Hello, pain

I've had tendonitis in both shoulders for years, from two separate mishaps long ago. And like every practitioner of our brave modern lifestyle of staring at screens while idly mousing for hours at a time, I've had small bouts of RSI pain.

But for the last couple of weeks I've suddenly been experiencing the worst RSI pain of my life. Basically, I've got constant and often unmanageable pain in my entire right arm, from the shoulder down to the back of my hand. For a great deal of this time I've found it nearly impossible to type more than a few words. Needless to say, my sleep patterns are a wreck.

I've seen my GP; I've got a referral to a good physical therapist, and I've got painkillers and muscle relaxants which help somewhat (although not without side effects). But obviously this is putting a crimp in my ability to do anything that involves using a computer, like for instance answering email. Not that I'm a world champion at keeping up with email at the best of times, but right now the situation is extreme.

Comments are closed, not because I'm ungrateful for suggestions, but because I've already got as much advice as I can deal with. I just want to make it known that I'm temporarily dragging one wing, and that I'm going to be slower than usual on various fronts as a result.