Thursday, January 19, 2006
Well, one way to get over your boredom of knitting is to be told that you can't.
Check out the little piggy. If you dare.
Hey wow. Fingers are kind of gross.
On the left: a normal, wrinkly pinky
On the right: a fat, smooth pinky
The right pinky and ring finger are worse today, damnit. I think I might have ulnar tunnel syndrome. It is caused by a pinched ulnar nerve, due to occupational hazards such as sitting on butt and typing all the live long day. And knitting all the live long night. Knitting isn't explicitly mentioned, but I'm so sure it's not helping matters. Also I favor sleeping on my right side. Ulnar tunnel affects the pinky and ring fingers, not the thumb or others. Ding ding ding! The middle and index finger aren't swollen like I thought yesterday. Just cold.
I ruled out Raynaud's Syndrome. Even though I have much of the symptoms, I don't have temporary "attacks" and it doesn't affect the rest of my digits. This is more chronic and relegated to just my last two fingers.
I've taken heed and made an appt with the doctor tomorrow morning. And I was going to let this pass too. We'll see what she says. Who knows, maybe this time tomorrow afternoon I'll be typing a post with 9 fingers instead of 10. On the plus side, I'll have to learn how to knit continental for sure. Or to knit with my feet. Heh heh. Nervous laughter.
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