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Researching for dH joint issues, I did come across a chiropractor who said that the ganglion is cause by an injury or dysfunction in your neck.

Hubs does not have a ganglion, but a serious joint disorder after his accident a year ago from falling off his bike.  Plus arthritis.
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Madge, yes I did! A lollipop roll. Never had one before, not quite what I was expecting. Wish the restaurant had pictures of the rolls, would have gotten something else. No rice or seaweed wrapper to hold it together. Was wrapped with very thinly sliced cucumber so was very slippery. Not chopstick material for sure. But, it was very good! 😁
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Glad,
Did you get your Sunday sushi?
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I had heard about smacking the ganglion good with a bible. I am very certain that is not how it disappeared though if I knew it would be a new oldies tail.😉

And I am proud to say I am not on any meds either. Knock on wood.
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Cwillie, as of today (one never knows about tomorrow, does one?) I am on no meds and have not been for years - thank the Lord! Did I say I just turned 67? Don't go to the doctor unless I'm unconscious and can't say no, or something is broke - God forbid!  Heard too many horror stories about people getting in the "system" and not able to get out; chemo, diabetes meds, all the chronic stuff; not to mention our elders going back and forth to the doctors and hospitals like ping pong balls!  I did have a doctor several years ago, who suggested Zinger teas WITH hibiscus in them every day for slightly high bp - so that and vitamins are it; can be done guys....
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Send
You didn't dump the bucket of epsom salt on hub's head ?

Now that would be bratty
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The old wives way of disappearing a ganglion was to hit it hard with the family bible. Not sure if it was the blow or the religion that got rid of it.
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Hi Send,

I'm so sorry to hear about your husband's hand. I hope he feels better soon.

Hi cwillie,

I'm with you. I'm glad you didn't need any meds at 40. I think that's all some doctors know how to do is push meds.
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Not a ganglion, Glad. But the doctor showed us his, Lol.
When I told him what the surgeon (I had worked for) did for ganglion cysts, this doc was not impressed, said they come back.
The joint is inflamed, and after waiting too long to see the orthopedic specialist after his bike accident a year ago, (PCP refused to refer) the damage was done. Appears like bone on bone.
He also has arthritic changes to his spine.
He has not explained until now, how much he has been hurting himself with certain activities, and is off work for two weeks.
Great when things just disappear without surgery?  A bone spur on my heel disappeared, once had TMJ pain in the jaw, gone!  Right hip pain gone. 
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Now I'm going to be checking out all the old ladies hands LOL.

Back when I was only 40 I went in for my physical and was assigned a brand new doctor (our clinic trained residents). He told me he had never before encountered anyone my age who wasn't on some form of medication. Say what?
Understandably, part of training to be a doctor is to see sick people, where so many docs get into trouble when they assume what they see in a clinical practice has any bearing on what is actually happening in the world.
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Is it a ganglion send? I had one that really bothered me about ten years ago. One day it just started going down. It has been completely gone for a long time.
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Hand is improved for hubs! He may require surgery, NOT.
It will be just like, the doctor says in a much too much enthusiastic story:
"Have you ever seen a bone lump sticking out in the thumb joint of mostly women?
If you go to the market, look around and I am sure you will find a 70 year old woman or several with arthritis in that joint."

So I said, "Gee hubs, let's go shopping!"

However the specialist is an excellent doctor, but young, and no offense to 70 year olds.
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Returning to the Brat thread.  That is short for "Caregivers Behaving Badly".

The hot/cold is for pain and swelling MsMadge.  He needs that too.
But the soak was for infection, as salt absorbs, heals infection, or something like that.
I hope.  Then, applied tea tree oil, a natural disinfectant.
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Thanks Boots!
Watch this....one wonders why I give up on posting?
TYPE IN B S G.....this is what you get, really!
BAG
BAG
BAG
BAG
I cannot change it or correct it, it changes right back! That is why I have started spacing between letters to correct the predictive technology.

Going to STOP abbreviation altogether!
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Send
If his hand is still soaking at least he's alternating hot and cold

It might be easier to just get him a microwaveable boo boo pack and put on his hand

You can get them at cvs or rite aid
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I think you should finish off the hand soak with a little alcohol. (I mean wine for you, because pouring alcohol on DH's hand would belong on the caregivers behaving badly thread)
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Y I p e s! Lollipops!
Had to take the water to his chair, and did put his hand in!

An hour later, I bet it is still in there, looking like a prune!
Going to check.
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Oh Send I'm sorry for your troubles. But your posts are entertaining me! Hugs for you!
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Sounds like the soaking is a good idea but I suspect the only way you will succeed is to take a bucket to his chair and stick his hand in yourself. tell him if he doesn't take the antibiotics it can turn to osteomyelitis and he"ll have to have his hand and even his arm cut off if it spreads.
it must be pretty painful too. Maybe a Fentynal lollipop would make him more ameniable. (One for you too)
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Going to try soaking dH's hand in salt, or Epsom salts and warm water.
Told him, but he has not done it.
Maybe I should feed him some LOLLIPOPS!

As for me, I only deserve to have a large sucker, because I must be one.  Sad.
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As I was reading here this past week, I keep thinking, Why is no one saying ice packs, warm compresses, etc. ? Helps back pain (ice), neck pain, and was wondering if warm compresses would help hubs hand, but I fear it would spread the infection.

Meant to say K e f l e x. 2000 mg. per day.

Last year's injury from bike ride has become a chronic issue now, complicated by hubs bad behaviors. Takes my time away from progressing on cleanup, paperwork, etc.
He no longer does even the most basic chores lately. Something must change.

Lollipops!
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Yikes, Send
Did he stick his hand in the shredder or biking incident?

Did dr suggest warm compress?
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Cripes, Lollipops!
D h has an infection, in his hand joint. Reflex 200 mg. per day!
Si c k y. w I c k y , maybe it went to his brain.
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Lollipops 🍭
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Interesting about visiting CWillie, and timely.
A loved one is now living in assisted living, and I am hesitant to visit because I may be asked to move him, get involved, when I should not.

Today, took care of dH, picked up from work, urgent care, pharmacy, brings Rx for hand and he announces he will wait to see his orthopedic doctor on Friday to start the R x.

Lollipops!

Oh Sheesh! Just typed N o o o o o o o ! And, It changed automatically to Lollipops!

I am leaving it. My new outcry is lollipops!
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I bumped into an older couple in the grocery store today and they told me a story about visiting at the nursing home.
It seems their DD was doing the rounds checking in on several acquaintances and stopped in to see a former neighbour at the NH. The woman was napping and when she awoke she thought it was morning and she needed to get up and get dressed. Nothing could dissuade or distract her and she proceeded to disrobe in front of her visitor.... yikes! I couldn't help but think of all the posts from people who are enraged that their loved ones don't get more visitors, I think this kind of situation will certainly make it much less likely that the woman involved will visit her old neighbour - or for that matter anyone with dementia - again.
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I'm not sure how many of you are fans of Ilona Andrews and read her Sweep series. Just wanted to give you heads up that on her blog, she's starting again the weekly snippets on her new novella on Maud, Helen going to Arland's home planet.
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MsMadge, when you look into her eyes, does she look alert? Or does she have a blank face or a faraway look. As my mom started to decline, she stopped yelling and just became quiet. Sometimes, when I looked into her eyes, it was blank. No emotions. No expressions. But when I look at her hands, it's tightly fisted. Oh, she was still a very angry violent person but she was no longer yelling.

When I first found this website, there was a poster who was posting not from the caregiver's point of view. I eventually realized which point of view it was the more I read his post. His daughter was his caregiver. She drew a fine line. If he ever struck her, she was no longer going to caregive him at home. Sometimes she typed for him... He mentioned how he would withdraw (involuntarily) from the world but could still hear what's being said about him. I thought of him as I read about your mom and how she's quieter now. And how my mom withdrew from us but the anger and the silent falling tears testify that although she wasn't responding to us - she was still aware of what's happening. {{{HUGS}}}

P.S..maybe your mom is just so very tired.  
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MsMadge,
Maybe your Mom is still trying to figure out how to get her hands on that bedside
In N Out burger and fries, why she can't have any, why you didn't give her some....
I would not be speaking to you either, unless you gave her a chocolate shake. Lol.

Hoping she is better today, sunny weather outside.

Has she pinched you yet?
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What, MsMadge, and no pinching? :(

Hope she's more herself in a day or two.
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