pegkerr | 2024 52 Card Project: Week 50: Relief (Reply)

I have been reluctant to talk about it, but the arthritis in my left wrist has worsened to such a degree that I broke down and did something I was reluctant to do. I got a cortisone shot in the bones of my wrist. Getting the shot was as unpleasant as you might imagine. The doctor used an ultrasound machine to guide the needle, but there was a bony ridge between my wrist bones (due to the arthritis) that made it difficult to direct the cortisone into the right place. So that was about four or five very painful minutes of mucking around. I held the aide's hand really, really hard and made a number of pained squeaks.

But the relief has been profound, and I'm grateful I did it. Now the only question is how long the relief will last. I have talked to others who have had this done, and for some, the relief has lasted six months. For others, it is much less.

Background, semi-transparent: ultrasound machine overlaid with a fluffy feather. Over the feather is an outstretched woman's hand. A syringe in the lower left corner is pointed at the woman's wrist.

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