RE: be careful of that hand

February 13, 2009

hmmm, maybe the ER is in order. I think I would also consider looking for

another primary care physician..

Things that are not normal issues probably should not put on hold for that

long.. Tingling or pain or a little numbness may not be that big of an issue

but what is going on with you may be something that should be looked into a

little more faster, I know it would be a worry to me... At the very least the

doctor you are now seeing should know what your symptoms are and give an

opinion about the possibilities or the urgency of being seen..

Tom

In a message dated 2/13/2009 10:12:58 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,

joyfulfeathers@... writes:

The earliest they can get me in is next Thursday.

Joi

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yes- you dont want to mess around with Staph. I had a nurse co-worker who

died from staph from an infection at the age of 48.

My husband says I love Doctors, its more like I dont leave things to chance.

Get it checked.

[PainInTheNeck-Back

I dont think a hand would swell from a neck. I go to the chiro all the

time. You may have tingles,pain etc. What i worry about is parts of the

body that are swelling up too much, to fast. It could be a staff

infection. Its happening all the time these days

I got one in my nose, my nose swelled up the size of a baseball.

Turned all red, swollen and it happened FAST. Like in a day. I have NO

clue why or where it came from. The only thing i remember is that i

rubbed my nose in the car..... So anything that swells up too much, gets

too red, have it checked out.

Normal swelling from a joint or bone, you would know thats normal. But

big ,red, swollen, fast moving thing could be an infection. be on the

alert for a staff. And i didnt believe it could happen to me. They put

me right in the hospital. cindy

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yes- you dont want to mess around with Staph. I had a nurse co-worker who died

from staph from an infection at the age of 48.

My husband says I love Doctors, its more like I dont leave things to chance.

Get it checked.

be careful of that hand

I dont think a hand would swell from a neck. I go to the chiro all the

time. You may have tingles,pain etc. What i worry about is parts of the

body that are swelling up too much, to fast. It could be a staff

infection. Its happening all the time these days

I got one in my nose, my nose swelled up the size of a baseball.

Turned all red, swollen and it happened FAST. Like in a day. I have NO

clue why or where it came from. The only thing i remember is that i

rubbed my nose in the car..... So anything that swells up too much, gets

too red, have it checked out.

Normal swelling from a joint or bone, you would know thats normal. But

big ,red, swollen, fast moving thing could be an infection. be on the

alert for a staff. And i didnt believe it could happen to me. They put

me right in the hospital. cindy

February 13, 2009

You really need to got ER.

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February 13, 2009

But its not big or red. Its just swollen and very painful. My reg doc

doesn't work on Fridays so I cant get in until Monday IF they even have an

opening (its also a) holiday. I'll call them back this morning. They were

supposed to call last night before they left and they didn't.

Joi

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be careful of that hand

I dont think a hand would swell from a neck. I go to the chiro all the

time. You may have tingles,pain etc. What i worry about is parts of the

body that are swelling up too much, to fast. It could be a staff

infection. Its happening all the time these days

I got one in my nose, my nose swelled up the size of a baseball.

Turned all red, swollen and it happened FAST. Like in a day. I have NO

clue why or where it came from. The only thing i remember is that i

rubbed my nose in the car..... So anything that swells up too much, gets

too red, have it checked out.

Normal swelling from a joint or bone, you would know thats normal. But

big ,red, swollen, fast moving thing could be an infection. be on the

alert for a staff. And i didnt believe it could happen to me. They put

me right in the hospital. cindy

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February 13, 2009

The earliest they can get me in is next Thursday.

Joi

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RE: be careful of that hand

yes- you dont want to mess around with Staph. I had a nurse co-worker who

died from staph from an infection at the age of 48.

My husband says I love Doctors, its more like I dont leave things to chance.

Get it checked.

be careful of that hand

I dont think a hand would swell from a neck. I go to the chiro all the

time. You may have tingles,pain etc. What i worry about is parts of the

body that are swelling up too much, to fast. It could be a staff

infection. Its happening all the time these days

I got one in my nose, my nose swelled up the size of a baseball.

Turned all red, swollen and it happened FAST. Like in a day. I have NO

clue why or where it came from. The only thing i remember is that i

rubbed my nose in the car..... So anything that swells up too much, gets

too red, have it checked out.

Normal swelling from a joint or bone, you would know thats normal. But

big ,red, swollen, fast moving thing could be an infection. be on the

alert for a staff. And i didnt believe it could happen to me. They put

me right in the hospital. cindy

February 13, 2009

Hey , that was the oddest thing when i got that staph. Right

out of the blue. Like where could i have caught staph? but you know

where my chiro thinks i got that? from my father, who was very sick

and dying and had just gotten out of the hospital.

>

> yes- you dont want to mess around with Staph. I had a nurse co-

worker who died from staph from an infection at the age of 48.

> My husband says I love Doctors, its more like I dont leave things

to chance. Get it checked.

>

> be careful of that hand

>

> I dont think a hand would swell from a neck. I go to the chiro all

the

> time. You may have tingles,pain etc. What i worry about is parts of

the

> body that are swelling up too much, to fast. It could be a staff

> infection. Its happening all the time these days

> I got one in my nose, my nose swelled up the size of a baseball.

> Turned all red, swollen and it happened FAST. Like in a day. I have

NO

> clue why or where it came from. The only thing i remember is that i

> rubbed my nose in the car..... So anything that swells up too much,

gets

> too red, have it checked out.

> Normal swelling from a joint or bone, you would know thats normal.

But

> big ,red, swollen, fast moving thing could be an infection. be on

the

> alert for a staff. And i didnt believe it could happen to me. They

put

> me right in the hospital. cindy

>

February 13, 2009

Did you hurt your hand? do something you vaguely remember? hands

take alot of abuse. They get cut, scratched, nicked. Do you have any

kind of bone problems with your hand? at all? cindy

>

> The earliest they can get me in is next Thursday.

>

> Joi

>

> Gizmo, Yoda, Max, Jazzy, Artemis, Shelby, and Padme'

>

> Joyful Feathers

>

> " Helping Birds Find People "

>

> RE: be careful of that hand

>

> yes- you dont want to mess around with Staph. I had a nurse co-

worker who

> died from staph from an infection at the age of 48.

> My husband says I love Doctors, its more like I dont leave things

to chance.

> Get it checked.

>

> be careful of that hand

>

> I dont think a hand would swell from a neck. I go to the chiro all

the

> time. You may have tingles,pain etc. What i worry about is parts of

the

> body that are swelling up too much, to fast. It could be a staff

> infection. Its happening all the time these days

> I got one in my nose, my nose swelled up the size of a baseball.

> Turned all red, swollen and it happened FAST. Like in a day. I have

NO

> clue why or where it came from. The only thing i remember is that i

> rubbed my nose in the car..... So anything that swells up too much,

gets

> too red, have it checked out.

> Normal swelling from a joint or bone, you would know thats normal.

But

> big ,red, swollen, fast moving thing could be an infection. be on

the

> alert for a staff. And i didnt believe it could happen to me. They

put

> me right in the hospital. cindy

>

February 13, 2009

The only thing that I did was grab a declawed cat and I didn't even pick him

up off the floor; I just put him into a carrier. Other than that, I did

absolutely nothing. No scratches or cuts, no tweaks, stretch, over uses, or

anything.

Joi

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RE: be careful of that hand

>

> yes- you dont want to mess around with Staph. I had a nurse co-

worker who

> died from staph from an infection at the age of 48.

> My husband says I love Doctors, its more like I dont leave things

to chance.

> Get it checked.

>

> be careful of that hand

>

> I dont think a hand would swell from a neck. I go to the chiro all

the

> time. You may have tingles,pain etc. What i worry about is parts of

the

> body that are swelling up too much, to fast. It could be a staff

> infection. Its happening all the time these days

> I got one in my nose, my nose swelled up the size of a baseball.

> Turned all red, swollen and it happened FAST. Like in a day. I have

NO

> clue why or where it came from. The only thing i remember is that i

> rubbed my nose in the car..... So anything that swells up too much,

gets

> too red, have it checked out.

> Normal swelling from a joint or bone, you would know thats normal.

But

> big ,red, swollen, fast moving thing could be an infection. be on

the

> alert for a staff. And i didnt believe it could happen to me. They

put

> me right in the hospital. cindy

>

February 13, 2009

Maybe when my hubby gets home...he's at a first aid class to become an

instructor. Although I sometimes feel like he's not listening. He hasn't

asked to see my hand other than checking the recovery when the tips of my

fingers are squeezed and the recovery is fine. The other thing is my hand is

VERY cold. It doesn't warm up unless I'm under a thick blanket for a few

hours and then its really painful, like when you hang your hand off the bed

and leave it there for hours. I'll ask him if I should go to the walk-in

clinic. I hate going there but that's about my only option at this point

(other than the ER and they do have that right next door).

Joi

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RE: [PainInTheNe

yes- you dont want to mess around with Staph. I had a nurse co-worker who

died from staph from an infection at the age of 48.

My husband says I love Doctors, its more like I dont leave things to

chance.

Get it checked.

[PainInTheNeck-Back

I dont think a hand would swell from a neck. I go to the chiro all the

time. You may have tingles,pain etc. What i worry about is parts of the

body that are swelling up too much, to fast. It could be a staff

infection. Its happening all the time these days

I got one in my nose, my nose swelled up the size of a baseball.

Turned all red, swollen and it happened FAST. Like in a day. I have NO

clue why or where it came from. The only thing i remember is that i

rubbed my nose in the car..... So anything that swells up too much, gets

too red, have it checked out.

Normal swelling from a joint or bone, you would know thats normal. But

big ,red, swollen, fast moving thing could be an infection. be on the

alert for a staff. And i didnt believe it could happen to me. They put

me right in the hospital. cindy

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JW

your symptoms dont sound normal, have you checked your temperature?

Dont feel bad going to the ER if you have to. Its your health, thats very

important.

wendy

[PainInTheNeck-Back

I dont think a hand would swell from a neck. I go to the chiro all the

time. You may have tingles,pain etc. What i worry about is parts of the

body that are swelling up too much, to fast. It could be a staff

infection. Its happening all the time these days

I got one in my nose, my nose swelled up the size of a baseball.

Turned all red, swollen and it happened FAST. Like in a day. I have NO

clue why or where it came from. The only thing i remember is that i

rubbed my nose in the car..... So anything that swells up too much, gets

too red, have it checked out.

Normal swelling from a joint or bone, you would know thats normal. But

big ,red, swollen, fast moving thing could be an infection. be on the

alert for a staff. And i didnt believe it could happen to me. They put

me right in the hospital. cindy

February 13, 2009

ok, i went to the local walk-in clinic and i didn't get to see a

doctor, but a pa. he said he didn't think there was anything that was

an emergency and had to be dealt with " now " and they said to call them

on monday and make an appointment to see a neurologist. he thinks i

might have thoracic compartment syndrome because of the swelling in my

hand. the thing that bugs me is he didn't pay attention when i said the

pain starts at the base of mt neck and goes down the arms. he got stuck

on the fact that my hand hurts and kept saying that the pain starts in

myhand and goes up to my back. i guess its better than nothing. i

didn't get anything for the swelling or pain. i guess i'm stuck with

the flexaril and indocin that are not working. i'm also not sleeping

well. he wants me to sleep on my back, which i cant because it hurts my

neck. he says that sleeping on my side causes my head to go downward

toward the bed. it might do that a little, but i've got a thick pillow

and i don't think that is contributing to my pain. it would have done

that all along, wouldn't it?

frustrated, irritated and very tired,

joi

>

> You really need to got ER.

>

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