[Magdalen] Prayers for my sister Beth

[James Oppenheimer]

It is so frightening when you know something is really terribly wrong, and
they just give you some minor meds just to get rid of you.

Prayers that you run into (not literally, of course) someone with enough
special knowledge to deal with this miserable situation!

James W. Oppenheimer
*“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente

On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 8:11 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:

> This is truly weird, I think, and frightening.
>
> My sister began having pain in her wrist 10 days ago.  She tried to ignore
> it for a few days, and she wore a brace.  The pain increased, and she saw
> her primary care physician five days ago, was given a shot of toradol and
> another of prednisone. She was told to take Aleve.  Within 10-12 hours
> these pain meds lost their effect.  Beth could not turn her hand at all
> without excruciating pain.  She went to the ER where an x-ray was done.  No
> fracture and she was told to call an orthopaedist the next day.  This past
> Thursday, she saw the orthopaedist's PA who told Beth there is a mass in
> her wrist (not a ganglion cyst) - that runs up the from the inside of the
> small finger side into the tissue on the bottom of her hand.  She was
> prescribed Mobic but it did not help much.  So, yesterday my other sister
> and I took her 800 mg Motrin and demerol left over from my foot
> surgery...arriest us.  She has a bit of relief with the Motrin and was able
> to sleep 3 hours with a bedtime demorol.  BUT, overnight a bump the size of
> a small peanut iin the shell popped out at the bottom of her hand where it
> connects to the wrist.  The excruciating pain continues.  I will take her
> tomorrow morning to see a PA in a hand surgeon's office.  She will have an
> MRI at some point.
>
> If you've read all this and have a clue, I would appreciate it.  Neuroma,
> sarcoma, ???.
>
> Please pray that her pain can be alleviated and a clear diagnosis will be
> made.
>
> Thanks,
> Ginga, worried big sister
>