Holy @%$* that HURT!

[MeanLaureen]

I got a call from the Rhuematologists office yesterday to come in today and get a shot of cortisone stuck in my ankle.

I get there today all ready to get the needle stuck in me.. not that I was fine and dandy with it but I was being a brave little camper.

In walks the doctor and he checks out my ankle, then refers back to my file with the result of my xray of my left knee - he says "hmmm.. some pretty bad advanced damage on that knee.. better shoot that one too"

Now for some reason deep down inside I had a feeling that while I could get by with the ankle because it was kinda like my wrist, the knee would hurt like a bad mother.

I was right

He came walking back in with the needles and when I stretched up to look at them he immediately said "don't look at them". Looked to me like one of them resembled something like a harpoon. Where the heck was he going with that thing - was he going to inject the cortisone into my knee via my heel???

So he starts making small talk with me as he does the anticeptic stuff... then he applies the freezing stuff to my joint to numb it (yeah like THAT makes much of a difference past the first 32ndths of an inch of skin) We were discussing my mom and my butthead brother (not to be confused with my hyperactive brother) and he said "So how many brothers do you have?" and before I could answer - whammo - the harpoon goes in.

I'm not 100% sure but I think my eyes did a Roger Rabbit. I immediately let out a little wimper like a puppy and then reminded myself that I wasn't going to be a wimp - I'm STRONG.. I'm MEANLAUREEN darnit! - So I did my little mind over matter gimmick in my head which gets me through anything in time to feel the junk flow through my knee.. which by the way STINGS like there is an entire swarm of bees flying in my knee.

Then without any word other than a really tiny wimper from me he gets ready and does it again but in my ankle. This time it didn't hurt nearly as much but still makes you inhale reaaallllllly deep when the needle first gets in there nice and deep.

I asked him when he was done and had put the bandage on the injections if I was the biggest wimp he had. Because to me I figured I must have looked pretty daggone funny with the Roger Rabbit eyes and the sucking of half of the oxygen in the room in one swift breath.

He told me I was actually the bravest person he has ever had. He said I didn't cry, scream, hit him or even flinch. I was surprised. I asked if that really happens. He told me all the time - especially with the men!

I got a round of applause from the nurses (I've gotten to know them well after the 4 yrs since I was diagnosed with AOSD) - seems they peeked in to see how I would do. I even got a congratulatory sucker...LMAO

The best part? I have to stay off my feet for 24 hours and rest for the next 24 hrs as much as possible. I'm thinking it's time for Lauri to be catered to!

So that was my day.. how was yours

 

[Eeyore's Pal]

All my daily anxieties seem pretty darn <i>minor.</i>

You are one heck of a good sport, and that doctor is <i>wwwwaaaayyy</i> lucky because if MeanLaureen had decided to take a wack at him, that doc would be history now!

They don't call her <i>Mean</i>Laureen for <i>nothing</i>, you know!

<b>Matt:</b> Please take super good care of Lauri for the next couple of days! We're still hoping you guys may be able to make it to the September Epcot Event!

 

[Goofy4Pluto]

Originally posted by MeanLaureen
I got a call from the Rhuematologists office yesterday to come in today and get a shot of cortisone stuck in my ankle.

I feel your pain girlfriend!
I had to have this done for a really bad case of tendonitis
due to wearing flip flops alot! (yes, Manny, the ones I mentioned
in THAT FAMOUS post!)

I went to the foot doctor, and it is a good thing he's good looking
cuz it gave me something nice to look at instead of looking at this
MONSTER needle!

Now, to avoid getting shots every year when sandal season
hits, I have to limit my flip flop wearing to around the house...
can't wear them to school because I do too much walking
around campus!

I feel your pain, I really do!

 

[chefmanny]

Hhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Figment2]

Hey, Lauri - In the past few months I have had quite a few arthritis flare ups. My Dr. & I tried somthing called SynVisc. I had to go 3 weeks in a row to get the shot. It has helped quite a bit (although it did hurt like @@@@). Only downside they don't know how long it will last.

Reason we went with this is I had cortisone shots in my knees as a kid for JRA (a shot a month for a long time). This Dr. has told me that you are only supposed to have 2-3 cortisone shots in your lifetime as they have found it destroys cartilege. And this explains why I have no cartilege in either knee!

Don't know if SynVisc will help in your case but something to look into. Oh and watch those cortisone shots.

Lauri - I feel your pain!

Cyn

 

[AZ JazzyJ]

Ok, I looked at this thread and read it over and over. I finally realized that Lauri had used code in the title. So I ran upstairs and opened my sock drawer. There buried under 15 pairs of socks that have never been opened (I am not sure why Trina keeps buying those things, they just sit in a drawer until I have time to make puppets then she always freaks out because I use all of her lipstick on the socks and chase her around the house with a red stained sock on my hand but I think that is a different story). So anyways, where was I? Oh yeah I was in the sock drawer. Well I was not literally in the sock drawer. The socks were in the drawer I was merely standing outside the drawer looking in. Well not really looking in as much as my hands were throwing socks all over the room like some sort of deranged snow blower. That by the way is a pretty good analogy since the socks were white (except for the ones with lipstick on them, they were kind of pink after I tried to wash the lipstick out). So finally at the bottom of my drawer I found it. I grabbed the treasure and ran back downstairs. I got in front of the computer and quickly went to work. I had no idea that Lauri had a Green Hornet Secret Decoder Ring. If I would have known that I could have been sending her encrypted messages a long time ago. So I quickly went to work deciphering the @%$* code. My hands were literally flying across the dials as I gracefully moved between the upper and lower rings lining up symbols and writing down codes. It was sheer madness, my mind was so engrossed in decoding. Each symbol bringing satisfaction that the hidden message would soon be mine. The first symbol "@" decoded quickly... D-E-R-E-K. I had the first word! I quickly moved to the second symbol "%"... J-E-T-E-R was quickly spelled out. The pencil in my hand was flying across the paper at a pace that was making the graphite begin to smoke. I was half way there. The third symbol "$" was next.. I-S. Notes and papers were thrown around the desk as I eagerly searched for translation booklets that came with the ring and validating that each character was decoded correctly. I was almost there, I hade only the "*" to go. My fingers raced around the dials spinning them clockwise then counter clockwise as the fourth word began to be formed... S-A-T-A-N. At last, I had the message. I stepped back and in a proud moment I read the hidden message that Lauri gave to the doctor when he stuck a needle in her knee. When I put the message together, I was amazed. This is the exact same message I scream when the doctor sticks me with a needle. Coincidence? I think not.

Jeff

 

[MeanLaureen]

I had no idea that Lauri had a Green Hornet Secret Decoder Ring. If I would have known that I could have been sending her encrypted messages a long time ago.

Jeff, you goober, you gave me that decoder ring for Christmas 2001! sheesh

 

[JudithM]

Laurie, I understand! I have had cortisone shots in one shoulder & both elbows. I call them "those !@# $%^& three inch needles!" The piece they insert into you has to be at least 3" long. And yes, my orthopedic doctor told me no more than three cortisone injections intot he same spot over my life time. I certainly hope your ankle & knee feel better.

 

[GotAnyPins]

Here i was trying to stay very brave about getting the stupid shot...and now i read your letter, and I'm thinking, "If it hurt Mean Laureen..what chance do I have...NONE!!! would be the answer....All my bravado just flushed down the toilet...."Not me!!" I say....
So after much though..I have figured out what I am going to do to avoid all this frigging pain......Designate!!!!!!! Sooooooo I have chosen my dear hubby Raul to take the shot for me....
So if in the next couple of weeks you see him limping around the parks, holding his lower back...you will be proud to know that he willing took the bullet....errr...shot for me!!!! Woo Hoo!!!!


Hey..anyone can dream can't they....

Question Lauri.....how long did it hurt??? And are you all better know, and did it help???

 

[AZ JazzyJ]

Originally posted by GotAnyPins
how long did it hurt???

About 3 inches...

Jeff