Back to the ER

[PeoriaValveUser]

When you were a youngster, did you ever put a latex glove on your hand and inflate it just enough that the palm and digits got fat and made it look like an inverted cows udder? [Like me, you probably had a lot of free time, huh?]
Well, I sort of did that today, without the benefit of the latex glove. This morning, while at my mother-in-laws for a birthday dinner, my right hand began swelling. While it never reached the size of a bovine appendage, it was salarming, and damned uncomfortable.
Mt wife called my cardiac surgeon's nurse and we headed back to the city to visit the ER.

They ran a doppler from the fingertips to the elbow and drew several bottle-shaped vials for culture analysis. The immediate verdict was Cellulitis, and they were going to keep me for the night, but My Cardio surgeon didn't buy the cellulitis verdict and sent me home with Benadryl and Clindimycin, figuring it was an allergic reaction. Im beginning to see some 'deflation' in my right pinkie, but they gave me a supply for 7days so we'll wait and see.

 

[hall]

I hope that works for you and the swelling goes away. Let us know.

 

[Eva]

I hope that works for you and the swelling goes away. Let us know.

Me too.

 

[skeptic49]

Sorry to read about the swollen hand. I hope whatever it is that it goes away.

I'm curious...you've had three AVR's ...can you tell us about your history....what happened...did the first two valves go bad?

Best wishes,

Jim

 

[Ross]

Is it painful or just swollen. If it's Cellulitis it's painful.

 

[PeoriaValveUser]

Not painful,just annoying. porbably reaction to a bug bite.

 

[PeoriaValveUser]

re: Back to the ER

Sorry to read about the swollen hand. I hope whatever it is that it goes away.

I'm curious...you've had three AVR's ...can you tell us about your history....what happened...did the first two valves go bad?

Best wishes,

Jim

click here: http://www.valvereplacement.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31405

 

[Tbone]

Sorry to hear of the swelling I do hope everything turns out to be ok.

 

[Bina]

Maybe your Mother in Law is out to get you?.....
I'm betting on allergic reaction.

 

[PeoriaValveUser]

Back in the ER

Back in the ER

Maybe your Mother in Law is out to get you?.....
I'm betting on allergic reaction.

It actually started before we arrived at her place, but my wife's family is saturated with members of the medical profession narrowed it down to cellulitis or allergy. I've had it on moist heat treatment this morning and there is improvement. That and the meds will get it back to normal within a day or so. I get along well with my in-laws, thank goodness.

 

[Freddie]

Been following your this thread.What an awful thing to happen.
But it was or is an allergy, why would this only happen to one hand?

 

[Eva]

........But it was or is an allergy, why would this only happen to one hand?

I was going to ask the same question!! Could it be you touched something too that caused the allergy to that hand?!

 

[escargome]

It actually started before we arrived at her place, but my wife's family is saturated with members of the medical profession narrowed it down to cellulitis or allergy. I've had it on moist heat treatment this morning and there is improvement. That and the meds will get it back to normal withing a day or so. I get along well with my in-laws, thank goodness.

Did you maybe have a grumpy spider in your car that let you have it and you just didn't notice? Hope your hand is feeling better.

 

[PeoriaValveUser]

Did you maybe have a grumpy spider in your car that let you have it and you just didn't notice? Hope your hand is feeling better.

Not sure what it was. Possibly a bug bit that I didn't feel. The moist warm compress seems to be bringing the swelling down.

 

[Cris N]

Weird. Was your hand hot? Discolored? Itchy? Any change in your heart rhythm?

Glad to hear it's better but it would be nice to know what happened.

 

[zipper2]

When you were a youngster, did you ever put a latex glove on your hand and inflate it just enough that the palm and digits got fat and made it look like an inverted cows udder? [Like me, you probably had a lot of free time, huh?]
Well, I sort of did that today, without the benefit of the latex glove. This morning, while at my mother-in-laws for a birthday dinner, my right hand began swelling. While it never reached the size of a bovine appendage, it was salarming, and damned uncomfortable.
Mt wife called my cardiac surgeon's nurse and we headed back to the city to visit the ER.

They ran a doppler from the fingertips to the elbow and drew several bottle-shaped vials for culture analysis. The immediate verdict was Cellulitis, and they were going to keep me for the night, but My Cardio surgeon didn't buy the cellulitis verdict and sent me home with Benadryl and Clindimycin, figuring it was an allergic reaction. Im beginning to see some 'deflation' in my right pinkie, but they gave me a supply for 7days so we'll wait and see.

I had this happen years ago to what your describing
They ruled out celluitis and man it was hard to bend
my hand,fingers i too had been weeding my garden then
thinking a weed ,bug bite.course they locked me in hosp.2 days on iv
btw hello and welcome ,don't recall welcoming you to vr on your
introduction thread....(Sorry),and glad you found your way home (here):
Hope your doing alright and keep us posted when able.


zipper2 (DEB)

 

[COLLEEN S]

Oh my word, hope you are doing better soon!

 

[PeoriaValveUser]

Back to "normal"

Back to "normal"

The mild heat, antibiotics and antihistamines seem to have worked. My right hand is now baqck to its usual size.
Thanks for the well-wishes.

Roger

 

[geebee]

Glad to hear things are better. I am thinking spider bite.

 

[MissMelis]

Ai yai! Sorry I missed this earlier, but glad the swelling has gone down...hopefully the cultures they took will tell you something!