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jemmini6
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I never realized
How much I use my left hand until it hurts. Every few month, my left wrist acts up and kills me. It really only hurts when I put pressure on it or when I need to grip something. I'm in the process of updating our file labels for the new year and trying to grab the folders hurts every single time. It's so frustrating.
It's almost like that saying, 'you don't know what you had until it's gone' just like you don't realize how much you use something until you can't anymore.
Anyone else have anything like that happen recently?
It's almost like that saying, 'you don't know what you had until it's gone' just like you don't realize how much you use something until you can't anymore.
Anyone else have anything like that happen recently?
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Re: I never realized
I never realized how grateful I should have been for my vision until it's gone.
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Tale as Old as Time (Updated 11/26)
[QUOTE]I have a lot of pain in my wrists, like what you are describing but I have broken both of them in the past and was told they will never fully heal. What helps mine is to wear braces or an ace bandage for a few days when I know I will be doing a lot.
Posted by DanielleZZ[/QUOTE]
This is what I normally do, I just didn't bring my ace bandage to work. I also broke my left wrist as a child. I'm not sure if this is what contributed to my random pain though because my mom and sister have the same thing happen to them and they've never broken any bones. Oh well, it's not so bad that I would go to a doctor, but it's enough to make simple tasks slightly painful.
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: I never realized : This is what I normally do, I just didn't bring my ace bandage to work. I also broke my left wrist as a child. I'm not sure if this is what contributed to my random pain though because my mom and sister have the same thing happen to them and they've never broken any bones. Oh well, it's not so bad that I would go to a doctor, but it's enough to make simple tasks slightly painful.
Posted by jemmini6[/QUOTE]
My sister also does this. I might try the ace bandage method.
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I have problems with my right wrist, so I have a special keyboard, keyboard tray, and a special ergo mouse that all help. The mouse is probably the most helpful.
I had another coworker with a really similar sounding problem. I think it was something wrong with her tendons. The doctors gave her anti-inflammatory medicine and going to a chiropracter helped her, too.
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[QUOTE]Jem, do you spend a lot of time at a computer? A friend of mine had a problem and decided that her desk layout was not ergonomic and was causing problems thoughout her arm. She got a keyboard tray and an ergo evaluation and it helped. I have problems with my right wrist, so I have a special keyboard, keyboard tray, and a special ergo mouse that all help. The mouse is probably the most helpful. I had another coworker with a really similar sounding problem. I think it was something wrong with her tendons. The doctors gave her anti-inflammatory medicine and going to a chiropracter helped her, too.
Posted by leia1979[/QUOTE]
Yes, I work at a desk, funny enough for a company that sells ergonomic office furniture. A keyboard tray won't work for me because I have a corner worksurface piece. I also don't like how low the tray sits anyways because I sit cross-legged in my chair (weird, I know) and I couldn't work efficiently that way. I did buy myself (on the company cc of course) an ergo keyboard and mouse though. However, I don't think this is the route of my problems, I've had this happen long before I was at a full-time desk job. It normally passes pretty quickly though, so I just ride it out when it happens.
I also sit cross-legged sometimes. I just need my tray high enough and chair low enough for my legs to fit.
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and hearing... when I get sick my ears clog up and I can't hear anything... it's sooo frustrating! but then when I get my hearing back, I miss the silence of not being able to hear all the jerks around me! lol
I love aspercreme (the store brands work just as well) - it's odor-less and after the 1st minute or so, grease-less. It works really well for me (and you don't need to put a lot on). I also found a wrap around wrist brace (I found one at Walmart) - it has a loop that slips on over my wrist first, then it has a velcro closure - it's only about 2-3 inches wide, but gives a lot of support/comfort and is so much easier to use than trying to wrap an ace bandage around your own wrist.