It was an eventful week last week at school with Lil Man.
* a whack to the back of the head on Monday from a ‘friend’ at school
* a football in the chest, winding him on Tuesday
* a telling off from the deputy head for being a bit silly on Wednesday
* a swollen finger after basketball club on Thursday
* suspected it was broken on Friday, got it checked by a first aider, who suspected no breaks but extreme bruising…
Saturday, no football for him, but then Lil Princess complained of a heel hurting…
Inspected it, no splinters, but a lump. It hurt when she put pressure on it.
So I tried to ring the doctors on Monday for appointments for both… This is the 26th, yeah? An appointment suggested for the 13th Feb!
Really??!!
I managed to coax one for today, the 30th.
But they only booked Lil Princess. Its ok, our Doc is lovely, I’m sure he wouldn’t mind helping out by checking the other Lil one out too!
Well, we got there, he checked her heel, nothing he could see or do, apart from recommend a padded insole… Right…
Then I requested he check Lil Man who had a verruca that wasn’t going away… Ok, checked, then moved onto his finger, which had started swelling up again. He confirmed no break, but strained ligament, so to take care.
Dare I ask for more? He’d already seen one extra patient, and signed for a prescription for me… But I was concerned today, my thumb, fore finger and middle finger of my right hand have been feeling like they have pins and needles since late morning, or numbness…
And I left the surgery with the news I may have Carpel Tunnel Syndrome.
Wonderful.
I’m to see how it goes for a few days and if no improvement, to return.
Best case scenario – it’s all ok
Or I need a splint hand strap
Failing that, injections…
Worst case scenario – an operation, on my right hand…
Told you, I wasn’t expecting that!!!
I came here for the kids, who came out with nothing major, and I came out with a possible diagnosis for a potentially debilitating condition!
Great.
But I Smile Anyway... 
Jan 30, 2015 @ 23:47:56
carpel tunnel surgery is day surgery. You would have to wear a brace for about 6 weeks and wouldn’t be able to lift much, so hope the kids aren’t too small. It’s not a very big deal. It is inflammation of the nerves in your wrist and can come back after a few years. You can learn ways to live with the symptoms. All in all, nothing to freak out about. Maybe the injections will be all you need.
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Jan 30, 2015 @ 23:54:04
Thanks for the words of encouragement! I’m kinda hoping to wake up and it’ll be gone, but it’s nearly midnight and the tingles are still there…
My mum had to have the op a few years back so I sort of know what to expect, but just wasn’t expecting to have to worry about this kind of stuff so early!
Luckily kids are 9 and nearly 7 so mostly self sufficient…!
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Jan 30, 2015 @ 22:42:08
My kids great Grandfather was a farmer in Canada and would NEVER go to the Doctor during his whole life because, he said all the people he knew who went to the doctor got sick…..he finally went on his family’s urging (although he had no health complaints) when he was 90 and he soon after died.
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Jan 30, 2015 @ 23:51:21
Wow! It’s all a state of mind really, isn’t it?!
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Jan 31, 2015 @ 02:32:22
We joked that we should have put on his gravestone…..”I was RIGHT”!!
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Jan 31, 2015 @ 10:01:00
😁
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