Well this week should have been so good after the report last week on histology.
However, having sat and watched too much TV on sunday and monday maybe I was being paid back for my laziness.
Monday evening I got an excrutiating pain in my left arm. It was so bad I couldnt sleep at night. Started to panic during the evening thinking a clot had moved into my arm - the dangers of Dr Google - or not maybe?
Anyway, having suffered all night I managed to get an appointment at my GP surgery. I know the hospital discharge notes said I should phone the hospital or A&E, but I dont like doding this as its as if you are moaning at the slightest thing.
OH ( wife ) gave me a lift to the doctors and I saw my GP. We tried everything , extending arm, lifting bending, moving neck etc In the end she thought it a bit of a mystery and told me to take ibuprofen. We didnt have a conversation about the fact that this was the same arm that they used during the operation to put the IV's into me.
Back home and taking 400mg ibuprofen 3 times a day - did nothing. By thursday it was really bad again, this time the pain not just in the top but also the forearm. I also took my watch from my wrist as I thought this might be constricting it but it wasnt. Phoned GP thursday morning and they said at the practise she would phone me back. Must have been busy as I got no phone call. Decided to send an email to the consultants practise - maybe they could advise.
Thursday evening, to bed by midnight, but couldnt sleep. All night I couldnt get in any position where the arm wasnt hurting me.
Friday day time rang the GP's practise and the doctor phoned me back. We went through all the symptoms but still couldnt fathom the problem. She said she could prescribe stronger nsaid's - but what would the point be if we didnt know what the problem was. As I am typing this I am still getting the pain and also getting some kind of sensation in my hand and fingers. Doctor asked me to take BP in both arms and she would phone me back later.
Will have to see what happens. Might end up going back onto my pain relief meds over the weekend to give some kind of releif from all of this.
There was an interesting comment on the ProstateCancerUk forum from an ex theatre nurse who said she thought it might well be down to the position I was lying in during the operation. Could be that it has caused a strain. A guy on there had similar problems with his leg and it took a couple of years to iron itself out. Hope to god that aint gonna be me. At the moment if this doesnt clear up, I wont be able to drive as this is the arm I use for changing gear.
GP phoned back in the afternoon. BP in both arms was roughly the same. Interesting aspect of the pain, when the BP squeezes my upper arm taking the reading the pain in my arm is awful. GP said she would prescribe me Naproxen 500 mg to take twice daily. I was to phone her back on monday and let her know how it went over the weekend. Her view being if this doesnt do the trick then it might be vascular rather than muscular and then she would have to refer me. Refer me to who? She didnt say. Something isnt right here. Hopefully my body will fix itself over the weekend. Its rather annoying as everything else seems to be recovering well .
Ah ... almost forgot .. the Cialis 5mg a day arrived for the erectile dysfunction. This least of my current problems at the moment !
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