I'm still pre-occupied by my swollen, painful wrist. It's a strange maladie that I have. When I get up in the morning, the pain is severe and the swelling is at its worst. I take a single Ibuprofen pill (200 mg) as soon as I've eaten my breakfast croissant (shared with Tasha). Then I wait. I go about my life, includin my daily walks with the dog. After lunch, the swelling goes down and the pain is much attenuated. Is it because I've eaten lunch? It's a mystery. Anyway, I spend a pleasant afternoon without much pain.
I don't take any more pills after that early morning one. The evening is pleasant too. I do smear some Ibuprofen gel on the wrist afternoon and evening, though. When bedtime comes, I sleep comfortably for eight or nine hours.
The next morning, I rinse and repeat: my half of a crossant, a cup or two of tea with milk and sugar, and then an Ibuprofen. The swelling has come back overnight. Last night I woke up at midnight and needed to get up. I felt no pain and there was no swelling around the wrist. And this morning the pain is much less acute than it was yesterday morning. I'll go see the doctor again next week... unless the pain and swelling go away before then.
I hope your swelling is soon to be a thing of the past. Our bodies are pretty good at healing but they seem to take longer as we age. I love the bright reds and yellows that Fall brings.
ReplyDeletethat is very weird.....hope you or rather the doctors can find an answer
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear that you are having many parts of the day without so much pain... hoping it continues on the good path.
ReplyDeleteIt's really nice to see your sights as you walk with Tasha :)
What Judeet said. I think of you and Walt every day, and not just when reading your blogs. -- Chrissoup
ReplyDeleteThe nature of the problem will be revealed in time as you narrow down possibilities. It can't stay a mystery forever. I hope you feel better.
ReplyDeleteLove those bright red pyracantha berries and so so the birds!