Went to ER today

cracker
cracker Community member Posts: 322 Empowering
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My left arm, which I can't really use, went into spasm. I was bent over double with the pain, and the arm kept jerking back and forth.]

The Emergency Department said I had torn a muscle in that arm. I have it in a sling and it is quite painful. They gave me a muscle relaxant which I will not take because it will make me dizzy and drowsy - I live alone and must be alert.

It seems that once one has a disability, other problems crop up around the injured part. The arm is really deteriorating now. 

So there it is. I will learn to cope with this, too. It does get discouraging to develop yet another symptom.


 

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  • Sam_Alumni
    Sam_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,605 Championing
    Oh Im sorry to hear that @cracker - take care of yourself!
  • Ami2301
    Ami2301 Community member Posts: 7,879 Championing
    You're a fighter @cracker!
  • cracker
    cracker Community member Posts: 322 Empowering
    I guess I have gotten used to having severe pain and having to go to ER.  Going there is an endurance test: usually, it takes  6 or so hours before you can be discharged. They get real emergencies and cannot get around to people like me.

    Have to fight, @Ami2301.  I am (sometimes foolishly) stubborn. 

    Hope you are doing well today.

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