the hypochondrial primitive waking up with tingling, pain, and stiffness

[franksolich]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/11471305

Oh my.

The hypochondrial primitive, who's had every ailment and affliction known in the history of mankind, including hemophilia and prostrate problems.  And she's not only had the West Nile virus, but the East Nile virus, the North Nile virus, and the South Nile virus, too.

The poor woman's got nothing but a heap of problems, that's for sure.

mopinko (39,592 posts)    Tue Apr 23, 2013, 09:34 PM

blech. carpal tunnel

not the worst thing in the world, but shit.

saw my rheumie today for an overdue recheck. have fibro, asthma, gerd, autoimmune thyroiditis, central apnea.

have had persistent trouble with a couple fingers since i had 2 cervical discs herniate. (several years ago) got them fused, but the fingers are still hypersensitive.

the neck still bothers me fairly regularly, and the wrists get sore when they are fatigued. lately waking up with tingling, pain and stiffness.

so, doc wrote an order for splints to sleep with. i suppose they are going to torture me with several ineffective treatments before they do surgery. like always.
 
sigh. not that big a deal after years of trouble with the fingers. but shit. if i thought for sure he was right, i might not be quite as depressed. but i have as much trouble in my neck as my wrists.

more questions, more tests, more appointments. just when i thought i could live with feeling like shit if i could just stay away from the docs. but they don't give you any pills if you don't see the doc.

Good Lord, this poor woman's burdened with so many woes.

First up, Skippy from New York City, although he's really an architect in San Francisco, and alleges he comes from a dirt-poor background, the bottom rung of the socio-economic ladder, probably like Raven or Atman was.

Question.

Why would someone be an architect in San Francisco when the money's better in New York City?

NYC_SKP (48,281 posts)   Tue Apr 23, 2013, 09:53 PM

1. Wearing wrist braces at night helped me a lot with my carpal tunnel.

It was worse years ago, so bad that I couldn't pick up a large cup of coffee, but never had the surgery and eventually it got better.
 
Hope you find the right and most effective relief!

NRaleighLiberal (28,445 posts)    Tue Apr 23, 2013, 10:00 PM

2. you should try the two herbs I've been using for 10 years...

a boswellia and a turmeric capsule each morning (heard about it in the NPR show People's Pharmacy) - both are natural (Ayurvedic, actually) anti inflammatories. I shouldn't even be able to walk, never mind garden, with the knees I have. vitacost has the best prices by far.

[RayRaytheSBS]

How about you idiots perform some simple stretches of the muscles in your hands and forearms before you start typing? How about maintaining proper posture while typing? Oh wait, that would require effort...

[JohnnyReb]

waking up with tingling, pain, and stiffness .....me too......especially from the age of about 13 to 40+.

[BEG]

mopinko (39,592 posts)    Tue Apr 23, 2013, 09:34 PM

blech. carpal tunnel

not the worst thing in the world, but shit.

saw my rheumie today for an overdue recheck. have fibro, asthma, gerd, autoimmune thyroiditis, central apnea.

have had persistent trouble with a couple fingers since i had 2 cervical discs herniate. (several years ago) got them fused, but the fingers are still hypersensitive.

the neck still bothers me fairly regularly, and the wrists get sore when they are fatigued. lately waking up with tingling, pain and stiffness.

so, doc wrote an order for splints to sleep with. i suppose they are going to torture me with several ineffective treatments before they do surgery. like always.
 
sigh. not that big a deal after years of trouble with the fingers. but shit. if i thought for sure he was right, i might not be quite as depressed. but i have as much trouble in my neck as my wrists.

more questions, more tests, more appointments. just when i thought i could live with feeling like shit if i could just stay away from the docs. but they don't give you any pills if you don't see the doc.

[BlueStateSaint]

I do believe that you're onto something, milady.  H5 duly given.  Oh . . .

[Tucker]

so, doc wrote an order for splints to sleep with. i suppose they are going to torture me with several ineffective treatments before they do surgery. like always.

The Dr. doesn't make this decision, the insurance company does. They have to show that injection therapy doesn't work.

[marv]

Hmmm, bet she's waiting for ObamaCare to come through with all the free pills and such!

[GOBUCKS]

Why would someone be an architect in San Francisco when the money's better in New York City?

He's queer.

[BlueStateSaint]

He's queer.

Occam's Razor in action, I would think.

[Firekrakka]

What is it with these dykes? Always complaining.... attention ho's.

[GOBUCKS]

She looks like Alyce LaViolette.

[Celtic Rose]

I'm always amazed by people who claim a treatment won't work before they've tried it.  If you are waking up with carpal tunnel issues, then it is likely due to your wrists ending up in awkward positions while you sleep, which the braces should help with. 

[Tucker]

Hope she got her money back for that tattoo.

[Ptarmigan]

Always complaining. 

[67 Rover]

Hope she got her money back for Hepatitis C from that tattoo.

FIFY

[Tucker]

DUmmy know as ___________ Always complaining. 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Insert any of the 5K DUmmies in the blank.

[Celtic Rose]

Hope she got her money back for that tattoo.

It is one seriously ugly tattoo.

[BlueStateSaint]

It is one seriously ugly tattoo.

Matches the wearer, does it?

[franksolich]

It is one seriously ugly tattoo.

You're a medical professional, and so you'd know miles more about this than I do.

The hypochondrial primitive wasn't always that large; she's packed on some serious poundage only on the last eight years or so.  There was a time, and I remember, when she was pretty close to being svelte.

I've always noticed that people taking an overabundance of pharmaceuticals tend to gain weight, some of them some rather hefty weight.  I always speculated that usually that's a side-effect of "better living through chemistry."  Not always, but usually.

Is this a reasonable speculation?

[dixierose]

You're a medical professional, and so you'd know miles more about this than I do.

The hypochondrial primitive wasn't always that large; she's packed on some serious poundage only on the last eight years or so.  There was a time, and I remember, when she was pretty close to being svelte.

I've always noticed that people taking an overabundance of pharmaceuticals tend to gain weight, some of them some rather hefty weight.  I always speculated that usually that's a side-effect of "better living through chemistry."  Not always, but usually.

Is this a reasonable speculation?

Honestly, it depends on the medication. I was on Topomax for pain several years ago, and lost 29 lbs while on the medicine. Come to find out, they give it to people who want to lose weight, too. It was made for epilepsy; but has several other uses (It helps migraine sufferers too)

[Celtic Rose]

You're a medical professional, and so you'd know miles more about this than I do.

The hypochondrial primitive wasn't always that large; she's packed on some serious poundage only on the last eight years or so.  There was a time, and I remember, when she was pretty close to being svelte.

I've always noticed that people taking an overabundance of pharmaceuticals tend to gain weight, some of them some rather hefty weight.  I always speculated that usually that's a side-effect of "better living through chemistry."  Not always, but usually.

Is this a reasonable speculation?

There are a number of drugs that can contribute to weight gain, so that is a possibility.  However, I think that being a chronic hypochondriac can contribute to weight gain in itself due to a person always thinking themselves too ill to exercise. 

[miskie]

Most of the things she listed are common ailments of the obese - So, I'd suggest exercise and better diet. 

[Tucker]

Most of the things she listed are common ailments of the obese - So, I'd suggest exercise and better diet. 

I just glanced at your post and misread it as "butter diet".