disaster

[threeplusfire]

So. Around 5:30 this evening, I was reading, Jonathan Strange. Suddenly my left hand started to feel numb and I flexed my wrist. The pain started coming in waves. At one point I was leaning against the bedroom wall sobbing and trying to dial my phone. I couldn't grasp anything without intense pain, just thinking about using any muscle in my arm hurt.

So the after hours clinic doctor was nice, and they took my blood pressure twice. It seems normal again, down to 110/70. After questions and prodding, it seems I have a repitive motion problem and some pressure on a nerve. I have to wear a brace on my left arm for two weeks and I can't type. I'm writing this with one hand and it is taking forever. Hate hate hate.

Worst of all, this puts me way behind with Nano and I despair of being able to finish with this injury. I'm so depressed. They didn't give me any good drugs, just anti-inflammatories. I have some blackberry jasmine tea but I still want to cry.

Comments

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Funny thing is that today I waas talking with work about getting new mouse rest pad thing and a brace for the other hand. Work isn't so ergonomic, all told.

The real issue is probably all the laptop time in weird positions...