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I may have to quit NaNoWriMo this year... because of tendonitis.

I'm going to rest for a few days and see how it goes. If my hands improve, I'll continue even though I won't make the 50.000 finishing line.

Date: 2009-11-12 11:15 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fj.livejournal.com
Can you do a Barbara Cartland and audio record, and transcribe later (lying around in a pink gown on a pink chaise optional)?

The new approach might even help.

Date: 2009-11-12 11:49 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com
You know what? That's not a bad idea! I wonder if there's an audio device in the market that word counts?
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Date: 2009-11-12 11:49 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com
Thank you. Ice packs last night did wonders.

I had a dream with you last night! It involved the Victoria pub. :-)

Date: 2009-11-12 12:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] king-prawn.livejournal.com
Don't don't don't push it. Listen to your hands and lay off.

I hope they feel better soon.

Date: 2009-11-12 01:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com
That's what I'm thinking too. In the past, i've tended to ignore them and then pay the price later. I used some ice on them last night and that helped a bit, as well as some anti-inflammatory pills.

Date: 2009-11-12 03:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] king-prawn.livejournal.com
I ignored the signs of a worsening problem like that for awhile, then one day they got really bad and didn't get better for awhile. Now I can only type in small doses, can't lift many things, can't play bass properly, can't open vacuum-packed food with strong seals, play video games, etc. It's rather inconvenient.

Date: 2009-11-12 04:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com
The problem appeared two years ago for me when I did a temp job that involved a lot of website work - clicking through pages all day long. I didn't have the guts to tell the client or the agency that I was in pain (work was not steady back then) and ever since my hands have been buggered if I do too much typing on them. :-((((

Date: 2009-11-12 01:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] grace-engel.livejournal.com
nooo! those stories are my favorite thing in my google reader! i hope your hand feels better. :-(

Date: 2009-11-12 02:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com
Ah, thanks Grace! I'll be back to them soon. I'm glad you are enjoying the (very rough draft) story. :-)

Date: 2009-11-12 02:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] desayuno-ingles.livejournal.com
where is the tendonitis located? be as specific as possible.

Date: 2009-11-12 03:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com
Both my hands feel numb and warm, and the palms are sensitive to touch. Some of the finger joints are achey, but not as bad as yesterday. I feel like shaking my hands around to release the numbness. It feels like it's travelling into my wrist and down my arm. The left wrist is a bit achey too.

Date: 2009-11-12 03:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] desayuno-ingles.livejournal.com
Submerge arms (including hands) in icy water to just past the elbows, see if you can stand 3-5 minutes. It will be cold, then hurt, then get numb, keep holding on past the hurt part, it might hurt pretty bad. Do this 2x/day if possible.

Is the palm sensitivity just above the area where hand meets wrist?

Don't do motions that cause your wrists to deviate left or right (as in typing on a computer, you may have to have an LJ/FB moratorium for a few days) and don't rotate wrists around in circles, so shaking won't really help.

Date: 2009-11-12 04:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com
Can I go to the gym and do weights? I'll do what you said tonight! I might get Kevin to scroll and type on LJ/FB for me. :-)

Date: 2009-11-12 04:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] desayuno-ingles.livejournal.com
as long as you don't do arm workouts. haha! secretary kevin! hawt.

Date: 2009-11-12 05:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com
ah that sucks! :-(

I suppose I can go and run on the treadmill. What about swimming?

Date: 2009-11-12 05:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] desayuno-ingles.livejournal.com
anything that uses your forearms is contraindicated. you forgot to tell me where exactly the palm pain is.

Date: 2009-11-12 05:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com
When the hands are at rest, there is no pain. If I'm typing, like now, I get tiny little pain on some of the knuckles - like a pinch - and I can feel the nerve that runs from the top of the arms into the hands as if they were being pulled.

Date: 2009-11-12 08:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] desayuno-ingles.livejournal.com
What are the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome?


Symptoms usually start gradually, with frequent burning, tingling, or itching numbness in the palm of the hand and the fingers, especially the thumb and the index and middle fingers. Some carpal tunnel sufferers say their fingers feel useless and swollen, even though little or no swelling is apparent. The symptoms often first appear in one or both hands during the night, since many people sleep with flexed wrists. A person with carpal tunnel syndrome may wake up feeling the need to "shake out" the hand or wrist. As symptoms worsen, people might feel tingling during the day. Decreased grip strength may make it difficult to form a fist, grasp small objects, or perform other manual tasks. In chronic and/or untreated cases, the muscles at the base of the thumb may waste away. Some people are unable to tell between hot and cold by touch.

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What are the causes of carpal tunnel syndrome?


Carpal tunnel syndrome is often the result of a combination of factors that increase pressure on the median nerve and tendons in the carpal tunnel, rather than a problem with the nerve itself. Most likely the disorder is due to a congenital predisposition - the carpal tunnel is simply smaller in some people than in others. Other contributing factors include trauma or injury to the wrist that cause swelling, such as sprain or fracture; overactivity of the pituitary gland; hypothyroidism; rheumatoid arthritis; mechanical problems in the wrist joint; work stress; repeated use of vibrating hand tools; fluid retention during pregnancy or menopause; or the development of a cyst or tumor in the canal. In some cases no cause can be identified.

There is little clinical data to prove whether repetitive and forceful movements of the hand and wrist during work or leisure activities can cause carpal tunnel syndrome. Repeated motions performed in the course of normal work or other daily activities can result in repetitive motion disorders such as bursitis and tendonitis. Writer's cramp - a condition in which a lack of fine motor skill coordination and ache and pressure in the fingers, wrist, or forearm is brought on by repetitive activity - is not a symptom of carpal tunnel syndrome.


you need rest and to lengthen the muscles of your forearms. massage. if we can get on Skype video I can show you how to stretch the fascia of your forearms with minimal bending of the wrists. you should probably get an appt. with you GP so that you can be allowed rest from typing and using the mouse while at work.

Date: 2009-11-13 10:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com
Thanks babe, will read this more carefully over the weekend. I did the cold water in bucket dunk last night and it helped. xo

Date: 2009-11-12 08:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] desayuno-ingles.livejournal.com
also, a lot of people confuse muscle shortness or cramping with nerve problems. I'm not saying it isn't, but without being able to physically see the pathway you are talking about I can't assess whether or not it is a nerve issue.

Date: 2009-11-13 10:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com
Maybe when you are back I can book a paid session which includes an arm check up? ;-)

Date: 2009-11-12 05:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sublimevisions.livejournal.com
can i send u reiki?

Date: 2009-11-12 05:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com
I'd love that. Thank you!

Date: 2009-11-12 06:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sublimevisions.livejournal.com
i'll send some tonight.. given the time difference you'll be sleeping.. will you?

what time GMT do you go to bed , it's GMT -5 here

Date: 2009-11-13 10:49 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com
Did you send it to me last night? I woke up in the middle of the night thinking of you, and thinking that you might be sending me reiki at that moment! I tried to send some back to you then fell asleep. ;-)

Date: 2009-11-12 07:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] moveslikegiallo.livejournal.com
Oh, no. :(

My wrists have been killing me the last couple of days, I think I'm going to follow your very sensible example and have a day off, at least.

Hope you're feeling better soon!

Date: 2009-11-13 10:44 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com
In the grand scheme of things, I think our wrists are more important than completing NaNoWriMo! Ideally, next time I should take time off work - or have a job where I don't use computers so much - so I can pull it off. :-(

Hope you are feeling better too. I dunked my arms in cold water last night, like [livejournal.com profile] desayuno_ingles recommended (she knows about this stuff) and it really worked. I'm much better today.

Date: 2009-11-12 09:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] standardfeature.livejournal.com
Does your computer have voice recognition software? Cause that could be a good way to keep writing without having to actually write and you'd be able to tell how many words you had.

Date: 2009-11-13 10:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com
It might have - it's a brand new computer! Will investigate this weekend. Do you know some software names?

Date: 2009-11-13 02:23 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] standardfeature.livejournal.com
Oh I don't know. I think my Apple has it. I know it has that fun program where you type things and the computer voice says it back to you. That's fun for hours :D

Date: 2009-11-13 09:23 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bandaloop.livejournal.com
That is awful sorry to hear that. Is this a chronic tendinitis? Have you thought about using Speech-to-text software?
http://software.techrepublic.com.com/abstract.aspx?kw=speech+to+text&docid=726407&tag=content;leftCol

Date: 2009-11-13 10:53 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com
It's very rare for me, thankfully - it popped up this week because of excessive work during the day then NaNoWriMo at night. Hopefully it's not here to stay.

Date: 2009-11-13 09:53 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wink-martindale.livejournal.com
Okay, but only if we can re-enact Secretary the movie.

Date: 2009-11-13 10:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com
Kevin, stop faffing around the internet and get back to your NaNoWriMo!

Date: 2009-11-13 11:55 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wink-martindale.livejournal.com
Me faff? Never.

Date: 2009-11-13 11:24 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com
Qu'est-ce que c'est RSI?

Date: 2009-11-13 11:27 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] blu-bear.livejournal.com
Repetative Strain Injury. Something us musician folk know far too well!

Date: 2009-11-16 09:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] olamina.livejournal.com
I am running far behind on Nanowrimo because of other commitments. Maybe you can I have Nanowri-3 months or something?

Date: 2009-11-16 05:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com
Tell me about it! We need a NaNoWriYear to catch up.

Date: 2009-11-26 01:10 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] brokenhaze.livejournal.com
oh no :( how are you faring?
perhaps you need to get someone to type on your behalf!

Date: 2009-11-26 02:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] commonpeople.livejournal.com
Perhaps I should! Hands still hurting unfortunately... but I have four days off as of tomorrow so I'm staying away from computers and fingers crossed that will work. :-)

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