Carpal Tunnel Makes Me Feel Like Darth Vader!

One of the recommended treatments for carpal tunnel is to wear wrist splints while you sleep, while you type, and other times you’re using your wrists.  I’m wearing a Futuro splint on each hand at night, at work, and various times during the day and feel like half man/half machine.  Now I know what Darth Vader must have felt like with all that gear on!

The good news is I had some nerve tests on Friday and there is no permanent nerve damage. I still have numbness and pain which hopefully be controlled by rest and treatment. If I don’t improve the next step is to try cortisone shots and I’d like to avoid that.  The final step would be surgery to remove a band of tissue from around the median nerve to relieve the pressure and I really hope to avoid that.

It’s strange having to avoid being on the computer when you’re on it all the time, I’m going through a bit of computer withdrawal.  At least I can catch up on some of the personal finance books I’ve been accumulating but haven’t had a chance to read.

Thanks to everyone who’s sent their well wishes!  I have an old copy of Dragon Naturally Speaking and am going to fire it up thanks to the suggestions of some friends and readers.  I’m also going to check out a book on chronic pain the Happy Rock recommended, thanks for the tip!

Ben Edwards, the founder of Money Smart Life, saved up enough to buy a Nintendo back when he was 12 years old. When he used the money to buy shares of Wal-Mart stock instead, he knew he wasn't like the other kids... His addiction to personal finance has paid off for his family and now he's helping you to afford the life that you want. Check him out on the web at Google Plus, Twitter and Facebook.

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