September 22nd 2015 - corticosteroid injection in knee
Today I was at the pain clinic about my knee again. I can't say that it was a pleasant visit in the slightest. I left in tears and in more pain than when I arrived. The doctor wasn't very nice and that didn't help.
He went right back to when I first had knee problems at age 4 and how things had progressed (so to speak) over the years. What treatments I have had and all sorts. We talked about what I want and why I am there. He didn't seem to believe me about the pain until he started prodding it and poking it and I yelled out as it hurt. He tried to tell me the pain is in my head which upset me even more - I wish it was all imaginary.
Well he decided that he would do the corticosteroid injections into my knee. The nurse saw that I was already upset and came and gave me a hug, and asked if I would like to hold her hand during the injection, she yelled out as I squeezed her hand, which the doctor said its normally the patient that yells. And then he had to do the 2nd injection and that hurt just as much as the first. But thats probably because of the size of the needle they shove into you and under your knee cap.
My knee has hurt since and feels numb, i'm hoping that it does ease it. he also gave me pain patches to use and said will see me in 3 months.
I don't like needles at he best of times but this has made m dislike them even more!
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March 22nd 2015 - Steroids
March 22nd 2015 - Steroids
Today is day 4 of being ill, last night I thought I was going to end up in an ambulance as every time I laid down it felt like my throat was closing over and I couldn't breathe, I would take my inhalers, cough more as they hit my throat and then couldn't breathe due to coughing, a viscious circle! So I ended up propped up by the v-pillow and 2 normal ones.
Hubby rang the out of hours docs this morning for me (as can hardly talk today) and a doctor rang us because of my asthma and said they would ring me back with an appointment time. No sooner had we hung up from him it rang again with an app for 20mins later.
Off to the out of hours we headed, got there 5mins early but didn't get seen til 15mins after appointment time as running late. I explained to the sister how things started wednesday night and I was hot/cold and nose running/blocked etc and how i've got worse. I've been taking beechams, paracetamol and honey & cinnamon. She said have been doing the right thing. She checked my pulse, bp, temperature, checked my chest and looked in my ears and my throat. She said my chest sounds clear but my throat is really red and will be being made worse by inhalers so I need use a spacer for few days.
She did issue me with Prednisolone steroids for the next 5days, 8 a day. And said it should help ease my chest and throat and to keep up with the beechams, paracetamol and honey & cinnamon drinks, she also said ice cream will soothe my throat as well. Not been like this since Sept/Oct last year, so fingers crossed it eases soon.
Today is day 4 of being ill, last night I thought I was going to end up in an ambulance as every time I laid down it felt like my throat was closing over and I couldn't breathe, I would take my inhalers, cough more as they hit my throat and then couldn't breathe due to coughing, a viscious circle! So I ended up propped up by the v-pillow and 2 normal ones.
Hubby rang the out of hours docs this morning for me (as can hardly talk today) and a doctor rang us because of my asthma and said they would ring me back with an appointment time. No sooner had we hung up from him it rang again with an app for 20mins later.
Off to the out of hours we headed, got there 5mins early but didn't get seen til 15mins after appointment time as running late. I explained to the sister how things started wednesday night and I was hot/cold and nose running/blocked etc and how i've got worse. I've been taking beechams, paracetamol and honey & cinnamon. She said have been doing the right thing. She checked my pulse, bp, temperature, checked my chest and looked in my ears and my throat. She said my chest sounds clear but my throat is really red and will be being made worse by inhalers so I need use a spacer for few days.
She did issue me with Prednisolone steroids for the next 5days, 8 a day. And said it should help ease my chest and throat and to keep up with the beechams, paracetamol and honey & cinnamon drinks, she also said ice cream will soothe my throat as well. Not been like this since Sept/Oct last year, so fingers crossed it eases soon.
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