Posts by cosmicmaker30

There’s this thing called a pregnancy test, and honestly, most pharmacies have them just sitting there on the shelf...

Alright... since the X-ray didn't show anything broken, you’re likely looking at some inflammation in the joint. It usually flares up right after an injury, right? 😁 Basically, take it easy on that arm. Don't go completely sedentary, though—total immobilization is a one-way ticket to stiffness, and nobody wants that. Try this little movement: lean forward slightly and gently swing your arm side to side. Let me know your age, weight, and height, and I can suggest something more specific for the pain. For the first day, stick an ice pack on it for about 40 minutes. After that, you can switch over to a heating pad or a hot water bottle; it helps dull the inflammation and gets the blood flowing to clear out any extra fluid buildup. Also, try not to lift your arm above shoulder level. Just rest... take it slow... and let me know how things look in three days.

Exactly... and besides... if it's an alveolar infection, you're usually looking at antibiotics anyway...

Did you ever get around to running that test I mentioned?
Just give it a shot... grab something weighing about twenty pounds and try lifting it with your injured arm, but make sure you keep your elbow tucked tight against your side. I want to know if that bump starts swelling up more as the pain kicks in...

Could you walk me through how you actually got hurt? Like, did you trip and land on your side with your arm pinned between your body and the floor, or did you just take the full weight of the fall directly on your arm?

hey, do me a favor and run a little test... grab something weighing maybe twenty pounds and try lifting it with that injured arm, but you’ve gotta keep your elbow tucked tight against your side... I want to know if that lump starts swelling up more as the pain kicks in.

Alright, try feeling along the outer edge of your collarbone—you know, if you aren't sure, it's right just below that little bump there... does it hurt? If it does, how would you even describe the sensation...

So, have you actually gone under the knife for any extra testing yet? Like an MRI, maybe some ultrasound stuff? You gotta give me the details here—is this thing actually painful when you touch it, or can you even move it around? Does it swell up or shrink back down? And where exactly is it sitting? Honestly, just grab a picture of a shoulder online and use Paint to circle the spot so we’re all on the same page about where this is happening. If you could snap a real photo, that'd be better, though I get it if that feels a little too invasive for you...

hmm... I don't know... maybe try icing the bruise? And keep your hand propped up on something higher to see if it helps with the swelling... if it keeps acting up... honestly, you should probably just have a doctor take a look at it...

Exactly... go see the doctor... and let us know what they end up calling it once you get the diagnosis...

Melissa James70 is spot on, though I guess there's no harm in asking for a second opinion on a forum like this. Before my own scare, I never would have even considered the possibility of pneumonia when dealing with a fever...

Don't mention it... Honestly, we still don't know for sure if it’s actually pneumonia or something else. You really ought to take those test results to your doctor and have them take a look. Depending on how far along the infection is, they'll decide which meds to put you on...
I wouldn't even be thinking twice about it if I hadn't gone through the exact same thing myself... plus, you haven't even mentioned all the symptoms yet...

lol... honestly, I’m the kind of patient who can sit around with a 99.5 fever for ten days straight without blinking. I actually went to my doctor early on, and they just brushed it off as some minor bug. Fast forward ten days, and we end up at our clinic where the doctor finally orders an X-ray, only to find out it was viral pneumonia all along. She had just been walking through it. No other symptoms, really—just the constant fever and feeling completely wiped out. And I should probably mention that when you listen with a stethoscope, you don't hear a single thing wrong. In the end, she didn't even take any medication. Her blood work looked totally fine, aside from slightly low white cell counts because of the fever reducers she took.

That’s probably just from the bruise... honestly, some of those marks can hang around for up to four weeks before they finally fade.

Look, I’m not arguing with you on this—getting your blood work done is definitely the right move... but honestly? You should probably go get those lung X-rays checked out too, just to be safe.

It’s definitely not swine flu... if it were, you’d be dealing with way more symptoms than this... 🙂 ... alright... here’s the real question though... are you feeling exhausted and just totally sluggish?....

Hey there, sending greetings from my current seated position... nothing much happening on this end... You won't be back on your feet fully just yet, but you'll get there, bit by bit... My honest advice? Get yourself into physical therapy... stick with a good PT... and please, for your own sake, actually listen to what your doctor tells you... you don't want to end up right back at square one after all that work.

Oh, please... it'll pass before you know it.

Alright... look... just go for it... seriously... you'll probably mess up, but hey, at least you'll have another crazy story to tell your grandkids one day...

And does Ivan even know about all those disasters you're dealing with... or how they might just stick to you forever? XD