Mom Has Fractured Her Top Of Foot..............

............I tell you if its not one thing its another ......Mom was trying to put some canned food away(likes to be independent as much as possible) and she had 2 huge cans of stewed tomatoes in her hands ...well one of them hit her square in the middle of her right foot.......dad called me right away as he thought it was broke .took me about a whole 2 min to get to her place and by then it had swollen really bad and was completely bruised...........got her over to the hospital right away but it took a while as there were a few really bad emergencies in there(one poor fellow was at work and somehow a thin pipe went thru his side but thank God it just missed his lung and there were i think 2 others there with foot injuries)......anyway she kept telling me that she was sorry and I tried to let her know that accidents do happen and she was not at fault ........was unconsolable until my doc came in (he was on in the emerg ) and he has seen Mom before is just fantastic with her so she settled down and we got x rays done and sure enough the small bones are fractured on the top of her foot .......The only thing they could do was wrap in a tensor and give her a walking boot (not a cast)..........so now on top of everything else I have to go over and wrap and unwrap a few times a day and try to keep her elevating her foot (not an easy task lol).......talked to my siblings and I know the only one that will help is my one bro and his wife franny ....the others here(niece and siblings ) couldnt be bothered and this makes me so da** .Just what the heck do they think she has done for them over the years .......just about 6 mths ago she co signed for a BIG screen tv and stereo for the same niece that wont do squat for her or my Dad .........I am going to have a family meeting and we just might need security as I am gonna lay it all out on the line I have had enough and she deserves better from these that gouge her for her money and just want to put her in a home (no doubt so they can move into the big house)..........You know how it is AR with loving your Dad and I know you and your Mom and family help out .....I wish mine could take a leaf from your book of love and respect thy parents.........I am sorry I am ranting but I am just soo upset over all of this :not that I mind doing this for Mom at all it is just that I dont and wont ask for anything in return I do it because I WANT TO and I love Mom and Dad with all my heart body and soul..........why cant they understand i just dont get it at all .........anyways thanks for listening and I hope all are well ........God Bless..........AR ....give Dad a big hugg and your Mom too ............again sorry for the rant but I had to get it out or explode on the wrong people (Howie and Cait) and thats not fair to them right ?.............yak at ya later .................God Bless .......Lyn

Thanks Jo am doing just that praying and tonight took some time with hubby and daughter and went to an award dinner ......she won for the "Safety Patroller of The Year ".........Had a great time and am feeling a bit better today just had to vent lol thanks again ..........I am very spiritual so I know that I am going to be ok just fly off once in awhile ...lol ....thanks again ...you take care and God Bless.........Lyn

HI AR...........Mom is doing much better now but the family just ignored me ........thought of taking out a page in the newspaper and put it in print lol that would get their attention ..............you are a busy woman ....as bad as me lol .........Your Mom so deserves better ,I am always thinking I wish I could have family like yours that do help but as I read this sounds like they are slipping a bit too .............Ya know Mom isnt gonna be around forever ans so I take solace in the fact that I am making memories with her even through this DD ,those memories that they wont have .......like her putting her tiny hand out to a small child when I take her for a walk ....although its small and wrinkled with age her hands are so full of love and they are missing out ..............Our Cait is now going over after school and taking Nana out in her w/c for a walk and she tells me she is amazed at how funny Nana can be .lol........Mom has a weird but good sense of humor .......yes even if they sent a card or phoned it would make a difference to Mom and me .....none of them have chronic illness and they are just too busy to stop and share a few moments with her before the time runs out ........ah well some of us are put here for a reason I guess right and I will know that I have not let her down and thats the important thing ....take care sis and God Bless ....Lyn

I've been stepped on my horses,dropped cans on my feet,YES,I have broken bones in both feet,but they healed you yrs.ago,arthritis is in there too.

Effie ........maybe we can connect another time I was yaking to all in chat as we had some problems in there awhile back and was hoping it would not be again.............well I think personally it went very well with alot of peeps and we had a common goal and that was to help aunt kay ..........thats what this forum and chat is supposed to be about right ..........................Am so happy that you have those warm wonderful memories of times with your Dad and I tell you the traditions are important (in my opinion)............Mom has traditions for everything but I uphold them as well now and I will be for ever grateful that I do.....and I have passed some down thru to Cait so I know that after I am gone she will have those as well .....thanks for sharing your wonderful(and sad ) story ..........more peeps should be with their parents not sending them off as far as I am concerned ( i do realize that some have no choice) but for me I know I am doing the right thing ....taks care and God Bless ..........Lyn

Hey Effie,

So sorry to hear about your hubby. I lost my first hubby at a young age too. Sounds like you did lots for your dad. That must have been rough being a single mom and all. I bet your dad was so appreciative!

Thanks for sharing your great traditions with us. I think it is interesting to learn of different family traditions.

Blessings!

Hey Lyn,

Awe. . . .thanks for caring about me sis!! Actuall, I was very tired yesterday (for some reason ) and I took two naps . . . then I went to bed at 6:30 pm!!!! I slept until 1:00 am and was up for about an hour and went back to bed and slept till 8:00 when my alarm went off. I think I could have slept another couple hours!!

I had a doc appt today with the rheumy. He added some thyroid med to my buffet and also methotrexate. I told him that my biggest issue right now is fatigue. He really wants to help me with that. So, we shall see what happens. I take the meth once a week (6 tabs - 2.5 mg each) and the synthroid each morning 50 mcg.

I sure hope this helps. I would love to get some energy back!!

How have you been feeling????

Blessings!

Hey Effie!

No, I took my first dose of meth on Friday night. 6 tabs totalling 15 mg. I am to take it once a week (not sure how long). I have a lupus-like disease that is autoimmune in nature. Basically, my immune system doesn't recognize my healthy tissue as friendly. So the immune system attacks my skin and connective tissue. It is also attacking my thyroid. I don't have enough criteria for the doc to dx lupus and some of my symptoms could be another autoimmune dissorder. Doc says that it could still turn out to be lupus, scleroderma, or other autoimmune disorder or it could go into remission. I have been doctoring for this for about 3 years . . . although symptoms go back to teens. I am 52 now. He has dx me with UCTD and Hashimoto's.

He has done the liver enzymes and will repeat them periodically. Thanks.

I sure hope your humira works for you. Is that like Imurin??

Dear Rosie, and Lyn,
I too have found that the benefits of methotrexate outweigh the side effects. I have the same side effects as Lyn, extreme fatigue and nauseaus. However, I went off of them for 3 weeks. This was not a planned decision. I ran out of them. then my husband got sick and I was not well, so I just did not make going to the pharmacy to pick up my repeat a priority. I had been placed on the dosage, of seven tablets, slowly over time, then I went off them completlely, cold turkey, 7 per week to nothing. It was when I bent down, only as far as the second shelf of the fridge to get a pop, and experienced excrutiating pain, that I knew I had to make getting the methotrexate a priority. I went to the pharmacy later on that night. the pharmacist told me I could not just take 7 tabs again. he informed me that the methotrexate after not having taken any for 3 weeks would be out of my body. The pharmacist told me to call my rheumatologist. I was too afraid that the rheumatologist would get angry and deny me the right to start the Humira. I explained my fears to the pharmacist. The pharmacist said that if I would not go to the doc, to just start off on 4 tablets the first week. I did that. This week I took five. Eventually i will rebuild to the 7 tablets. Apparently once I have been on the humira for a while, I will have to wean off the methotrexate. You asked me if humira was like imurin. (not sure of spelling). I think they usually use this for hepatitis not sure. I have found some info for you and will see if I can paste it here. I know humira is a biologic type of drug.

The TNF blockers Enbrel (etanercept), Remicade(infliximab) and Humira (adalimumab) have been a tremendous benefit in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. They are effective in over 70% of patients including many who have not responded to methotrexate - considered by many clinicians to be the gold standard of rheumatoid arthritis treatment.

While methotrexate may take 8 weeks or more to achieve benefit, many patients see benefit from TNF blockers within two weeks. In addition, they are also very effective in relieving the fatigue that is a common symptom.

Like all medications, TNF blockers have potential side effects such as an increased risk of infection including unusual infections such as tuberculosis (TB).


There is some info for you Rosie. It is also used for psoriatic arthritis, which I have, even though I have no active psoriasis. It is also used for this genetic disorder I have.

It has been successful for AS also and some other forms of auto immune disorders. It costs about fifteen hundred dollars every two weeks in Canada. It is very expensive. Thank god I have a good drug plan.

Take care and hope methotrexate works for you.
judy

Hmmmm. . . Thanks Lyn, I have my nexst appointment in 6 weeks. I'll make sure we stay on top of the liver function. I think the synthroid is for the fatigue and the meth is for the connective tissue pain and plantar faciitis.

Judy . . . thanks for the info. I love to know how this stuff works.


I never had any nausea!!! Yeah!! Unless it builds in the system and causes the nausea.

Thanks for your help ladies!!

Blessings!

Hi Effie,

You can post in ANY forum. It is ok to duplicate a helpful message. The reason the admin doesn't allow copied posts is that people come in here to advertise their wares and HW should not have to pay for the space for them to advertise. If your post relates to two forums, it is ok to copy and paste.

Now you'll have to edit the post above!!!! LOL cause your niece might see it!! I have thought really hard a few times about how I word things in case a family member every reads here.

Glad you can enjoy more than one forum. Many of us do. You do not need to change your profile unless it is helpful to you.

Blessings!

Hey sis .........Its getting there lol........lots of fun ,and she thinks its funny ......ah well at least she is laughing.......hows your Dad and Mom doing hun?.....think about you all the time ........too bad you are so far away or we could have a cuppa .......take care sis and give them both a hug and tell Mom she is one special Lady and so are you .............love and huggs .........Lyn......God Bless

Thanks Lyn,
I will give you a call perhaps tomorrow and we can start planning our tea or coffee party. I know it's hard with all of the commitments you already have to your family. However if Howie and Cait are coming this way anyway, it would hopefully work out real well. We have so much in common and it is great to have found someone I can chat to, who also lives close. I will never forget and cherish the support you gave me, the first time I wrote a post. You were the first person who wrote to me and I just had streams of tears rolling sown my face.

I have been working about 3 mornings a week. I was/am on full time disability, but I am just checking to see if I will be ready for work in September. Today I woked a full day and I am now completlely exhausted and suffering with pain in my lower back and exteme pain in the lower part of one leg. I guess I can still only do about 1/2 day. However it was so nice to be interacting with the children and other staff members again. One of the little girls I am helping wrote me a beautiful letter. I think I will have it framed. LOL Hopefully once I get the "Humira" I will be stronger.

Take care, you and Rosie are always in my prayers. Wishing the best for you and Rosie and bothl of your families. Hope you are doing okay on the methotrexate. judy/effie