#4011403 - 09/18/14 03:31 PM
Busted wrist
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FrenchToast
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Short story : last week a nerve in my upper arm was badly compressed and I lost motricity partly in my left hand (a partial paralysis, so to speak). Since my job entails typing on a keyboard all day long, right now I'm on forced leave :-/
At first I was thinking, great, a couple weeks of vacations, but hell the loss (even partial) of a hand is crippling - cannot play computer/console games, cannot do any heavy chores around the house, cannot put the free time to any good use, heck, cannot even tie my shoelaces right now. Maddening...
Doctor says it will come back, it's "just" a matter of waiting, but she was awefully vague about what kind of timeframe we are looking at. In the meantime I have a special orthosis fitted tomorrow - with, I kid you not, rubber bands to help the fingers move aound... Hopefully this should help me type at more than 10 chars/minute
FT
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#4011408 - 09/18/14 03:50 PM
Re: Busted wrist
[Re: FrenchToast]
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I had a case flare up years ago that was pretty severe, lasted about 4 months or so. My wrists were swollen up nearly an inch on the back of each hand. It was a struggle to even dress myself. The doctor suspected that the flareup was caused by over-gripping my video game controller during a weekend of heavy play. He recommended salt water baths for the wrist, and sleeping in a wrist brace to minimize over extension and aggravation at night. Something to ask your doctor about.
To this day, I remain careful. I type a lot, and pay vigorous attention to posture, both body, and hand/arm. Nearly triggered another flareup doing some intense FPS play in UT2004 a couple years ago, but avoided anything but a weekend of down time due to the minor pain and swelling. It was my mousing hand, just too tense during play.
Something you can do, is read!
Back in those days I had a grand piano sitting in my bedroom next to my bed, and surprisingly, I was able to play some chord progressions during my down time. The hand posture is of course quite static doing this, mainly just varying the spacing of the fingers and the rest was in the forearm. The doctor OK'ed it since it didn't hurt, made my hand feel better (Doc supposed due to the mild stretching exercise) and it did help pass the time.
Hopefully your case will be over with much sooner! All the best with it!
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#4011424 - 09/18/14 04:51 PM
Re: Busted wrist
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sleeping in a wrist brace to minimize over extension and aggravation at night. Something to ask your doctor about. Already got one thanks :-) Something you can do, is read! Indeed I have several good novels waiting on my ipad Also, I am now in season 5 of British spy tv series MI-5 on Netflix... FT
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#4011443 - 09/18/14 05:34 PM
Re: Busted wrist
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Ouch! From the location of that incision, I assume that nerve runs down the back of your arm where you use the armrest on a deskchair? Was that part of what you guys found caused it?
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#4011758 - 09/19/14 11:24 AM
Re: Busted wrist
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Internet Porn should keep you going wink Yes but he has got a busted wrist! He is right handed.
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#4011805 - 09/19/14 03:02 PM
Re: Busted wrist
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thought it was bad circulation but turned out it was a problem with my tummy which shares a nerve in your shoulder, but by then it was too late the damage had been done. I had a liver biopsy about 10 years ago, and sure enough although my stomach didn't hurt my shoulder hurt like a #%&*$# afterwards. The Jedi Master
The anteater is wearing the bagel because he's a reindeer princess. -- my 4 yr old daughter
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