Ulnar nerve entrapment

[Gman]

Day 3 of 14 and this wrap / bandaging is sure getting old, though. Showering with a bag is lame.

You should try a PICC line in the bicep area for a few months. ;-) I'm glad I kept the blue TPE shower protector from my first PICC. Was $20 well spent. Sealed up the area quite well.

Here's to hoping that the issue doesn't come back.

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

They first just ran it (it=chemo) up my left arm (where all these issues were). It was so painful I begged for a central line.

So, I got a groshong. Which looked like this for a shower. (I think it made two showers).


They gave us these little alcohol based swabbie-cleaner things, and when my wife hit the skin with it, it was like a serious 10/10 pain. I mean, it was like triple or quadruple the bone drill.

Unfortunately, cancer completely f@wk3d my skin, and that produced this:


Onc nurse didn't even ask the doctor, she took one look and gave it a pull.
So that lasted about 3 days, Friday to a Monday or so. Then I had nothing for about a week or so until getting ready for next dose, and they (mercifully and thankfully) gave me a port.



Yeah, cancer was all sorts of good times and interesting side effects.
My skin is still half messed up.

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

I did get one of those commercial shower protectors this go-around. Unfortunately, I didn't even try it on - it was obvious that it came up ~ to the elbow, but the bandages another 6" at least.
So, saran and garbage bags.


Right now, it is getting old that I can't get comfy. No pain (or feeling, I guess), but sitting, laying, whatever is all just unnatural.

[Gman]

The shower protector I bought from my infectious disease doc looks like this:

Yeah, cancer sucks. So does dealing with nerve issues. The healing process isn't quick. I hope you can get some relief. I found that Lyrica has helped a lot with the crazy sensations I've been getting in my feet since my first spinal fusion surgery. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers that this goes well for you.

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

The shower protector I bought from my infectious disease doc looks like this:

Yep, that one would be better. One I have is for wrist casts. Hopefully my wife can return!

Yeah, cancer sucks. So does dealing with nerve issues. The healing process isn't quick. I hope you can get some relief. I found that Lyrica has helped a lot with the crazy sensations I've been getting in my feet since my first spinal fusion surgery. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers that this goes well for you.

Thanks, brother!