Tuesday, September 9, 2008

pins and needles

two weeks ago i was diagnosed with
carpal tunnel syndrome
and i'm not very happy about it.
my left thumb has been tingly all evening
and sometimes i awake in the morning to
painful and clumsy hands.

i thought only people who spent
their days typing got this disorder
but i was ignorant.

natually i've been reading online about cts
so that i can properly understand and deal with it.
tonight i came across this website
and this gem of a photo.



though he promises that
"the hand center will care for you,
just as i care for my own family"
i would not let this guy near my hands.
he's way too tan and way too excited
about that needle.

2 comments:

  1. not just the office types...you've spent years on an espresso machine and the such. that's just as much work on your poor wrists as a computer keyboard.

    rest up if you can.

    abs

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  2. I've seen those hand commercials for years. The guy is based on Houston. I just recently read about this: http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2008/06/paging_doctor_brown_no_not_the.php

    Pretty crazy. In all his commercials he talks about his kids and family. That's creepy.

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