thank you. i have GFR of12 and not on Daialystsyt. i received a procrit injectiion of 20,000 iu at 9 pm on Monday. after the inj was given, this dr rubbed the inj area. this was my 9th inj. never had the area rubbed befoe. my hand on Wednesday felt weird/ by thursday numbness and tingling then swelling and syper pain/ i can no longer move my fingers and wrist. i went to see my dr and he said he thought it was an acute case of gout. i was given a cortizone inj and had lab work to check if really gout by checking urea levels. for pain i was givenhydrocodone every 6 hours. oral pill. swelling noy going away and pain goes away for about 3/5 to 4 hrs then u have to wait till the 6 hrs are up to take the next dose. if i lower my hand the poinding pain increases! because of myESRD stage 5 my optios are limited. Can you help me?