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PN and My Self-Inflicted Achy Joints

Neuropathy | Last Active: Mar 9 9:43am | Replies (9)
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@johnbishop

Hi Ray, Oh how I know that feeling. Just got back from driving into Rochester for an X-Ray of my left hand and it pains me to read the interpretation (got the results back already and it's only been 2 hours!).

"Degenerative arthritis left hand and wrist, greatest at the 1st CMC joint where it is advanced. Associated prominent subchondral cyst in the 1st metacarpal base and intraarticular osteochondral bodies. Radial subluxation of the 1st metacarpal base relative to the trapezium. Soft tissue swelling about the wrist. Arterial calcifications."

So I have a steroid injection scheduled for the 18th 🙃 and a sore thumb joint until then.

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Ray Kemble | @ray666 | Mar 7 10:42am

"Degenerative arthritis … where it is advanced … prominent subchondral cyst … Radial subluxation … Soft tissue swelling … Arterial calcifications."

Oh, John, those words alone are enough to pain a person! I hear them, too, more and more. Setting aside for a moment the many "gifts" that my PN gives me, I have pretty bad scoliosis to contend with. Among the many red flag warnings of my joints being out of whack, I've noticed for a long time now how the many pillows I use to help me get up out of a chair how, if I look back at the pillows, they're all pushed to one side––always to the same side––telling me that my scoliosis is dictating how I sit.

The same happens, too, to the extra pad I've placed on my driver's seat: it, too, always ends up pushed to one side––again, to the same side. You'd think Richard III had been driving the Jeep. 🙂

You'll get a steroid injection, but not until the 18th. Grumble, grumble. That seems a long time to wait for a simple steroid injection. It's a shame our local pharmacies don't offer DIY steroid injection kits.

Take care, John. Snow is in our forecast. I hope your days are clear.

Cheers!
Ray

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