Tendonitis

[auntiemeesh]

I have a lovely new wrist brace to wear for the next week. And a prescription for an anti-inflammatory that I've never heard of before (Medrol). And orders to follow up with an orthopedist if it still hurts in a week or two. So yay, that was a productive evening spent at Med Express. But luckily the report I'd heard of the co-pay going up by a lot was not relevant to my insurance so it was still only $15 for the visit and X-rays. And since I wasn't going to get home until more than an hour late, I treated myself to Wendy's on the way home. I'll feel gross later, but every once in a great while a little bit of fast food can feel like a treat.

Update: Jeez, I just looked Medrol up and it looks seriously nasty. I'm not sure I want any part of it. I guess I'll have to talk to the pharmacist tomorrow and get a little more relevant info than I can find by reading scary websites on the internet.

Comments

[wbkbb.livejournal.com]

Sorry about your wrist. I hope the brace and anti-inflammatory help quickly.

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I don't think the tendonitis is terribly bad, so I'm feeling pretty positive that I'll be feeling a lot better by the end of the weekend.

[antbee362.livejournal.com]

As I suspect you won't be taking the NSAID very long you probably won't need to worry about all the nasty stuff. That being said I am not familiar with this drug so don't really know.

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

I don't worry about the NSAIDs, since I've taken stuff from that class of drugs many times before. The Medrol is a steriod and there's a whole list of things about it that make me nervous. So basically I'm just going to take advil every four to six hours and see how that goes. If it doesn't start to feel better in a few days I'll think about filling the prescription, but I just don't want to put that crap in my body if I don't absolutely need it.

[ani-no-mouse.livejournal.com]

Hope the pain is gone soon, without you having to take something that makes you worry.