In case you hadn’t noticed, this site is on hiatus for medical reasons.
The pain in my wrists has not gone away. Actually, it got worse. Now that I’m keeping away from keyboards and mice as much as possible, the situation is a bit better.
My bet is that I have some form of RSI – I say it’s pretty mild, as I can still type, but my employer says serious, as the prospect of sick leave is looming up if nothing is done. For those of you in the US particularly, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is just one of the forms RSI can take, and I’m pretty sure I don’t have CTS.
Why do I have this? Nobody knows for sure, for the moment. Probably a combination of bad posture and long-time overuse of my body to make it do things it isn’t supposed to be doing (playing with mice and keyboards). Probably my nerves and tendons protesting pretty loudly. I have an appointment with a neurologist in a couple of weeks. We’ll see what he says.
I’ve ordered a whole bunch of ergonomical equipment at work, and I’m keeping an eye on my posture in front of the computer, as well as inserting a little bit of light excercise into my life. I’m waiting for my speech recognition program any day now.
If you have even mild pains in your elbows and wrists while or after using the computer (especially your “mouse wrist”), please don’t wait until it hurts “enough” to take it seriously and see a doctor. I had mild pains in my wrists and elbows for ages before they became so acute I just had to stop typing (over a few weeks’ time). The RSI mailing list is a great source of information.
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J’hésite entre “soigne-toi bien”, “reviens-nous vite”, “bonne chance” ou bien “bon ben
j’attendrai”.
En fait, ce sera tout ça en même temps.
J’ai hâte de vous savoir toi et tes poignets de nouveau en bonne santé !
Meme chose… Prends bien soin de toi et reviens-nous vite plus en forme que jamais!
Bon courage.
Sorry to hear that the web is byting back (oh dear, poor joke there…). Do you get “dead
mouse hand” as well, where your mouse hand goes cold, thanks to leaning on the desk when
browsing for a long time? Or is that just me?
Here is the first dictated comment I’m producing on the site. I still have trouble with
e-mail addresses and moving the mouse around everywhere, but dictation works pretty well.
Prends soin de toi, Stéphanie, et donne nous des nouvelles à propos de ce nouveau logiciel que
tu utilises.
Ce genre de problème peut en effet devenir très sérieux, même si souvent les médecins n’y
croient pas du tout. J’ai eu un problème comme ça il y a plusieurs années et je ne pouvais
plus du tout lever le bras droit sans grimacer de douleur. J’ai dû prendre une pause de
travail de 3 semaines et une ergonome est venu changer tout mon poste de travail. Depuis, je
m’efforce d’écrire des articles et de faire des chroniques sur le sujet à la télé quand
l’occasion se présente pour essayer de sensibiliser les gens à propos du RSI. Le travail
répétitif peut être plus fatiguant qu’il n’en a l’air.
Je te souhaite un prompt rétablissement
Sinon une page sur R.S.I (http://eeshop.unl.edu/rsi.html)
J'hésite entre “soigne-toi bien”, “reviens-nous vite”, “bonne chance” ou bien “bon ben
j'attendrai”.
En fait, ce sera tout ça en même temps.
J'ai hâte de vous savoir toi et tes poignets de nouveau en bonne santé !