RE: Elbow/Bursa/birthday wishes

[Guest guest]

Dear Cat,

Hi. We have never met. Thank you for the birthday wishes. Sorry to hear what

all you have been going through. I don't think I would let the newbie doc get

near me again. Ouch. That hurt just reading about it. First he has you in a

regular room where it obviously it not too sterile. Then does 3 invasive

procedures. I would have been running the other way. Did he not do anything to

numb your elbow before draining it 3 times? I was watching a knee procedure the

other day, where they injected a new liquid cushioning material. The doc used a

freeze spray and the man seemed to not feel anything. I think I would at least

want them to use something like that. Well I do hope your elbow is better now. I

need some new hips, so I can understand the dilemma. My hip situation greatly

accelerated due to high doses of prednisone, that caused blood clots on long

plane trip, that turned into avascular necrosis. I now refuse all prednisone no

matter what. Well I hope your joints don't get

worse and I wish you well. Nice to get to meet you. May you and your family

have a happy Easter and all the blessings that go with it. Mandy

Cat Triller wrote:

Greetings all~

An update on the " elbow from hell " . The swelling didn't " resolve itself " as my

new doc suggested it would. So, went back to him and I suggested he might want

to drain the fluid, and perhaps send it to the lab. He agreed, after telling me

that with a patient such as myself with " issues " he would rather NOT have to do

the procedure, I agreed with his wish, BUT it seemed the only thing to do!

He had me in a regular room, not a " surgical " roon, so he had to go and see

the patient he had holding in the surg room...so I waited..and waited..finally

the big moment arrives and he gets a rather small syringe, does the extraction,

but LO and behold he has to use ANOTHER small syringe, because there was, after

all, alot of fluid.

DUH, first he doesn't want to do the procedure because it can introduce

infection and the like, so since he doesn't have a big enough needle , I get

THREE invasive procedures done .

I was worried, since he is a new doctor, and rightly so it would seem, since

he made the procedure very very painful! The fluid was clear and I told him that

sending it off to the lab would show nothing..he agreed!!!

It's been a few days with only minimal relief, so I may have to see him yet

again for this...(sigh)

Now usually every year my rt knee goes to ruin, and I have to have the same

kind of procedure, drain it, shoot it full of cortisone. THAT " S never been a

pleasant endeavour, with a doctor I trusted...this year may be a bad one for

joints I fear!

I should be in line for a knee replacement, but get this, I don't fit the

criteria. I'm not old enough. Seems the replacements only last for 5-10 years,

I'd have to have another one at a later date...so, now while I'm young enough to

USE the new knee, I can't have it, so maybe by the time I'm 75 they'll agree to

it, but by then I'll be in a wheel chair...very, very clever this Canadian/BC

Health Coverage.

Sorry for the whining, it just gets me crazy (er) when I have to deal with

plain stupidity and medical professionals that aren't.

Happy Birthday to Mandy and welcome newbies...

Thanks for listening!

smiles and regards

Cat

To the Newbies, a warm welcome, to the birthday girl, Happy Birthday, to

everyone else

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[Guest guest]

Hi Cat

I am sorry that your elbow has been causing you so much pain, hope you feel

better today.

You may like to know that doctors will not do a knee replacement operation

in the U.K. either for the same reason that if you are too young it will

only last approx. 10 years. Personally, I agree with you that I am sure

most people would prefer it whilst they are young rather than being able to

sprint and get their pension !!!!

Anyway just a comment.

Take care

Best wishes

Joan U.K.

Elbow/Bursa/birthday wishes

Greetings all~

An update on the " elbow from hell " . The swelling didn't " resolve itself "

as my new doc suggested it would. So, went back to him and I suggested he

might want to drain the fluid, and perhaps send it to the lab. He agreed,

after telling me that with a patient such as myself with " issues " he would

rather NOT have to do the procedure, I agreed with his wish, BUT it seemed

the only thing to do!

He had me in a regular room, not a " surgical " roon, so he had to go and

see the patient he had holding in the surg room...so I waited..and

waited..finally the big moment arrives and he gets a rather small syringe,

does the extraction, but LO and behold he has to use ANOTHER small syringe,

because there was, after all, alot of fluid.

DUH, first he doesn't want to do the procedure because it can introduce

infection and the like, so since he doesn't have a big enough needle , I

get THREE invasive procedures done .

I was worried, since he is a new doctor, and rightly so it would seem,

since he made the procedure very very painful! The fluid was clear and I

told him that sending it off to the lab would show nothing..he agreed!!!

It's been a few days with only minimal relief, so I may have to see him

yet again for this...(sigh)

Now usually every year my rt knee goes to ruin, and I have to have the

same kind of procedure, drain it, shoot it full of cortisone. THAT " S never

been a pleasant endeavour, with a doctor I trusted...this year may be a bad

one for joints I fear!

I should be in line for a knee replacement, but get this, I don't fit

the criteria. I'm not old enough. Seems the replacements only last for 5-10

years, I'd have to have another one at a later date...so, now while I'm

young enough to USE the new knee, I can't have it, so maybe by the time I'm

75 they'll agree to it, but by then I'll be in a wheel chair...very, very

clever this Canadian/BC Health Coverage.

Sorry for the whining, it just gets me crazy (er) when I have to deal

with plain stupidity and medical professionals that aren't.

Happy Birthday to Mandy and welcome newbies...

Thanks for listening!

smiles and regards

Cat

To the Newbies, a warm welcome, to the birthday girl, Happy Birthday, to

everyone else

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