Ever Hurt Yourself...

[Chu]

... With a mouse?

The people in my family naturally have weak joints; my mom has carpel tunnel. I've been dealing with aching fingers and an aching wrist and forearm for a few days, and Raz and I came to the conclusion that no, it's not from writing or typing. Each of my sore points are pressure points for when I get on the internet and use my mouse. My hands are kind of aching now. Because of this, and the fact that I can't go to the doctor for a few weeks (In which time I'll get checked for anxiety, an iron deficiency, and asthma. Yay!) I probably won't be on the computer much, which sucks because this week I don't have much homework at all so I'll be bored out of my mind, wearing a brace (Those things are hard to write in!) watching television after school every day. :/

So my body is basically falling apart. Of course it doesn't help that my family and I always switch off with a "Oh, there's nothing wrong!" attitude about everything, and it was put off forever. I just really hope that this can be fixed, because I was in tears when trying to write History notes the other night.

I may or may not get on to see responses. XD But I wanted to inform everyone of my current situation but post a somewhat usefull thread. Share what stupid things you've done to yourself that you would've never imagined would actually hurt you.

[newdivision]

I go on the computer a looooot so yeah, that is a stupid injury I do to myself. Once school starts I won't, though.

[Veriantor]

If you are on the computer alot and using a mouse after a while your hand or wrist even figures can get stiff and sore. I spend most of my time on my laptop and the mouse on laptops are different then the ones on the other computers. You can get a regular mouse for your laptop. I switch once in a while so I get a less chance of getting hurt.

[Weaseldale]

One time during Gym last year I turned while I was running and my back hurt. At first I just thought my back was sore. Considering how inactive I am, it made sense. I was switching to Health for two weeks anyway, so I thought nothing of it.

Two weeks later and I couldn't sit down because trying to stand up again made me cry. I finally went to my mom the next day about it, because even walking hurt by then. When we got to the doctors it turned out I just had a kidney infection. I got excused from gym for two days, and after that I was fine.

I understand about putting stupid stuff off until the last minute because you have a 'it's all okay!' attitude about everything. Even though I should have realized something was wrong within the first few days, I waited until I could barely walk to worry about it.

[BubbleTrouble]

Aw poor Chuwie.

I give myself headaches being on this laptop too long sometimes, but I can't live without it, it's like my child!

My Mom suffers from fibromyalgia (I think that's how it's spelt) which is basically deterioration of the muscle tissue, it gives her a lot of pain.I'm a little scared because I think it may run in the family, the only other person who I think had it though was my half Great Aunt.

[Lux-Vertas]

Usually through Stupidity, though my Dad and I are Yet to get RSI (but I use a tablet!)

[Hiroku]

I had one leap of the table and maul my face off. . . then melt into the cavities of my skull. . . Then again I was having a bad acid trip >_>

[Raven-Hollow]

I'm developing carpal tunnel so it does hurt to use the computer, mouse and keyboard... but I have to do it as I work on a computer for my job and I'm a trial mod in my free time on another site. o_0 I love the computer and the pain is mostly bearable; sometimes it does get too bad though and that is when I shut down and go read. :P

[sychobunny]

All I get is headaches because I can't find my glasses, but that is computer+reading problems, not mouse problems. And I don't use a mouse. That might help.

Hope you feel better soon!

[Nyaro]

I used to have a lot of problems with wrist/arm pain from mousing. I'm not actually sure why it's pretty much stopped lately. I'm trying to figure out what I did online back then that I don't do now (with no success).

I still have occasional problems if I've really been online for a long time. But my main trouble now is back pain if I sit slouched too long in front of my compy. In some ways, that hurts more than the wrist used to. >.>

[Graymalkin]

There is this program that I am going to try out for NaNoWriMo next year it comes around in November, which times out at intervals you told it to, and shows you excercises and stretches to do to prevent these sorts of things. I have bad circulation, so I get a hand almost as cold as an ice cube when I am done on the computer, and I get crapmed up and my back gets sore. I pay no heed to this generally seeing as I get random pains for no reason half the time. I am typing fast so if there are mistakes forgive me, I have a math class in seriously two minutes. So, I do random things to get myself hurt, not on purpose but I do tend to get hurt. Anyways, yeah I shall post again later. I hope you feel better hun!

[Chu]

I wore a brace for a while and I'm feeling a bit better. ^^; Hopefully I can go to the doctor soon though because I need to get a lot of things checked out.

[Kira Bella]

I cut my self on the tv remote last night. Like bad enough that I needed to actually put gauze and such on it. o____o

No clue how, just did it.

OH. And I was washing dishes the other night, and flipped a switch to turn on the overhead light, and the light switch was apperently short circuited, because it shocked the crap outta my hand... Wet fingers, electricfied light switches.. not. Cool.

But I do hope you get better hun. I need you back to chat with me! I have to get some posts down on here again, and get my activity back up. I feel like I hurt Mido by leaving xD

[The Unforgettable Fire]

so thats why my arm,wrist,and fingers hurt lol I think I need to get a brace or something to put on my wrist cause when it hurts its bad I dont know I gots loads of problems lol

I get a lot of paper cuts and the other day I was caring a bowl of soup to my room and as soon as I put it down I felt a sting on my finger I had a paper cut a paper cut from a bowl of soup XD its so weird lol

[DistortedBrwain]

Well I dunno if the mouse causes it, have been having owie wrists since I was a kid and did not go behing the compy yet so yeah.
Docs first though I had ganglion cysts, turned out to be bone, so they tested me on carpal tunnel syndrome, dont have it, now I am gonna get tested for carpal bos and midcarpal instability and all that jazz. x3
My wrists can be a real pain the but and stupid braces suck since my wrists only get weaker from it. ANd yeah I work in the health sector as a nurse so it is not very hygienic, so I really hope they finally find what is causing it and that I can get rid of it. sometimes my wrists lock up and are so painfull I can barely use them. x3