UbiquitousBubba


It's almost like a skiing vacation... where I fell and hurt my wrist

I would say so.

You have my my sympathy though normally Carpel Tunnel results in pain in the hand.
 
The thumb, index and ring fingers can feel numb, or like they are on fire.  It can also feel like sulphuric acid has been injected under the skin of the hand.

Well thats my personal experience both paws you peeps just don not understand how much vibration there is when using a light sabre. 

sucks.
I used to get it and switched to a Trackball instead of a mouse and it worked a treat

Wookiee


You have my my sympathy though normally Carpel Tunnel results in pain in the hand.
 
The thumb, index and ring fingers can feel numb, or like they are on fire.  It can also feel like sulphuric acid has been injected under the skin of the hand.

Well thats my personal experience both paws you peeps just don not understand how much vibration there is when using a light sabre. 

That's how a friend of mine described it.


Maybe Bubba has repetitive stress (i.e. tennis elbow)?

I used to get and still do some numbness in my hands. Usually worse after a long hard session on my bike.

I saw a Dr. about it a few years ago, he sent me to hospital to have some x-rays while someone else pulled me about a bit (not a tasty nurse unfortunately).

The hospital said my Dr. would be in touch when the results came back. I'm assuming it must be the worlds slowest X-ray machine or it was nothing much to worry about because that was about 6 years ago and I haven't heard anything since.

My hands are now nowhere near as bad as they used to be though. Only thing I've changed is my diet.

FastBikerBoy

The hospital said my Dr. would be in touch when the results came back. I'm assuming it must be the worlds slowest X-ray machine or it was nothing much to worry about because that was about 6 years ago and I haven't heard anything since.

I could hardly walk about 8 months ago. My left leg swelled up twice it's normal size. Went to the doctor, he said it was a blood clot, sent me to the hospital right away for an ultrasound. The nurse said the doctor would call me within an hour with the results.

Still haven't heard from him.

Leg still swollen, just not quite as bad.

Hip is killing me.

What do you do.

*uck it.

Bub

FastBikerBoy

The hospital said my Dr. would be in touch when the results came back. I'm assuming it must be the worlds slowest X-ray machine or it was nothing much to worry about because that was about 6 years ago and I haven't heard anything since.

I could hardly walk about 8 months ago. My left leg swelled up twice it's normal size. Went to the doctor, he said it was a blood clot, sent me to the hospital right away for an ultrasound. The nurse said the doctor would call me within an hour with the results.

Still haven't heard from him.

Leg still swollen, just not quite as bad.

Hip is killing me.

What do you do.

*uck it.

That's a really scary story Bub, I've had three clotting incidents, two resulting in pulmonary embolisms, one of those even after they put a filter in to prevent clots migrating from my legs to my lungs.  My first was similar in that I went to a walk in clinic (I was young at the time and had no insurance at the time) and when the doctor saw me he immediately had the nurse call the hospital to have a venogram done as soon as possible.  I ended up in the hospital for well over a month and a half for that first incident.

Given all the medical problems I've had I don't let doctors get away with shoddy service.  If a doctor does not provide me quality care, I'll find a new physician.  

I hope it has resolved itself, and nothing comes of it.

UB, from the sounds of it, you may be suffering from Ulnar Palsy. This can be aggravated by resting your wrists on the table when you type or mouse.

Since I've programmed for over 40 years, that means I've also been using some kind of computer for that long, however it's "only " been during the last 30 years that I've had to use a mouse so I use the trackball type (currently one with a thumb-ball) so I don't get carpal tunnel syndrome.  So far it has worked!

I've had some clots.  I was lucky that the clots were in my arteries instead of my veins.  That's what killed that rapper a few months ago.  I'm doing the low-dose baby aspirin these days.  The doctors and nurses tell me that everyone should be getting up and walking around for 10 minutes out of every hour to avoid the clots.  Sometimes, we can't help it, but if we all remember to do it more often it should help to avoid a lot of those problems.  

Best wishes and good health to all.