I know carpal tunnel can be really bad. My friend's son has it really bad. At only 21, his hands were already numb because his dad wouldn't let him learn to drive so he couldn't go to the doctor and his dad wouldn't take him. He's finally moved out and learned to drive. His hands are better after he got a different job, but he's still got issues.
Have you tried learning to do speech-to-text? I hear it's quite a difficult transition for some folks, but once you get it, everything is a breeze after that. I keep meaning to take a series try at it. I did a few sentences one day, just to test it out, but didn't get too far. I need to really buckle down. It seems slower because the words don't appear on the screen as fast as when I type. But in the end, I can talk faster than I can type and I don't have to wait for it to catch up after ever sentence. lol I do need to figure out how much I can talk before it loses the thread, though. But then, when writing fiction, I have to stop and think a lot, so it will probably be fine. lol I just need to do it enough that I feel comfortable not watching the screen anymore. I hear that's the real sticky point -- watching the words slowly appear as you are talking can be really distracting, so they recommend you don't do that. I will for a bit, just to get a feel for things and to satisfy my curiosity. But hopefully, if I take this seriously, I can let go of that need with practice and really get going.
Hmmm...I know I talk a lot. And I can talk while doing things I can't do when typing like getting dressed or making dinner or whatever. I wonder if I could actually finish a project through speech-to-text or if being bored sitting there typing isn't the real problem. It's something to ponder and play with. Thank you! As usual, you've helped me with my writing YET AGAIN! You're the best!
schunujo I don't worry about NaNo or OctoPrep. I think that event is far enough in the future. I am bummed that I cannot garden this year. I've been typing and writing all this time with just one hand and three fingers so...
I am excited to get the pain level lessened. Then I found out from my daughter the other day that she suffers from carpal tunnel as well, but as is typical for her, she won't get it treated. The problem with that syndrome is if it gets too severe, you could actually lose total function of your hand. Now that is the worst case scenario of course. I am scared enough by that prospect, I'll endure a few more months of recovery pain to heal the problem.
Kåre Enga in MontanaWhen are you arriving back in Montana? And which airport? I'll be tied up for a few days after surgery. But I think once my husband goes back east to get our car, perhaps sometime in May we pray, I could make a road trip.
Wow! You have so much going on! I'm really sorry all of this is happening at the same time.
But I am super glad the doctor thinks he can fix you, even if you won't be good as new. But new things are too expensive anyway. I'm certainly glad you'll be in much less (hopefully no) pain in the (hopefully not too distant) future!
I've also had times when a specialist told me I should have seen him sooner. Well, maybe if I hadn't been required to get a referral...
The surgery timing sounds pretty good with a 6-month recovery time. You'll be pushing it for NaNo, but I think you can do it. After all, I need my best cheerleader out there! In truth, you have a big impact on my success in NaNo, but I could probably do it without you if I had to. Most importantly, I want YOU to be okay -- happy, healthy, and pain-free! If that means you miss a year of NaNo, so be it. YOU are more important.
Norma, it's good you have your surgery scheduled. I think you'll feel so much better with pain relief. My husband had carpal tunnel surgery and he is happy that his fingers don't go numb anymore.
Elycia Lee ☮ Try cutting back your plants. Then try dusting them gently. They breathe through the surface of the leaves.
I found this on Google about rubber plants:
Water when the soil is almost completely dry. ...
Spray with a mister every few days, they like to keep their leaves moist.
Place in a bright room, but keep away from super sunny windows to avoid sunburn Between 15°C to 25°C is their optimum temperature.
I never overwater them, but I think I'm underwatering them. The leaves are curling. When I put them out, their leaves burn. When I wipe them, lines appear on them... I really wanna start over, but I don't know how to... My rubber plants bottom stem leaves have dropped. Only the top is growing. For one of them, their baby leaf hasn't been growing for over 6 months now... Sounds like you've got quite the green finger there.
QPdoll It was good to be out and work in the garden. We were both tired after, but that's okay. Digging in dirt always helps. There is always dirt in our lives. We have to dig up through it to get to the shining world on the other side.
We finally got our car back from the collision repair today. It was gone exactly a month. It was good to see it again. Don't get me wrong, the rental car was nice, but it is better to have your own wheels back. I was sure I would wreck the rental and then where would we be? Yikes....
I saw something in the freezer section of the meat section of the grocery today. Made me laugh. Sounded hilarious for some reason. "Frozen goat chunks." Now really. FROZEN GOAT CHUNKS. Ha. Think of the possibility of that. It's not as hilarious as dried chunks of goat - instant goat - add water and a billy goat appears. But where is the market for frozen goat chunks in Billings, Montana? And no, we did not buy that package of frozen goodness.
I am still on the sleep deprivation schedule as ordered by the sleep doctor to remedy my sleeping problems. The jury is still out on this experiment. I seem to be fine until about midnight. Then I have a heck of a time staying awake until 2 AM. I am now able to add 15 minutes to my total. So I can now go to bed at 1:45 AM. I keep adding 15 minutes each week until I get to midnight. Then hubby wakes me at 7 AM. No naps, no resting. Boy, I say this is tough. But I seem to be sleeping at night. So perhaps the craziness is working.
I ran around the past few days passing out Southeast Montana promotional materials. I have posters about Covid-19, stickers and neck gaiters. All free, and all promoting how safe it is to be outdoors in our neck of the woods. So most people and businesses willingly take the freebies, no problem. Except the lady in the liquor store. She was a piece of work. "I can post this for a week." I say, "Fine, that's wonderful." She repeats, with a scowl "I can only post this for a week, it's my policy." I repeat, with a smile, "Fine. No problem." I start for the door. I don't care, actually, if she throws it in the garbage at this point. She gives me the evil stare. "Have a nice day!" I say as I walk out the door. I think she was having a really hard time, or needed a shot of something. But then I walked over to the hardware store and saw the hardware girl, my buddy, and then everything was just fine. She always makes me laugh.
A sign on the highway made me laugh. For Zoo Montana in Billings, they just got a sloth. Now Zoo Montana is small. A cool zoo that only has animals that naturally live at our latitude or above. So on the billboard, the sign is Zoo, with the sloth hanging from both Os, then Montana, so much fun. Under that: 'The sloth is here finally. He got here as fast as he could.' And a picture of it. So cute.
We roamed a little bit in Billings looking at the thrift stores for a desk. I need a desk for my work space. I currently have the laptop and all my writing information upstairs on a tray table. Not good. My hubby has a great big antique desk. I'm jealous. So I will wait and sometime one will arrive at the thrift store in town. I just have to be patient.
So everyone keep writing in OctoPrep. It's half over and NaNoWriMo will be here before you know it! It is due to snow here this weekend, so I know November is right around the corner.
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