discussion Oh No!

[Dave Ward]

After a fairly long hiatus, my Osteoarthritis has flared up again - I felt it Friday, but this morning, my right hand is very stiff & painful. Of course, this effectively means no benchtime - I can manage the day to day routine of living, although relearning how to give myself an injection with my left hand is a bit of fun ( not! ).
So, the bench will be vacant until I can use my hand again..............................
I might just post up a few product reviews of some of the less common residents of my stash.
Dave

 

[Valeron]

Sorry to hear that Dave. You always do good reviews so keep them coming,but omly if you're up for it

Mike

 

[Ian M]

I feel your pain.
No really I do. Its the same reason I took early retirement. Back/knees/elbow/shoulder. My fingers....well they work...most of the time.

Hope you are up and at 'em soon as pos.

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Yes, sorry to hear this Dave :sad:
Little comfort I know,but I hope this bout doesn't last too long for you.
As Mike said, your reviews always make for a good read,so maybe,if you're up to it, keep some of those coming. :smiling3:
If it wasn't for a couple of your reviews I'd never even of heard of the Hobby Boss "Easy Assembly" kits.... Let alone bought and built one,(The Mustang),so thanks for that
Andy

 

[Tim Marlow]

Hope you get through this quickly Dave. I know exactly how you feel. I’ve found heat helps, both direct (like a wheat bag on the affected area) and indirect (decent ambient background temperature, ie….get your heating on ). I’m sure you have your own supportive routine though.

As to injections, I assume this is insulin? It might be worth talking to your pharmacist or specialist to see if a different injector system is available? My RA biologics come in an arthritis friendly system. No buttons or such are required. I just pull off the needle protection, place the unit where the jab is going, then apply pressure to the top. The injection then just happens automatically with no finger manipulation required at all. Still have to psych myself up to apply the pressure though :anguished:

 

[yak face]

Sorry to hear that dave , hopefully itll settle down soon . Keep the reviews coming though ,and maybe a spot of reflex purchasology ( impulse buying!!) will ease the symptoms , cheers tony

 

[adt70hk]

Not again! Hope this flare up passes quickly.

As Andy says you're refried have been most informative.

ATB.

Andrew

 

[rtfoe]

Sorry to hear that Dave, I can imagine the pain as the aches and pain are just at the infant stage in my life with my fingers and bones. Hope it doesn't flare up and you're back at the bench again soon.

Cheers,
Richard aka Wabble.

 

[Dave Ward]

Hope you get through this quickly Dave. I know exactly how you feel. I’ve found heat helps, both direct (like a wheat bag on the affected area) and indirect (decent ambient background temperature, ie….get your heating on ). I’m sure you have your own supportive routine though.

As to injections, I assume this is insulin? It might be worth talking to your pharmacist or specialist to see if a different injector system is available? My RA biologics come in an arthritis friendly system. No buttons or such are required. I just pull off the needle protection, place the unit where the jab is going, then apply pressure to the top. The injection then just happens automatically with no finger manipulation required at all. Still have to psych myself up to apply the pressure though :anguished:

Yes, Insulin injections, twice a day. I've used my left hand to do this before, just a matter of getting used to it I worked out that I've given myself over 16,000 injections - the first injections were the worst - you found you had an invisible force field around your skin - you could get the needle within 10mm of your skin. then the force field kicked in & pushed it away! It was easy enough under supervision, in hospital, but the first time alone, it took a real mental and physical effort to get that needle in. I took a while to get used to it, but now it's second nature. People say " Oh, I could never do that! " - but when your life depends on it, you can!
Dave

 

[Jim R]

All the best to you Dave. I hope this passed quickly.

 

[Allen Dewire]

I wish you all the best too Dave. I hope it passes quickly and you can get back to the bench. Take care of yourself...

Gute Besserung
Allen

 

[Tim Marlow]

Yes, Insulin injections, twice a day. I've used my left hand to do this before, just a matter of getting used to it I worked out that I've given myself over 16,000 injections - the first injections were the worst - you found you had an invisible force field around your skin - you could get the needle within 10mm of your skin. then the force field kicked in & pushed it away! It was easy enough under supervision, in hospital, but the first time alone, it took a real mental and physical effort to get that needle in. I took a while to get used to it, but now it's second nature. People say " Oh, I could never do that! " - but when your life depends on it, you can!
Dave

So it’s actual needle and syringe then Dave :dizzy: Rather you than me. Mind you, if it was either me doing it, or my wife, it would be me……she may be a qualified nurse but I’m not letting her near me with a sharp implement.
I know what you mean about that force field though…..first time I did mine unsupervised it took me ten minutes to press down on the injector…..and that was all I had to do, I don’t even see the needle :flushed:

 

[Dave Ward]

So it’s actual needle and syringe then Dave :dizzy: Rather you than me. Mind you, if it was either me doing it, or my wife, it would be me……she may be a qualified nurse but I’m not letting her near me with a sharp implement.
I know what you mean about that force field though…..first time I did mine unsupervised it took me ten minutes to press down on the injector…..and that was all I had to do, I don’t even see the needle :flushed:

Not a standard syringe - It's a cartridge that fits in a 'pen' that you dial your dosage in, the sterile needle is screwed onto the pen then injected - it's a subcutaneous injection ( not into the bloodstream ), the needle is only 8mm long by 0.25mm dia. 90% of the time you can hardly feel it!
Dave

 

[scottie3158]

Dave,
Sorry to hear this mate and I wish you a speedy recovery. Please stay in touch with comments and kit reviews.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Not a standard syringe - It's a cartridge that fits in a 'pen' that you dial your dosage in, the sterile needle is screwed onto the pen then injected - it's a subcutaneous injection ( not into the bloodstream ), the needle is only 8mm long by 0.25mm dia. 90% of the time you can hardly feel it!
Dave

Of course….forgot about variable dosage requirements for you guys :thumb2: Mine is subcutaneous as well, usually into the fat bit of the thigh or stomach. Don’t know how big the needle is though, never seen it. Hardly feel it though, so it must be quite fine. Might take one apart to have a look one day.

Edit….needle is 0.33 mm by 13mm apparently……a harpoon compared to your then Dave. But then I’m a bit whale shaped so that’s appropriate :tongue-out3:

 

[stillp]

Sorry to hear that Dave, I hope it doesn't last long.
Pete

 

[Graeme C.]

Hope it eases off soon Dave, then you can get back to doing the things you enjoy.

 

[boatman]

JEN an i ARE very sorry to hear you are not well again Dave an we hope you get better soon so we can see them shelf qeens finished
ATB chrisb an jen

 

[Dave Ward]

Minor update - I've got back into the habit of trying to use my left hand a bit more - injections are OK, but I have to do it slowly............... One thing I found today that was impossible for me to do - open a tin of corned beef using only one hand! I managed eventually, having to use my right hand ( yes, it was painful ) - no more tins of corned beef for me at the moment!
InBox Reviews - it's keeping me occupied, and I'm going to try to do one a day - it's frustrating, though, handling all that plastic & being unable to do anything with it!!
Dave

 

[Mini Me]

Hang tough Dave and know that we appreciate the reviews :thumb2:......get better soon.