[kerryveale]

I am praying for your brother, I hope it goes well tomorrow at the hand surgeon.

[Smiles]

May angels of healing be with your brother, and may angels of wisdom and healing guide his doctors.

[Jane in N.Z]

I have just seen this Sherry and will keep Royce and all of you in my prayers

[AggieB]

Thanks for the update - I will keep praying they figure out what is going on. Hugs Sherry!

[Sara Arell]

I hope Royce got some answers from his doctor yesterday, Sherry - still praying for him. Thanks for keeping us posted.

[Sara Arell]

Sherry Lynn, on 03 December 2012 - 07:28 PM, said:

My day started at 3am (nothing new for me on a Monday) at 5am my older brother Royce called to ask if I could take him to the emergency room in Bangor. He drove himself to my house and he was in so much pain I didn't think he was going to get his 6' 2" frame into my little Geo. It seemed like it took me forever to drive the 30 miles - the entire trip was spent with him rocking back and forth in excruciating pain and me talking non-stop about whatever was popping into my head. He has had an awful lot of things happen to him over the years and he has a very high tolerance for pain so I knew this was a 10+ on the pain scale. The top of his right hand was swollen and red and his fingers were tingling --- all I could think of was that he had a blood clot in his hand/wrist/arm area, he currently has 2 in his legs AND I was thinking if he passes out before I get him to Bangor..................... well thank God that didn't happen.

At the ER they took him right in gave him 2 shots for pain before it even started to subside - did blood work, x-rays and tried to draw fluid but only got a small amount - not enough to really do anything with. They thought maybe an infection, or gout but ruled that out --- 5+ hours later they released him with 800mg Ibuprofen and pain pills and a hand surgeon's phone number to do a follow up, no real diagnosis. I brought his truck home and Mama gave me a ride home. I got back home sometime around 2pm AND decided that 5 hours in an ER is much more difficult than working a double in a factory.

So, if you could spare a prayer for Royce we sure would appreciate it --- hugssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!

Tuesday Dec. 4th --- 7pm Update
Thank you for the prayers everyone --- I just got off the phone with Royce and he says his hand is more swollen than yesterday, of course they tried to draw off fluid, so that invasive procedure has probably caused some of that. He goes to see the hand surgeon Thurs. so until then there isn't anything that he can do besides the Ibuprofen and pain meds AND hope that the Ibuprofen doesn't mess up his INR levels too much. It just worries me that he has the 2 blood clots in his leg and now his hand is swollen, inflamed and painful - just like his leg was when he went to the ER. Hopefully the coumadin will do it's job until they can figure out exactly what is going on with him.

I had kind of an "off the wall" thought yesterday, Sherry - an acquaintance of ours here experienced a similar thing with his hand here a year or so ago - the similiarities were so much like Royce's and because his hand was so swollen and red they couldn't see the spider bite that they eventually found - the bite had caused all of these things and was so painful for him - just a thought. I hope Royce found out something at the doctor yesterday. Sending my prayers his way!

[Jster025]

Hoping things went well yesterday at the specialists. Waiting to hear what he had to say . . . and praying that they find some answers.

[LaLo1103]

Sending prayers your way Sherry Lynn! I'll be thinking of Royce and you all. Hopefully there will be speedy healing coming his way.

[lorac]

I just saw this Sherry. My prayers are with you and Royce. I hope that all went well yesterday. Please keep us informed.

[CRS]

Any news?

[Jster025]

I was wondering about news, too. Seems like they should know SOMETHING by now.

[Cheri T]

I came looking for an update - Sherry Lynn, I'm going to pmail you!

[Sherry Lynn]

Updated in the first post --- Dec. 12th

[AggieB]

Adding my prayer that they figure this thing out soon. Best wishes to you & your brother.

[laurielou56]

Sherry, I'm with Sara - that was the first thing that came to my mind was spider bite. Hope they get to the bottom of this soon. You'll all be in my thoughts. Let us know what they finally find out!

[CRS]

Thanks for the update! I hope the MRI shows what is going on. I'm glad he isn't in pain, but I know how hard it is for someone not to use their hand!

[Bride]

Thanks for the update, Sherry. Continuing in prayer.

[Jster025]

Wish there was more concrete news, but at least they are still investigating causes. What would be causing the "bone-on-bone" problem?

[Sara Arell]

Sherry Lynn, on 03 December 2012 - 07:28 PM, said:

My day started at 3am (nothing new for me on a Monday) at 5am my older brother Royce called to ask if I could take him to the emergency room in Bangor. He drove himself to my house and he was in so much pain I didn't think he was going to get his 6' 2" frame into my little Geo. It seemed like it took me forever to drive the 30 miles - the entire trip was spent with him rocking back and forth in excruciating pain and me talking non-stop about whatever was popping into my head. He has had an awful lot of things happen to him over the years and he has a very high tolerance for pain so I knew this was a 10+ on the pain scale. The top of his right hand was swollen and red and his fingers were tingling --- all I could think of was that he had a blood clot in his hand/wrist/arm area, he currently has 2 in his legs AND I was thinking if he passes out before I get him to Bangor..................... well thank God that didn't happen.

At the ER they took him right in gave him 2 shots for pain before it even started to subside - did blood work, x-rays and tried to draw fluid but only got a small amount - not enough to really do anything with. They thought maybe an infection, or gout but ruled that out --- 5+ hours later they released him with 800mg Ibuprofen and pain pills and a hand surgeon's phone number to do a follow up, no real diagnosis. I brought his truck home and Mama gave me a ride home. I got back home sometime around 2pm AND decided that 5 hours in an ER is much more difficult than working a double in a factory.

So, if you could spare a prayer for Royce we sure would appreciate it --- hugssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!

Tuesday Dec. 4th --- 7pm Update
Thank you for the prayers everyone --- I just got off the phone with Royce and he says his hand is more swollen than yesterday, of course they tried to draw off fluid, so that invasive procedure has probably caused some of that. He goes to see the hand surgeon Thurs. so until then there isn't anything that he can do besides the Ibuprofen and pain meds AND hope that the Ibuprofen doesn't mess up his INR levels too much. It just worries me that he has the 2 blood clots in his leg and now his hand is swollen, inflamed and painful - just like his leg was when he went to the ER. Hopefully the coumadin will do it's job until they can figure out exactly what is going on with him.


Wednesday Dec. 12th - 6:13pm Update
I'm sorry I haven't posted anything (I'm subscribed to the thread but hadn't gotten any e-mails that there were responses). Sara I'm thinking that it must not have been any kind of bug/spider bite because he is still having flares of swelling and pain.

Anyway, the hand surgeon said he thinks he is bone on bone in the wrist and that it was a major flare up? I'm not sure I completely agree with that BUT......
He is scheduling him for an MRI but Royce hasn't told me when it is set up for.I would think that it must be some time soon - the doctor took him out of work until he has the MRI and he is still on Ibuprofen and pain meds. Monday was the first day of his hand NOT being swollen - so a whole week of pain and swelling and we still don't know any more than last week. His hand is OK if he doesn't do anything BUT Royce is not one to sit around AND he has a lot of animals that think they need to be fed every day LOL!

Thank you all for your continued thoughts AND prayers! I will check the thread AND post updates more often! hugssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

Continued prayers for Royce, Sherry - it must be frustrating to still not know the cause of this. Wish I could remember more about my friend who had the spider bite - it seems to me that he was very swollen and red for quite a few weeks - and they had a hard time discovering the bite because of all of the swelling. I hope they figure something out soon.

[Sherry Lynn]

Updated in first post --- thank you everyone for your continued thoughts AND prayers!

[PolkaDot]

Wow, he's been through the ringer. Hoping for some relief soon and prayers being sent for healing.

[CRS]

I'm glad he has an answer now, but I'm sorry he's still in so much pain. Hopefully they'll have a plan at the next visit and can fix it so he's in less pain!

[butterflykisses]

Good to have the cause but will be even better to have a treatment plan. Thinking about you both.

[CreativeSparkle]

I just saw this thread and after reading it all realized what a long haul he's bee going through. I had no idea arthritis could do that. I'll pray for him and you as well. I hope they can find a solution that will allow him to move without having it flare up like that.

[Sara Arell]

Goodness, Sherry Lynn, I had no idea that arthritis could be the cause of this! Bless his heart! Royce sounds like such an active guy and I know this has to be very difficult for him. I sure hope they find something that will help him soon.

I'll continue to keep Royce in my thoughts and prayers!

[Sherry Lynn]

Updated Thurs. Jan. 24th in the first post --- thank you for your continued prayers!

[scrapper11]

Thanks for all your updates Sherry - sending out *BIG HUGS* for you & Royce & trust everything will go well for him

[Sara Arell]

Keeping Royce close in thought and in prayer, Sherry - I so hope this all ends soon for him and that he can get back to being his normal very active self!