Cause and effect!

[prog]

(Tyiping this with left hand only.)

Bless all of you, and especially cnoocy for coming down hardest on forbidding me to type or mouse with my ouchy hand until I talk to a doctor. I have spent the last six hours playing xbox games, then board games, then Wii Fit. Arm still feels weird, but the pain is already mostly gone! Not gulping pain pills any more. I suspect a causal relationship.

Arm is less numb per se than sunburned-feeling. Kind of interesting.

Tomorrow, asking recepetionist at docs office where I should go for fast advice. One sick day is OK but i really cant stay off the keyboard for very long. A little antsy already. As you may have ascertained.

Comments

[mrmorse.livejournal.com]

Can I suggest that if you're looking at an arm injury related to computer use, playing XBox games may not be such a hot idea? Video game controllers are hard on your hands. They may be differently hard, but if you have a problem caused by typing or mousing, using a video game controller could be aggravating it.

[karlvonl.livejournal.com]

Different activities affect your muscles/nerves/posture/etc. in different ways. My RSI issue that started 3 years ago was caused and exacerbated solely by mouse use, but I could play PS2 games without issue. If the activity is not causing additional pain, and especially if the pain is lessening even while doing it, then it's probably OK.