Apologies and stuff

[joflasher]

To those of you whom I haven't been getting back to, I'm not ignoring you on purpose. A combination of work hell, house hunting, apartment hunting and RSI flare up has combined to keep me out of touch and off of the computer at home.

pancua, I am sorry I didn't make it to your birthday party. I had a migrain that wouldn't quit and I made the mistake of thinking "it'll go away even if I don't sleep on it". I was wrong. I am sorry for missing the last B Street bash and your birthday both.


For the record, RSI SUCKS! I'm to the point where I'm heat wrapping my arms every other night and I can't get through a heavy typing day without pain killers. I HATE living on pain killers. Its my fault, though. All of my various fidget toys died before the beginning of the New Year and I didn't replace them. Now I'm paying for it.

I've gotten a little barbell weight to do therapy at work when I'm not typing and that seems to be helping. I need to replace my 1lb squeezy ball, though.

Comments

[tg2k.livejournal.com]

I ended up in physical therapy last year, and got more ergonomic equipment at work. I still have it flaring up because I just can't get into the habit of doing the exercises I need to do. It's about building up endurance in the affected muscles, not strength, and of course stretching properly and taking breaks. Still, at the end of the PT, I was feeling over 90%, which is really good. I don't know if your workplace/MA has similar laws and programs as here, but you could talk to HR and see if they'll set you up on worker's comp to get the therapy and equipment you need.