My hand and wrist joints are killing me today!

[bicentennial_baby]

So odd...Woke up and it was my right thumb base joint that hurt when I flexed it. By the end of the day, it was both hands and wrists, all joints.

Now, being a hypochondriac of the nth degree, I of course assume that I have been suddenly struck down with a case of fibromyaligia or arthritis, overnight. Sniffa thinks I'm just dehydrated. I took some Ibuprofen, it feels a little better. Hm.

Not asking for medical advice, just complaining.

[spinbaby]

1. What did you do yesterday?

If you spent the day opening jars or something, that could explain it.

[bicentennial_baby]

4. Nope, nothing out of the ordinary

That's why it's so odd. I do know that dehydration can cause joint pain b/c the cartilage needs water to move in a painless way, I think. And I drink a shitload of coffee and a moderate amount of booze. Maybe wine sulfites? I dunno. Hopefully it'll be better tomorrow. :)

[graywarrior]

2. You're going with me when I have a colonoscopy.

[bicentennial_baby]

7. You got it babe...Will you come with me to my

Ob-Gyn appt after the semester? It's been put off for...longer than I care to admit, and I don't wanna go alone. x(

:pals:

[graywarrior]

9. Let's make the appts over two days.

That way, I can stay at your house and we can go to one on one day, and another on the next day. We can be in hypochondriac heaven!

[bicentennial_baby]

10. That, my friend, is a DEAL! We have a nice spare room for you to stay in

And we can cook together too :)

[graywarrior]

12. Weeeeeeeeeee!

And plan our funerals! ! ! ! !

[bicentennial_baby]

14. Like, duh!

:rofl:

[graywarrior]

16. Yay! We're gonna die together.

Because Sniffa & Mr. Gray will moider us.

[Lorien]

3. Yikes! That does sound a bit like the beginnings of fibromyalgia

mine always starts in my hands the spreads to the rest of me. Maybe it's nothing, though. Try taking glucosamine and MSM daily and see if that stops it cold.

BTW- I have a "French language emergency". One of my contracts is on hold because I need to change the verbiage on some text that is part of the design; it's in French, and I don't speak French but was told that you do. I sent a PM, but maybe it didn't make it for some reason.

:shrug:

[bicentennial_baby]

5. Don't say that to a Hypo!!!!

:scared:

D'oh! I meant to get back to you! I'm so sorry! I'll check it out again tonight. The REAL DU French expert is Ellen Forraldom, I'd send her a PM too :)

[XemaSab]

6. Could be rabies.

:hide:

http://www.cdc.gov/MMWR/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4949a3.htm

[bicentennial_baby]

8. Damn kitteh!

:rofl:

I let you know if I start foaming at the mouth. :P

[zanne]

11. You have symptoms of plague.

But Ibuprofen should take care of it.

[bicentennial_baby]

13. Whew!

:rofl:

[Debi]

15. Stop masturbating

(again)


:evilgrin:

[bigwillq]

18. Damn!

That's what I was going to say! :) :hi:

[Debi]

19. Heh - you can claim credit if you wish

:hi:

[bigwillq]

20. Nah, you got it in first!

:) :hi: :hug:

[Inchworm]

26. I'm glad you said it

:yoiks:

[siligut]

17. Did you eat more than usual: tomatoes, eggplant or peppers?

More and more research is showing a relationship between osteoarthritis and the nightshade vegetables. I have had to cut back and it really does help.

http://www.noarthritis.com/research.htm

[bixente]

21. Sorry to hear that, glad you're better

As I type this, I hope by now the pain has cleared itself up.

By the way, last Friday I suffered an epileptic fit. Alas at the time it struck I was standing near a wall in our kitchen, which I collided with, injuring my back and right elbow in the process. I've taken panadol for it and the pain is less severe. In these moments, sometimes I try and paint a pretty picture - Dostoevsky was an epileptic and unfortunately for him in his time, he couldn't take medication which would stamp it out for four years. I'm not criticising you, but I find it a coping measure to say to myself, "this sucks, but medical technology has advanced itself, so I can even consider myself fortunate compared to those in the past, perhaps". There's something terrible-sounding about my saying that. To close, again, I'm not being criticle at all.

[bicentennial_baby]

22. That's a really good point, it could be so much worse

:hug: I'm sorry you got hurt.

I will be responding to your pm soon, I'm just so overworked right now. I hope you're feeling better today. :)

:)

[electron_blue]

23. sounds like de Quervain's syndrome

which I have off and on. The good news is that it's not lethal or fibromyalgia, arthritis or any of all that. I know you said no medical advice, but check it out. There is a definitive test for it you can do at home. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeQuervain's_syndrome

[bicentennial_baby]

24. Holy crap....You might be right!

I just did the test and OW!!! Damn.

Thank you!! :)

[Sugar Smack]

25. It's an occupational deformity, the noblest kind.

And the whining is another symptom. I'm a 100% red-blooded card-carrying hypochondriac, myself.

*all your red wine sulfites are belong to us*:*

[Gormy Cuss]

27. I tink teh Doctah sniffa is on to somethin'.

Drink some nonalcoholic beverages, b_b.