'm SO grateful it's Easter hols and my boys are home with me as I'm not up to much at moment :lol: eldest has made me a cuppa and brought me my pain meds so off for a lie down soon.
    I know this is just a temporary setback, I will heal and the Humira will continue to improve arthur :grin: that's the plan anyway :lol:
    Take care all of you and sending healing hug buckets Xxx
    'grá agus solas'
    'Love and Light' translated from Irish. X
  • ironic
    ironic Member Posts: 2,361
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Oh Poppy, what an awful thing to have happened to you. Just as you where getting things sorted as well. I am sorry I wasn’t there in your pocket but I do hope this weekend finds you in less pain.
    I am glad you have the boys to help you but it must have been a bitter blow for you.
    Gentle hugs coming your way,
    Lv, Ix
  • gickygawky
    gickygawky Member Posts: 478
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Poppy,

    Goodness me, what a nasty surpise and difficult thing to go through. I hope that you are feeling okay and not in too much pain at the moment. Let's hope things heal beautifully and you can be out of your fetching cast before too long :smile:

    All the best

    Arna x
  • Poppyg1rl
    Poppyg1rl Member Posts: 1,245
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi I and Arna,
    Thankyou for your support, it was a difficult day and not something I EVER want to do again :???: the wrist is sore but not too bad.
    I'm overwhelmed by everyones support, thankyou for the pm's and calls I am so lucky to have made such lovely friends here.
    Hugs and love to all Xxx
    'grá agus solas'
    'Love and Light' translated from Irish. X
  • madwestie
    madwestie Member Posts: 383
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Poppy I have only just seen this post and wanted to say hope you are doing better it must have been really scary all hooening so fast i think you were totally entitled to have a wobbly (i would have)
    Hope you have a nice time with your boys adn the pain settles down soon.

    Tracey
  • Poppyg1rl
    Poppyg1rl Member Posts: 1,245
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Tracey,
    Thanks for your support, it was scary at the time but I think the thumb looks a bit better now, not at an odd angle. Since they re broke the wrist it has been very achy and im back on the tramadol. To be honest I'm totally and utterly fed up :sad: I've been in a cast since 10th march and it won't come off till 13th may :roll: nevermind it's just me having a moan, I'll be ok I just get fed up with the ache in the wrist.
    Hope everyone has a good painfree weekend xxx
    'grá agus solas'
    'Love and Light' translated from Irish. X
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Poor you Poppy. How are you managing with doing the injections with the wrist in cast. i mean you need both hands really with those injections .Sorry you have had so much to deal with all at once, it can't be easy.

    Best wishes
    Elizabeth
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • caterina57
    caterina57 Member Posts: 1,424
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Poppy
    Oh I am so sorry You arehaving to go through all this, remember I told you I broke my scaphoid bone and it is a b****r to treat and heal take care, it'll soon pass
    Cath
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Poppy,

    Well I think your entitled to moan flower, sometime life brings in garbage with a tanker and sometimes a fleet of artics!

    Leaving you a ((((( ))))) ad a hope its eased again for you? Glad to hear the thumb looks better, shame they didn't listen to you in the beginning but in fairness as Cath says it is a bad one to heal. It will though flower so hang in there. ((((( ))))) and a cuppa Cris xx
  • Poppyg1rl
    Poppyg1rl Member Posts: 1,245
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Elizabeth, Cath and Cris,
    Thanks for your lovely messages, I do get a lift when I read such supportive and kind words. Been a bit low for couple of days, fed up with wrist and now have a chest infection :sad: I spoke to nurse brown (Rheumy nurse)on Friday and she told me to stay off the methotrexate I was due to take it that day but had a bit of a cough and sore throat. Today I slept till 1pm :eek: coughed all night and felt rough when I woke up, a very good friend rang me and I could hardly talk to her for coughing :???: so this afternoon I rang out of hours dr and was given anti biotics AGAIN only just off them thanks to the ear infection 2 wks ago.
    Oh well, it'll get better :wink:
    Elizabeth, I had the healthcare at home nurse round to do the injection last time and I did it in my leg one handed :???: I've to speak to nurse brown tomorrow to decide if I take this weeks Humira, if I do I'll get OH to do it in tummy, leg really hurt.
    Cath, thanks for your know how re scaphoid, it's an awkward beggar :lol: hopefully healing ok now.
    Cris, as usual you give me so much help and good advice, promise once the mri's done we'll decorate the cast so that you could see it from space he he :lol: love to you all and lots of hugs xxx
    'grá agus solas'
    'Love and Light' translated from Irish. X
  • ironic
    ironic Member Posts: 2,361
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Poppy,
    Oh I am so sorry to hear things are going from bad to worse for you. I hope the anti-biotic kick in quickly for you and you manage to get some much need sleep.
    I am frustrated for you flower, fingers crossed that you will be able to take the Humira but all you can do is see what the experts say. No wonder you feel down with the constant ache from your wrist.
    Hugs,
    Lv, Ix