sympathy here

[wryter2000]

pinched nerve...typing w my left hand

for dinner, i imagine i can fry 2 chicken thighs and bake a tater

no veggies in the house, and i'm not going shopping :-(

[spindrifter]

1. Boo-hoo.

How long is the nerve going to put you out?

[wryter2000]

2. not sure

the doctor told me to call back in a week if its not getting better...wear the collar 10 - 14 days

[bettyellen]

3. poor baby. where's the nerve?

are they recommending any massage... or heat and ice?
hope you feel better. :(

[politicat]

4. Oh no! Poor Wryter! Here's a possible help...

Won't do much good till monday, but you won't have to go buy vegetables...

http://www.planetorganics.com/index.asp

They deliver.

[wryter2000]

6. thanks

if im not well enough to try a short outing tomorrow, i'll give them a try. plus, a friend nearby will help

[NMDemDist2]

5. ....

awww poor baby, that sucks!

very careful and gingerly :hug: for ya

now get thee to a heating pad and rest!

[wryter2000]

7. thanks, everyone

nerve in my neck...pain in the shouler and arm...brace seems to be helping

[babylonsister]

8. Ouch! I'm sorry you're

not feeling well, wryter2000. Take care of yourself and will that nerve to relax! :hi:

[mike_c]

9. take ibuprofen if you haven't already....

1000 mg twice a day-- that's usually 5 pills twice a day (most OTC brands are 200 mg each). Unless you're allergic to aspirin or ibuprofen, of course. It really helps with the inflammation at the "pinch" site.

Hope you feel better soon!

[Stinky The Clown]

10. Time, sadly, is the only real cure. Hope it goes quickly.

Do you have a deadline for a writing piece in the midst of all this? One handed typing under pressure will just put more stress on the good hand.

Take it all slow and easy ..... and allow yourself to be cared for.

[wryter2000]

12. No deadlines

Lots of stuff I should be doing. Obviously, I'm doing better today. :) Still, I'm taking it easy.

The doctor was nice enough to give me vicodin :evilgrin:, but I'm being verrrrry stingy with those. Don't want to get dependent.

[Stinky The Clown]

14. Stuff like Vicodin scares the shit out of me ......

I satill have 17 of the 20 I was given a few months back for my broken/abscessed tooth. I was offered a second prescription by the oral surgeon after the tooth got yanked, but declined that. I hate taking strong drugs. My dearest friend got hooked badly on scrip meds because of his back. The long and short of that was a month long hospital stay to kick the monkey off his back.

I know a few vicodin won't give that result, but still .... I like drawing my sand lines in the safe zone! :)

[wryter2000]

15. I know what you mean

I'm very leery of pain meds myself. However, in 2001, a doctor gave me 10 vicodins for gout (man, does that hurt!). I still had half a pill left last week, so I figure I know how to handle the stuff. I've taken no more than two a day, when the largest possible does is about 12.

At the very least, I figure you're not getting cured if you're just dulling the pain. I'd rather have some pain to keep me from turning the wrong way than be doped up on something.

[eleny]

11. Aw, jeez...

I hope you feel better very soon.

[chefgirl]

13. Ouch!!

I feel for ya!! Thats a terrible kind of pain. You can't sit right or lie down right or do just about anything without it tweaking.

Just think, though...You're typing better with one hand than lots of people do with both hands full functional!! (including me, apparently)

Hope you feel better soon. :)

-chef-

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