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I need some advice, guys. Does anyone know anything about hand/wrist injuries?
Years back I was severely attacked by a feral cat. It bit into my wrist a good seven or eight times, leaving me a bloody mess. Now being the amazingly smart person that I am; I didn't go to hospital. I am almost 100% sure there is some sort of nerve damage. My wrist used to hurt when it got cold out, but now it's sore almost all the time. Sometimes it is a dull pain, other times it is sharp and stabbing. I had an xray done and there is no bone damage, and I am contemplating on whether or not I should get some sort of scan. I mean, I know there is damage. Maybe it is a busted nerve or built up scar tissue.. I don't know. But with a scan I would know exactly what's wrong... right?
My question is.. For those of you who know about arm/wrist injury of any kind.. Are there ways to help ease pain without the use of medication? Hot versus cold compresses? Binding it with something? I'd appreciate any help for those of you who have experienced or know how to treat this sort of pain. :)
Also, i'm thinking about drastically changing my diet. I sometimes challenge myself to go without something for a month. It's like a monthly challenge to myself, to test my overall willpower. Now, i'm already vegetarian, but I have completed three challenges thus far: Going vegan for a month, staying away from processed food for a month, and quitting all caffeine cold turkey for a month.
I've been thinking about what to do. But i'm actually considering just drastically flipping my normal diet around. Although I don't eat fast food very often and stay away from most junk foods, i'm not really the healthiest eater. I sometimes will skip meals and for some reason I don't eat enough vegetables. I want to eat healthier and limit what I normally eat. I want to eat fresh stuff. It's going to be hard because my family is diverse and i'm a lover of breads, pastas and cheeses.. but I want to limit all of that. Maybe learn to be a better cook, I dunno.
Character name help!
I'm still trying to come up with names for my characters! It's driving me a bit mental because i'd like to do more art of them and make badges and things in my spare time, but without a name it just feels... incomplete. You have to understand, these guys mean a lot to me. They were around before Icykat, and I want them to have more exposure in this community.
I've been thinking about a few names..
For this little girl: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5908034/
-Rush
-Karma
-...?
And for him: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5907945/
-Fro
-Beat
-...?
I want more names for these guys.. I want to choose from a selection but I can't really come up with much. I've always just known them as "them" in my head, you know?
Anyway, The otter is a happy character. Playful.
The dragon-horse is a protector, more serious.. a guardian.
If you think of any names, please post them here. Doesn't matter what language or anything.. I'll consider all.
I've been thinking about making an IK headdress or rug. Is that bad? xD
That is all. Read any or all of the sections, offer feedback if you'd like. Thanks.
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1388810/
Go check out
bleedsrainbows , right now she's offering art trades. :)I need some advice, guys. Does anyone know anything about hand/wrist injuries?
Years back I was severely attacked by a feral cat. It bit into my wrist a good seven or eight times, leaving me a bloody mess. Now being the amazingly smart person that I am; I didn't go to hospital. I am almost 100% sure there is some sort of nerve damage. My wrist used to hurt when it got cold out, but now it's sore almost all the time. Sometimes it is a dull pain, other times it is sharp and stabbing. I had an xray done and there is no bone damage, and I am contemplating on whether or not I should get some sort of scan. I mean, I know there is damage. Maybe it is a busted nerve or built up scar tissue.. I don't know. But with a scan I would know exactly what's wrong... right?
My question is.. For those of you who know about arm/wrist injury of any kind.. Are there ways to help ease pain without the use of medication? Hot versus cold compresses? Binding it with something? I'd appreciate any help for those of you who have experienced or know how to treat this sort of pain. :)
Also, i'm thinking about drastically changing my diet. I sometimes challenge myself to go without something for a month. It's like a monthly challenge to myself, to test my overall willpower. Now, i'm already vegetarian, but I have completed three challenges thus far: Going vegan for a month, staying away from processed food for a month, and quitting all caffeine cold turkey for a month.
I've been thinking about what to do. But i'm actually considering just drastically flipping my normal diet around. Although I don't eat fast food very often and stay away from most junk foods, i'm not really the healthiest eater. I sometimes will skip meals and for some reason I don't eat enough vegetables. I want to eat healthier and limit what I normally eat. I want to eat fresh stuff. It's going to be hard because my family is diverse and i'm a lover of breads, pastas and cheeses.. but I want to limit all of that. Maybe learn to be a better cook, I dunno.
Character name help!
I'm still trying to come up with names for my characters! It's driving me a bit mental because i'd like to do more art of them and make badges and things in my spare time, but without a name it just feels... incomplete. You have to understand, these guys mean a lot to me. They were around before Icykat, and I want them to have more exposure in this community.
I've been thinking about a few names..
For this little girl: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5908034/
-Rush
-Karma
-...?
And for him: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5907945/
-Fro
-Beat
-...?
I want more names for these guys.. I want to choose from a selection but I can't really come up with much. I've always just known them as "them" in my head, you know?
Anyway, The otter is a happy character. Playful.
The dragon-horse is a protector, more serious.. a guardian.
If you think of any names, please post them here. Doesn't matter what language or anything.. I'll consider all.
I've been thinking about making an IK headdress or rug. Is that bad? xD
That is all. Read any or all of the sections, offer feedback if you'd like. Thanks.
I have a few wrist bands, one is a flexible band and the other is for carpal tunnel (I believe), as it keeps the entire wrist straight. The first one is nice because I can move my wrist about freely, but the only problem is that it's incredibly tight. Like.. I think it needs to be tight, but the pressure hurts. And the second one is nice, if i don't use my hand for anything. I can't draw or do much of anything when it's in that brace, so it's hard to get things done with it on. But it's nice because it doesn't bind. Augh, no compromise. :P I just leave them off most of the time, but even then it's sore.
I'm a little scared to have anything done with surgery, although i'm sure that would be the only long term solution if it's really bad in there. Mainly all i'd like to know, is where exactly the damage is. On my wrist you can still see the little bite hole scars, and a few of them lie directly between the joint of my hand and arm, where the two connect. That is also where much of the pain is, and sometimes if it's a bad day the pain'll shoot all the way up my arm. -_-
But yeah. I'm thinking if I know exactly how much damage was done, and where, that i'll have a better time trying to brace it properly. And i'd also like to know if I ought to be lifting heavy things, which is one of my job requirements. x_x I'm likely not supposed to me, but ehhh.. we'll see.
-HUGS- Thank you for your insight. You're a lovely watcher. n_n
I feel kinda useless to be honest, I'm excellent when it comes to other injuries but nerve pain...thats new to me. The only thing i can suggest further is have you tried using heat? like a heat wrap? I can sympathize with you on pain as can anyone though but i've dealt with a bum shoulder for sometime now, rotator cuff issues suck :[. When it first started up i was told to use something cold on it but that made it hurt worse but when i went to physical therapy they used warmth and ultrasound on it, since muscle pain responds better to heat so maybe that would work on nerve pain, i dont know but it doesnt hurt to try :]
I know that surgery is scary to think about but perhaps it would be necessary at some point but i would only consider that if everything else failed. I do however think that consulting with whoever on it may help, see where the pain is and learn to manage it without loading up on medications, etc. As far as the lifting situation i would say your probably not supposed to be because if for some reason it spikes and you drop something heavy you could possibly injure yourself further o.o and thats a no no.
And if anyone gives you shit about pain complaints concerning a cat bite tell them to go and try it and then get back to you on how bad it hurts, im pretty sure they would rather pass lol
I will definitely try putting heat. I notice that when near a heat source it really helps.. the only problem is how to keep a constant heat supply on my wrist when i'm out and about or at work. :( Harder than it sounds..
Well if I get to the point of not being able to move it at all without serious pain, or if it affects my drawing or day to day life, then I might consider it... But i'm incredibly stubborn and wary of doctors and medicine in general, so until that day comes I guess i'll just have to grin and bare it :P
Haha, and that last part had me rolling. I should ask them to go try it. xD
and yay for getting a laugh!......but its true...O-o....they wont like that response lol
Heat will most often take away pain. Unless swelling is taking place. Then cold will reduce swelling. I have had numb spots on my hands before where I had gotten cut deep. It took forever for it to stop doing that part of it.
Fooding. Now. I have also learned that with my body I can not play around with that. I believe we was made to have a balance of foods. Not eating something in a food group will rob you of something you need. Also eating to much of something will damage you in some way.
Mainly I stop eating some foods just to see if I can; usually the foods I stop eating are very hard because I consume them a lot (Like Coffee! ;; ).. But I think you are right in a sense that it is not good to stop eating something that my body needs..
And I also thank you for advice on the pain. I'm sorry to hear you have so many injuries! :C But it's nice to hear the heat helps. I have noticed that heat feels very nice on my wrist, so maybe I should find a way to keep heat on it. n_n
*picks you up and takes you home with me*
2: diet. im going to be honest and say, "i dont know what you should do" sorry if im not being helpful!
3: http://www.rinkworks.com/namegen/ <== haha, i dont know. just try it out or something. RANDOM NAME GENERATOR IS FUN.