The week of bandaging didn't help enough. Yesterday my physical therapist gave me a new gizmo to try, but unfortunately when I woke up this morning, my hand and wrist were even more swollen after trying the new thing. So now I am back to the old standby of bandaging with chip bags.
I was so frustrated by this yesterday that I came close to a minor meltdown. Instead of crying, I took a nap at 3 PM, woke up at 6:15, got into bed and slept until 8 PM. I got up to pee, visited with Rik and the dogs, eat a bite, and went back to bed by 10. This is my favorite method of coping when I can't cope. I just sleep through the bad times.
Today I had a volunteer project that absolutely had to get done, so my left arm has been au naturel all morning. It's now noon and I am giving up on accomplishing anything else, going to bandage again and hoping that tomorrow is another day.
Oy, am I tired of this!
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Jill, I pray that you will find the solution to your current 'flare up'
ReplyDeleteI know the frustration of finding that some things simply do not work for us.
Sending healing thoughts and prayers to you