Saturday and Sunday my hands were hurting a little and Sunday evening my left hand started hurting quite a bit and swelled up about twice the size. It was about midnight but I couldn't wait until morning so I rousted my friend Jon out of bed to drive me to the hospital. I went to the ER and they got me in fairly quickly and gave me some Dilaudid and sent me upstairs.
They took some labs and cultures to see what's what. They decided it was either a clot or an infection. They treated for both by removing my picc line and giving me some heparin.By Monday evening the swelling was mostly gone and the Oxycontin took care of the rest.
I wasn't done though as my problems moved from my left to my right hand. I was having a lot of pain and there didn't seem to be any reason for it. Even the Dilaudid wasn't doing a very good job.
The next day the pain management team came to see me and looked me over. They decided it was a neuropathic pain (as opposed to...). We got a sort-of-decent treatment using oxycodone and oxicontin. Since that is working OK, they sent me home and we'll discuss some other drugs like Cymbalta or Lyrica.
That's enough typing for now. The Bay to Breakers footrace is Sunday. The race goes by only two blocks away and it's going to be hot so I'll get you a bunch of pictures of the naked runners - I know how much you like them.
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