[Magdalen] Prayers for my sister Beth

[Ginga Wilder]

OOPS.  Wrong name.  It's academic but perhaps our medical peeps will find
this interesting.  Beth's diagnosis is: Hydroxyapatite (HA) crystal
deposition disease (HADD).  Look it up, it's quite interesting.  She may
not get use of her wrist back.  The unla nerve is damaged at the wrist and
the vascular bundle is displaced.

Again, thanks for your prayers.
Ginga

On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 7:10 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:

> Update on Beth:  Beth will have surgery on Monday.  Dr. Price, an
> excellent hand surgeon in Charleston, says he has only seen one other ulnar
> impaction over the considerable years of his practice…and that was in his
> residency.  It sounds as if the procedure is technically difficult.  He
> explained that since the offending material is not a solid mass, but is
> rather like sawdust, he will have to ‘pick’ that out of her wrist.  I
> didn’t ask what the outcome might be.  Her wrist is fully numb today.
>
>
>
> Thanks for your prayers.
>
> Ginga
>
> On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 3:55 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> My sister Beth will have surgery on her left arm/wrist for ulnar
>> impaction syndrome.  She meets with the surgeon on Thursday to go over the
>> CT findings and schedule the surgery.  The sooner the better for
>> surgery...she remains in extraordinary pain.
>>
>> Thanks for your prayers,
>> Ginga
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 6:16 PM, Marion Thompson <
>> marionwhitevale at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Great relief that this isn't more dire.  Isn't life the darndest thing?
>>> Still serious enough, but good to hear it sounds fixable.
>>>
>>> Marion, a pilgrim
>>>
>>> On 10/20/2014 12:50 PM, Ginga Wilder wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sorry about the earlier mis-send.  So, the hand surgeon's PA says Beth
>>>> has
>>>> ulnar impaction and the result is that 'bone dust' (the mass) is lying
>>>> on
>>>> top of the ulnar nerve in the wrist.  Beth is quite tender in several
>>>> areas
>>>> of the nerve - elbow and forearm.   Non-narcotic pain meds were adjusted
>>>> upward and she can take two of them together.  Beth has had a CT scan
>>>> and
>>>> should hear those results late  this afternoon.  She will get an appt.
>>>> with
>>>> the hand surgeon asap and probably have surgery to move the nerve and
>>>> clean
>>>> up the mess as soon as it can be scheduled.  The spontaneous occurrence
>>>> and
>>>> rapid development is not consequential with regard to this being a more
>>>> serious situation, thank God!  It is simply the way Beth's condition is
>>>> manifesting.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks to all for your prayers.  I'll let you know what transpires.
>>>> Ginga
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 10:44 AM, Ginga Wilder <vcwilder at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>
>>>>>  On Oct 20, 2014, at 9:45 AM, Judy Fleener <fleenerj at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Praying for Beth.
>>>>>> Judy
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 12:00 AM, Marilyn Cepeda <
>>>>>> mcepeda514 at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  I do hope and pray tomorrow brings answers and relief from pain!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Marilyn
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  On Sunday, October 19, 2014, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks to everyone for your prayers.  This seems like something out of
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>
>>>>>> horror movie...and I hate horror movies.  Let's hope we have better
>>>>>>>> understanding this time tomorrow.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ginga
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 9:32 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com
>>>>>>>> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  How utterly bizarre...and no, I haven't a clue what it could be. I
>>>>>>>>> add
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> prayers to those already being lifted.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Sunday, October 19, 2014, James Oppenheimer <
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> <javascript:;>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  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
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> <javascript:;>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> <javascript:;>> 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
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Marilyn Cepeda
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Judy Fleener, ObJN
>>>>>> Western Michigan
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>
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