2024 52 Card Project: Week 50: Relief
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pegkerrI have been reluctant to talk about it, but the arthritis in my left wrist has worsened to such a degree that I broke down and did something I was reluctant to do. I got a cortisone shot in the bones of my wrist. Getting the shot was as unpleasant as you might imagine. The doctor used an ultrasound machine to guide the needle, but there was a bony ridge between my wrist bones (due to the arthritis) that made it difficult to direct the cortisone into the right place. So that was about four or five very painful minutes of mucking around. I held the aide's hand really, really hard and made a number of pained squeaks.
But the relief has been profound, and I'm grateful I did it. Now the only question is how long the relief will last. I have talked to others who have had this done, and for some, the relief has lasted six months. For others, it is much less.
Background, semi-transparent: ultrasound machine overlaid with a fluffy feather. Over the feather is an outstretched woman's hand. A syringe in the lower left corner is pointed at the woman's wrist.
Relief
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But the relief has been profound, and I'm grateful I did it. Now the only question is how long the relief will last. I have talked to others who have had this done, and for some, the relief has lasted six months. For others, it is much less.
Background, semi-transparent: ultrasound machine overlaid with a fluffy feather. Over the feather is an outstretched woman's hand. A syringe in the lower left corner is pointed at the woman's wrist.
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Date: 2024-12-20 07:05 pm (UTC)K.
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Date: 2024-12-20 08:05 pm (UTC)I'm very glad to hear that it has given you enough relief to be worth the unpleasantness. As for how long it lasts - that also seems to be luck of the draw. Richard (who has truly terrible arthritis) has been getting shots in his knees for about the last 10 years with remarkably good results. They warned him that the effects usually wear off in 3-4 months, but for him it's always been at least a year. Also, FWIW, the first time he had the shots they had a really hard time even getting the needle in because of year's worth of calcification, so... much like your experience. But the next time it was much easier and less painful, presumably because things had been loosened up and lubricated. I wouldn't wish Richard's general joint health on anybody, but here's hoping that you have a similar experience with the efficacy of the treatment.
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Date: 2024-12-20 08:17 pm (UTC)Asking for me in 20-30 years.
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Date: 2024-12-20 10:11 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2024-12-20 10:21 pm (UTC)