Rick has been having some trouble with his wrists for the last couple of weeks.\u00a0 At night, the pain tends to get unbearable.\u00a0 I had thought it might be growing pains, but the rest of his joints were fine.\u00a0 He takes aspirin for the pain when it is bad.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, Rick inherited an unusual swallowing problem from my side of the family.\u00a0 I kind of have, but it turns out that my father had it really bad.\u00a0 Rick hasn’t been able to swallow pills.\u00a0 He’s tried over the years without any luck.\u00a0 Luckily, they do have liquid pain relief.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Last night, the pain came back and there was no more liquid pain relief.\u00a0 Rick came to the door of our room looking for help.\u00a0 But before he could get through the dining room, Sascha started growling low and barking at the back of her throat.\u00a0 It was a menacing sound meant to scare the big bad bullies away.\u00a0 But it was only Rick.<\/p>\n
Now I didn’t hear Sascha start up.\u00a0 I heard Rich cry out at something and I heard Rick say, “Sascha, it’s me.” She must have gotten quiet at the sound of Rick’s voice.\u00a0 The next thing I knew, Rick was standing by the bed asking me to help him.\u00a0 I got him some tablets he could chew up and wash down.<\/p>\n
That meant a trip to the orthopedic guys today.\u00a0 They took x-rays and the doctor looked him over.\u00a0 After asking some strategic questions about the amount of time gaming, the doctor proclaimed the problem to be tendinitis.\u00a0 The problem is more pronounced on the right hand than the left, but then Rick is right-handed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So we left the office with a wrist brace for the right hand and orders to take Ibuprofen twice a day.\u00a0 We agreed Rick wouldn’t do any gaming for a couple of weeks to see how he does.\u00a0 This also means he has to cut back on his guitar work also.\u00a0 Hopefully, things get better and Rick can work on improving his keyboarding skills to lessen the effects.<\/p>\n
Otherwise, Sascha will be growling at him some more one night.<\/p>\n
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