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I'm injured AGAIN (OT)
Could I ask for a few purrs yet again? I woke up at 5 a.m. on Friday
morning with the most incredible, almost unbearable pain in my right knee. It was a "get a painkiller instantly" moment. It took me 20 minutes to get down the stairs - on my butt - take an industrial strength painkiller left over from my operations and upstairs to bed again. I took Tramadol, it did not even touch the pain. I had to phone in to work to say I couldn't get there, I had the presence of mind to take my phone up to the bedroom when I got my painkillers. My new manager is good. She said I had plenty of holiday days left (we call it "leave") that I could take a days leave and see how I was on Monday. If you are sick on a Friday; Sat & Sun count too as sick days, even though we don't work them. I've been so ill over the last few years that I've used all my sick-time-and-be-paid days up. First it was my eyes, they took 4 years to sort out, then this ovarian cancer. So I really need to be off work now with what seems to be a badly sprained knee! Not! I don't know how I did it. I just woke up in pain at 5 in the morning and it was there, I hope it's not a more sinister thing like a bone spread from my ovarian ca. My knee is swollen, hot and red. My gut feeling is that it isn't. It hurts like hell though. My sister-in-law drove me to the grocery shop today and to get chicken food. She will get me to work next week somehow after she sorts out her 5 and unders.. Am I allowed to be a bit fed up? When will I be properly healthy again?? Tweed |
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Christina Websell wrote:
Could I ask for a few purrs yet again? I woke up at 5 a.m. on Friday morning with the most incredible, almost unbearable pain in my right knee. It was a "get a painkiller instantly" moment. It took me 20 minutes to get down the stairs - on my butt - take an industrial strength painkiller left over from my operations and upstairs to bed again. I took Tramadol, it did not even touch the pain. I had to phone in to work to say I couldn't get there, I had the presence of mind to take my phone up to the bedroom when I got my painkillers. My new manager is good. She said I had plenty of holiday days left (we call it "leave") that I could take a days leave and see how I was on Monday. If you are sick on a Friday; Sat & Sun count too as sick days, even though we don't work them. I've been so ill over the last few years that I've used all my sick-time-and-be-paid days up. First it was my eyes, they took 4 years to sort out, then this ovarian cancer. So I really need to be off work now with what seems to be a badly sprained knee! Not! I don't know how I did it. I just woke up in pain at 5 in the morning and it was there, I hope it's not a more sinister thing like a bone spread from my ovarian ca. My knee is swollen, hot and red. My gut feeling is that it isn't. It hurts like hell though. My sister-in-law drove me to the grocery shop today and to get chicken food. She will get me to work next week somehow after she sorts out her 5 and unders.. Am I allowed to be a bit fed up? When will I be properly healthy again?? Tweed Purrs for your knee to get better asap. Have you seen the doctor yet? If not, I think you should. -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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oh, dear, Tweed. Please go see a doctor before it gets any worse. I hope it
isn't anything serious. Lily & her mama Jazz, RB -- Irulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... Could I ask for a few purrs yet again? I woke up at 5 a.m. on Friday morning with the most incredible, almost unbearable pain in my right knee. It was a "get a painkiller instantly" moment. It took me 20 minutes to get down the stairs - on my butt - take an industrial strength painkiller left over from my operations and upstairs to bed again. I took Tramadol, it did not even touch the pain. I had to phone in to work to say I couldn't get there, I had the presence of mind to take my phone up to the bedroom when I got my painkillers. My new manager is good. She said I had plenty of holiday days left (we call it "leave") that I could take a days leave and see how I was on Monday. If you are sick on a Friday; Sat & Sun count too as sick days, even though we don't work them. I've been so ill over the last few years that I've used all my sick-time-and-be-paid days up. First it was my eyes, they took 4 years to sort out, then this ovarian cancer. So I really need to be off work now with what seems to be a badly sprained knee! Not! I don't know how I did it. I just woke up in pain at 5 in the morning and it was there, I hope it's not a more sinister thing like a bone spread from my ovarian ca. My knee is swollen, hot and red. My gut feeling is that it isn't. It hurts like hell though. My sister-in-law drove me to the grocery shop today and to get chicken food. She will get me to work next week somehow after she sorts out her 5 and unders.. Am I allowed to be a bit fed up? When will I be properly healthy again?? Tweed |
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Strong Knee Purrs coming at you, Tweed. I HOPE it's nothing worse than
a sprained knee and not more C. But a sprained knee sounds quite painful enough in the circumstances. Melissa |
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I'm injured AGAIN (OT)
Immense purrs that you feel better immediately. But I'd also get that knee
looked at by a doctor ASAP. They can help ID what's the matter with it, if the cause of the pain, sprain, etc isn't immediately apparent. They can also help out with pain-relief things like ace bandages, crutches/cane, etc, that will help you navigate on that leg until the knee is better. Argh on injuries. Feel better soon! Donna, Captain, and Stanley P.S. FWIW, my one experience with a real knee injury taught me that the *real* pain and swelling can take a while to develop. It was a case of going to bed thinking, "This might not be so bad, it's just a bit sore", and waking up with a leg so painful that even touching the floor with my foot was excruciating. I hope that's all this mystery injury is for you -- something that didn't seem to be anything at the time it happened, and then the symptoms came along some hours later. |
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"Irulan" wrote in message ... oh, dear, Tweed. Please go see a doctor before it gets any worse. I hope it isn't anything serious. Lily & her mama Jazz, RB My sis-in-law will take me to the doc if it's no better by Tuesday. Tweed |
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... Could I ask for a few purrs yet again? I woke up at 5 a.m. on Friday morning with the most incredible, almost unbearable pain in my right knee. It was a "get a painkiller instantly" moment. snip My knee is swollen, hot and red. My gut feeling is that it isn't. It hurts like hell though. Hi Tweed, Sounds like what happens to me when my rheumatoid arthritis acts up! I go to bed fine, wake up with a swollen joint and in total pain. I have found that using an anti-inflammatory like aspirin or ibuprophen works to relieve the pain. Ice packs on the affected joint help alot. I hope you feel better soon! Patti |
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On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 16:18:18 +0000, Mishi wrote:
"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... Could I ask for a few purrs yet again? I woke up at 5 a.m. on Friday morning with the most incredible, almost unbearable pain in my right knee. It was a "get a painkiller instantly" moment. snip My knee is swollen, hot and red. My gut feeling is that it isn't. It hurts like hell though. Hi Tweed, Sounds like what happens to me when my rheumatoid arthritis acts up! I go to bed fine, wake up with a swollen joint and in total pain. I have found that using an anti-inflammatory like aspirin or ibuprophen works to relieve the pain. Ice packs on the affected joint help alot. I hope you feel better soon! Patti And a shot of cortisone does wonders, See a doctor soonest.MLB |
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"Gabey8" wrote in message lkaboutpets.com... Immense purrs that you feel better immediately. But I'd also get that knee looked at by a doctor ASAP. They can help ID what's the matter with it, if the cause of the pain, sprain, etc isn't immediately apparent. Thanks. But, LOL! I think not. My doctors wouldn't have a clue and would send me to Accident & Emergency at the hospital 4 miles away where I would sit for up to 8 hours and eventually be told I have a sprain. Which I knew already. They can also help out with pain-relief things like ace bandages, crutches/cane, etc, that will help you navigate on that leg until the knee is better. I'm using my painkillers that I had from my operation. I have a very large stick-thingie that I call my rat-thwacker which I am using to relieve the pain when I try to walk. I lean on it when my bad leg needs to touch the floor. I'll be fine very soon, honestly. I never heard of ace bandages, what are they? Argh on injuries. Feel better soon! I hope so. Tweed P.S. FWIW, my one experience with a real knee injury taught me that the *real* pain and swelling can take a while to develop. It was a case of going to bed thinking, "This might not be so bad, it's just a bit sore", and waking up with a leg so painful that even touching the floor with my foot was excruciating. Oh yes. that's how it is right now. .. I hope that's all this mystery injury is for you -- something that didn't seem to be anything at the time it happened, and then the symptoms came along some hours later. Yep, unfortunately it's so painful that I cannot drive at the moment. This means I cannot get to work and I cannot shop for essentials, although I can last for quite a while on what I've got in the freezer and cupboard. I have plenty of cat food, both wet and dry too. We will all be absolutely okay. I wonder if it's connected from my fall off the ladder around two weeks ago. Tweed |
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Christina Websell wrote:
I wonder if it's connected from my fall off the ladder around two weeks ago. I was wondering about that, too, but this would be a very delayed reaction. Purrs that it gets better soon. -- Marina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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