carpal tunnel syndrome,oh NO!!

**ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88** · 10-31-2006, 01:47

Hey,

I got carpal tunnel syndrome. I like to see my .orgah's advice and stories about stuff.

If you guys got any good advice/stories, tell me, advice helps me, stories entertain me, and I be asking my doctor, don't want to do something bad from you guys and stuff (j/k)

**Reverend Joe** · 10-31-2006, 03:49

Why are you posting?!

**Sasaki Kojiro** · 10-31-2006, 03:52

Type with your nose.

**Csargo** · 10-31-2006, 06:58

Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro

Type with your nose.

And your tongue too. Then take a picture of it and post it here so we can all laugh at your misfortune.

**CountArach** · 10-31-2006, 07:50

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome hey? Been looking at the Babe Thread a bit too much me thinks

**Andres** · 10-31-2006, 09:43

Originally Posted by CountArach

Been looking at the Babe Thread a bit too much me thinks

In that case, he should be happy he only got the carpal tunnel syndrome...

Priapism is much nastier... I heard

**Puzz3D** · 10-31-2006, 14:31

Originally Posted by {BHC}KingWarman888

I got carpal tunnel syndrome. I like to see my .orgah's advice and stories about stuff.

Maybe you've just got tendonitis and it's not yet full blown carpal tunnel syndrome. You have to be careful with this or it can become a chronic carpal tunnel condition necessitating surgery for relief. If it's just tendonitis, it will get better if you rest your wrist, but it could take weeks of rest. This means no computer gaming until it gets better.

If your injury is related to the mouse and playing a lot of MP games, you can do some things that will help prevent injury to your wrist. Get a light weight mouse with easy to push buttons. I use a wired optical mouse. Wireless mice are too heavy to push around. Then even more importantly, get a small table that's just below the height of your elbow when you are seated at the computer and put the mousepad and mouse on that. This means using a chair that doesn't have arms. If your chair has arms, you could get a mousepad that can be mounted on the arm of the chair. Don't use a mousepad with a wrist rest because they tend to cause you to flex your wrist when you move the mouse. You should move the mouse by moving your shoulder and elbow, and keep your wrist straight. You can also increase the mouse sensitivity so that you don't have to physically move the mouse as far.

Good luck, and definitely follow your doctor's advice.

BTW, heat isn't going to help if the problem is pressure on the nerve because heat will just cause more swelling. You should use cold. If it's just strained tendons, heat might help. A wrist brace will help initially, but it alone isn't a solution because your wrist will get weaker the longer you use the brace which will make your wrist more prone to injury.

**The Spartan (Returns)** · 11-01-2006, 03:25

Originally Posted by {BHC}KingWarman888

entertain me

im sure these insane posts will cheer you up.

especially my presence.

**ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88** · 11-01-2006, 15:47

Originally Posted by The Spartan

im sure these insane posts will cheer you up.

especially my presence.

Yay! Entertain me during my Math Class

Takes my mind off my sore wrists....soreness...pain...

**Big King Sanctaphrax** · 11-01-2006, 18:38

In that case, he should be happy he only got the carpal tunnel syndrome...

Priapism is much nastier... I heard

As arousing as some of the babe thread ladies might be, I don't think any of them are going to be able to give you priapism unless they feed you a vast overdose of viagra.

**Reverend Joe** · 11-01-2006, 18:52

I just happened to look up Priapism.

I saw the words "erection" and "gangrene" and stopped reading.

I'm going to go sit in a corner and cry.

**Big King Sanctaphrax** · 11-01-2006, 19:00

It takes several hours before that happens, and I'm pretty sure most blokes would have the sense to see a doctor before that.

You'd better hope the drugs they give you work, though, because the surgical interventions they do after that are decidedly unpleasant.