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

[rothko.livejournal.com]

oh, man. i'm sorry to hear it -- that's miserable stuff. and i've had quite a battle with it myself. hope it's manageable soon.

how's your ergo setup at work?

[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...

[roadnotes.livejournal.com]

Argh. I had something similar when we first moved to the office and had the spiffy new ergonomic keyboard drawers: the pain bad enough to make you cry, and to keep you awake at night. It will go away, but it's so absolutely awful while it's going on.

[feu-de-fripe.livejournal.com]

maybe you can use the voice technology stuff that should be part of your microsoft office stuff
my brother uses it when he is feeling lazy

it works pretty well
minor mistakes and you can correct those easily with one hand

good luck

[schmidtybooger.livejournal.com]

Oh hon, I'm so sorry. I wish there was something I could do. I will keep you in my thoughts and light candles.