I went to Hospital this morning, back to the Treatment Centre. It went better than the last visit, as I was given treatment and was allowed to keep my trousers on.
The treatment consisted of injecting steroids into my troublesome knuckle. I wish I hadn’t bothered reading the article myself, as I hadn’t realised all the potential problems. I naively thought that the worst thing about the injection was that someone had to ram a needle into the space between two finger bones.
It seems that I was wrong. There is a list of possible side effects, including infection, bleeding and the risk of tendon rupture. It is for that last reason I was advised not to perform strenuous activity for the rest of the day. I’m not clear what strenuous activity I might have to carry out with my little finger, but I avoided it anyway and drank my tea without crooking my little finger.
I will try to remember to take a picture of my heavily bandaged finger later. If there is ever a competition for the most out of proportion dressing I may be in with a chance.
That’s really all I’ve done today. Get ready for the hospital, go to hospital, avoid strenuous effort.
I’ve had worse days.
I am just catching up here, last week was a bit busy. Good luck with the treatment, Quercus.
Thank you. It’s brought the swelling down and reduced the pain (slowly!). The stiffness, it seems, is here to stay.
Glad the pain is down, at least!
It’s amazing how much easier the day is without that at the back of my mind all the time.
I have struggled to imagine your strenuous exercise but I couldn’t put my finger on it.
Same here. 🙂 Thank you for your sterling efforts in the cause of punning.
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As long as you can keep your trousers on….
Strange how our ambitions change…
😉
Good luck with avoiding strenuous exercise. This is really going to cramp your style.
That’s roughly what Julia said.
A sage woman
I was thinking “cynical” but it’s much the same.