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proud patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-31-07 03:01 PM
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weird things you've done to DU through an injury?
I hurt my shoulder and am in a sling ...

I'm typing with one hand and have a book on my lap
with my tracker ball halfway in my sling ..

I don't think I could DU if I had a mouse though.
thank goodness for the tracker ball...
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catmandu57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-31-07 03:14 PM
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1. Last summer when my rotator cuff tore
there were times I had to lift and support my right hand with my left in order to type. My fingers worked fine, I just didn't have the strength in my shoulder to lift my hand.
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proud patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-31-07 05:50 PM
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2. I knew I wasn't alone
:hug: how's the rotator cuff now ?
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catmandu57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-01-07 07:30 AM
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5. Almost normal
I had to let it heal on it's own, still a little popping and cracking and limited motion, but I can live with it. Thanks for asking.
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Evoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-31-07 07:45 PM
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3. Twisted my ankle.
Had to keep it elevated, so I put it up akwardly on a bed near my computer, while I twisted my top half to type. Here is a pic of the ankle, btw.



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mopinko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-31-07 09:55 PM
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4. rotator cuff here, too.
it is a little better, but i am having a fibro attack in my right arm, starting in my rotator cuff, and going all the way to my carpal tunnel.
for a while there i just couldn't type. learning to mouse with my left hand. it has been almost 6 weeks, and it is making me crazy not to come here and bitch about it. feeling so cut off.

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