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hwango ([personal profile] hwango) wrote2005-03-17 01:59 am
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The evil got in my hand...

I finally went to doctor for my hand - it was getting worse, not better. The current theory is carpal tunnel. I've got an annoying ace bandage wrapped around my hand right now, and I'm supposed to go get a brace tomorrow. Would carpal tunnel really explain why my whole arm is sore, though?
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[identity profile] jicklet.livejournal.com 2005-03-17 07:31 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know much about carpal tunnel.. but I think the brace should help. I hope it's not that and that your hand gets better soon though!

[identity profile] hwango.livejournal.com 2005-03-17 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks, me too. I'm going crazy not being able to use it very much.

[identity profile] octophobic.livejournal.com 2005-03-17 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
It could explain why. Maybe you should look into ergonomic solutions for your computer area? Is it your drawing hand or mousing hand? I forget if you're sinister or not.

[identity profile] hwango.livejournal.com 2005-03-17 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Mouse and drawing (right). Using the mouse is the activity that hurts the most. I probably need a friendlier-shaped mouse.

[identity profile] krzzl.livejournal.com 2005-03-17 04:02 pm (UTC)(link)
It might be more like tennis elbow. I used to get that sometimes in high school. Hugz!

[identity profile] logicallyrogue.livejournal.com 2005-03-17 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Carpel Tunnel is EVIL! I've known a bunch of people who needed surgery to correct it.

Others - the soreness went away when they changed their typing/mousing style. Look for an ergo keyboard/mouse - now this doesn't have to be a split keyboard or anything weird - but the mouse should fit your hand - and you should be able to keep your wrists straight (presumably on the desk) and supported with both keyboard and mouse.

Hopefully you don't get like me - my wrists go clicky clicky at times...

[identity profile] hwango.livejournal.com 2005-03-17 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
I've got a squishy wrist-rest thing that makes typing okay, but the one I used for the mouse always got in the way. I have a poorly shaped mouse, and maybe that's finally done me in. I should look into getting a rounder one.

[identity profile] krzzl.livejournal.com 2005-03-17 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Microsoft is evil, but they do make good ergonomic mice. I love the Intellimouse Explorer (http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/productdetails.aspx?pid=002) that I have at work. It's not so much round as shaped as the inverse of the shape your hand makes when using a mouse.

[identity profile] hwango.livejournal.com 2005-03-18 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not sure if I dare go wireless (I'll get blamed for even more interference in the household electronics even if it isn't my fault), and $50 feels like a lot for a mouse. Maybe I could find an ergonomic mouse a bit cheaper than that.

[identity profile] krzzl.livejournal.com 2005-03-18 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
They might make a wired version that is the same shape.

[identity profile] hwango.livejournal.com 2005-03-18 08:15 am (UTC)(link)
Looks like they do. I'll have to try yours at some point and see if I like the shape.

[identity profile] chromatophile.livejournal.com 2005-03-18 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
The evil got in my hand...

I hope you don't have to cut it off with a chainsaw like that guy in Army of Darkness...

[identity profile] krzzl.livejournal.com 2005-03-18 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
Or like Kiefer in 24...

[identity profile] hwango.livejournal.com 2005-03-18 07:09 am (UTC)(link)
About time someone acknowledged that reference. = )
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