Uuuugh

[sailorhathor]

I may be gone for a while, I don't know how long. My shoulder started hurting on Friday and it has escalated into some pretty intense pain. My entire right arm hurts, the first two fingers of my right hand are so swollen that my fingertips are numb, and there's a spot on my shoulderblade that feels like someone has stabbed me there and never moves the knife. It feels like arthritic pain (I've had it before), but nothing I try relieves the stabbing pain in my shoulderblade. The other pain can be helped some, but not that. I'm trying Naproxen (anti-inflammatory), a generic version of Tylenol Arthritis, Icy Hot creme, and a heating pad, and nothing has knocked out that stabbing pain. Tried my muscle relaxers too; did nothing. The heating pad I bought hardly works and needs to be returned (it never gets hot). It hurts to do anything. Can't type or use the mouse without really bad pain. Hardly slept last night because I can't get comfortable; no matter what position I try to lie in, it still hurts like hell. Can't concentrate on anything because all I can think about is how much it hurts.

I have no health insurance. All I can think of to do is go to one of those walk-in clinics and see what they think. Maybe they can give me a stronger painkiller until this attack of arthritis subsides. I don't know if this is serious enough to justify going to the emergency room.

I wish I had someone here to rub this cream on the stabby spot. I can't reach it. :(

Hopefully I'll be around more soon.