[subego]

Or something similarly related to my atrocious ergonomics.

I'm excited because my thumb feeling like it's asleep all the time probably isn't:

A brain tumor.
Heart disease.
Diabetes.

So, share the little thrills you get from being a hypochondriac.

[Eriamjh]

I think that's a pinched nerve. What does Wikipedia say about CT?

[Eug]

I was getting problems with my right elbow. So, I switched my mice for all my computers to the left side of the keyboard.

It was hard at first, but now I'm used to it.

Usually, the best solution for overuse syndromes is to stop using. Go see a doc, but it does indeed sound like it could be carpal tunnel. In the meantime, stop using that hand as much as possible.

[Dakar V]

Originally Posted by subego 

Or something similarly related to my atrocious ergonomics.

I'm excited because my thumb feeling like it's asleep all the time probably isn't:

A brain tumor.
Heart disease.
Diabetes.

So, share the little thrills you get from being a hypochondriac.

Blame the PL lounge.

[subego]

Originally Posted by Eug 

Usually, the best solution for overuse syndromes is to stop using.

That's how I'm diagnosing myself.

I've changed things up a bit and it's more or less gone away. I'm guessing that angling my wrist differently wouldn't have much effect on a tumor.

[Eug]

Originally Posted by subego 

That's how I'm diagnosing myself.

I've changed things up a bit and it's more or less gone away. I'm guessing that angling my wrist differently wouldn't have much effect on a tumor.

You should still go see a doc though.

[subego]

Originally Posted by Dakar V 

Blame the PL lounge.

That was going to be my "I'm pretty sure I have goiters" thread.

Where do I send the check for that setup?

[Eug]

I have a T-shirt for you:

[finboy]

Originally Posted by Eriamjh 

I think that's a pinched nerve. What does Wikipedia say about CT?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeQuervain%27s_disease

or this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamekeeper%27s_thumb

It goes hand in hand with CT, though. I got it from using powerbook keyboards back in the old days (and the keyboard on a Compaq 286). Best advice for either: switch up a lot. Don't use the same mouse, keyboard, etc. for more than a couple of days at a time.

[subego]

Originally Posted by Eug 

You should still go see a doc though.

That is good advice.

[KeriVit]

I thought I might have until I switched to a trackball, then the symptoms went away.

Now, speaking of self-diagnosis, I've had every disease in the book thanks to WebMD!

[shifuimam]

You know how when you hold a pen or pencil on a regular basis, you develop a small callus on your middle finger where it presses into the side of the writing utensil?

I noticed that callus one day (it used to be a LOT bigger, back when I was in primary school and couldn't type everything) when I was like 12.

I thought I had a tumor in my finger and I was going to die.

Yeah. I'm retarded.

[brassplayersrock²]

Originally Posted by shifuimam 

You know how when you hold a pen or pencil on a regular basis, you develop a small callus on your middle finger where it presses into the side of the writing utensil?

I noticed that callus one day (it used to be a LOT bigger, back when I was in primary school and couldn't type everything) when I was like 12.

I thought I had a tumor in my finger and I was going to die.

Yeah. I'm retarded.

says the one that's switching to a zune when her iPod dies.

[hyteckit]

Excessive masturbation. Switch hands.

[sek929]

What if he uses both?

[finboy]

Originally Posted by hyteckit 

Excessive masturbation. Switch hands.

If you switch hands correctly, you can (no sh*t) GAIN A STROKE.