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Dave Seidel :: Wavicle
Holons, nothing but holons.
Saturday, January 18, 2003
« Thanks, Joe »
before and after.... Dave Seidel: Carpal Tunnel Blues and Post Surgery Post. Wishing a speedy recovery... [jenett.radio]
Thanks, Joe!
« Post Surgery Post »
This is my first post-surgery post. Typing isn't too bad, in small doses. I never learned to touch-type, so the main difference until I get this cast removed is that I'm primarily using only one finger on my right hand (middle one) -- the other ones are too awkward. The most difficult thing is using a mouse, because of the way the cast curves over the palm of my hand, adding about an inch and a half of padding. Unless I angle my arm so that the elbow is pointed almost straight out to my right, the cast just pushes the mouse away from my as my hand comes down on it. I should have brought home my little optical mouse, which is much flatter than the big honker I'm using now.
The surgery experience was interesting. First time I'd ever been in an OR. The people (the nurses especially) were great, but it was very cold in there, and I really didn't enjoy the sensations coming from the procedure itself. The surgical site itself was well numbed out, although they had to add some additional lidocaine about half way through to deepen the anaesthesia. But there was a tourniquet on my forearm to minimize the blood flow, so the arm and the rest of the hand got more and more uncomfortable as the surgeon proceeded. Fortunately, it went pretty quickly, and thankfully there was a little curtain up so that I couldn't see what they were doing.
So now the challenge is to work with the temporary limitations caused by the cast and the discomfort. The part I most appreciate is that it forces me to pay closer attention to actions that are usually routine and mechanical. I have to think through my actions more carefully and I'm learning to use my left hand more. Previously common-place things like turning a door knob, opening a jar, or spreading butter on toast are no longer as simple as they used to be. To me, this is generally more interesting than it is frustrating. But I have some strange interests.
Time for another Percoset.
Holons, nothing but holons.
Saturday, January 18, 2003« Thanks, Joe »
before and after.... Dave Seidel: Carpal Tunnel Blues and Post Surgery Post. Wishing a speedy recovery... [jenett.radio]
Thanks, Joe!
« Post Surgery Post »
This is my first post-surgery post. Typing isn't too bad, in small doses. I never learned to touch-type, so the main difference until I get this cast removed is that I'm primarily using only one finger on my right hand (middle one) -- the other ones are too awkward. The most difficult thing is using a mouse, because of the way the cast curves over the palm of my hand, adding about an inch and a half of padding. Unless I angle my arm so that the elbow is pointed almost straight out to my right, the cast just pushes the mouse away from my as my hand comes down on it. I should have brought home my little optical mouse, which is much flatter than the big honker I'm using now.
The surgery experience was interesting. First time I'd ever been in an OR. The people (the nurses especially) were great, but it was very cold in there, and I really didn't enjoy the sensations coming from the procedure itself. The surgical site itself was well numbed out, although they had to add some additional lidocaine about half way through to deepen the anaesthesia. But there was a tourniquet on my forearm to minimize the blood flow, so the arm and the rest of the hand got more and more uncomfortable as the surgeon proceeded. Fortunately, it went pretty quickly, and thankfully there was a little curtain up so that I couldn't see what they were doing.
So now the challenge is to work with the temporary limitations caused by the cast and the discomfort. The part I most appreciate is that it forces me to pay closer attention to actions that are usually routine and mechanical. I have to think through my actions more carefully and I'm learning to use my left hand more. Previously common-place things like turning a door knob, opening a jar, or spreading butter on toast are no longer as simple as they used to be. To me, this is generally more interesting than it is frustrating. But I have some strange interests.
Time for another Percoset.