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Just an extra nudge for those who are participating, but haven't joined the community yet *cough* It's excerpt day today! Get over there and show me your sexy, sexy words.

I'll admit I've not made a whole lot of progress this week. I went to the doctor this morning about my new and interesting arm pains, and he's sending me to a physio to make sure it's not carpal tunnel syndrome. In the mean time I have to make a note of where the pains are and what they're like, and I apparently need to be more specific than just EVERYWHERE! PAINFUL!, which was sort of how our appointment went. Didn't help that I fell over again on the way to the doctor, because winter is not my friend, and I have no suitable footwear for ice and snow... yet. Soon I will be the proud owner of these!:
 


 

And then I will laugh in the face of Cambridge's treacherous, unsalted pavements.


on 2010-12-01 03:42 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] esssjay.livejournal.com
Those are the best boots ever - gorgeous :-)

on 2010-12-01 04:44 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] naomi-jay.livejournal.com
I can't wait to get them! I'll be safe and stylish :)

on 2010-12-01 04:43 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] out-totheblack.livejournal.com
I have a friend with those. They are truly smexy. I have/had carpel tunnel in both wrists. Wrist braces helped immensely!

on 2010-12-01 04:45 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] naomi-jay.livejournal.com
Really? I have a brace for my right wrist, but my last physiotherapist warned me against using it too much because it might make things worse! God, it gets so complicated...

on 2010-12-01 04:48 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] out-totheblack.livejournal.com
I don't know why he would say that. The brace hurts a little to begin with because it is pushing everything back in the proper place.

Was it the structured one with the formed metal bar through the palm (what I had) or a neoprene thing?

on 2010-12-01 04:56 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] naomi-jay.livejournal.com
A neoprene one. Maybe a structured one would be okay?

on 2010-12-01 05:54 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] out-totheblack.livejournal.com
Mine looked more like this http://www.amazon.com/Wrist-Brace-Splint-Medium-Right/dp/B0006GDAMS/ref=sr_1_2?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1291225763&sr=1-2

The metal strut put the wrist up at the right angle. The tabs allowed you to fit it as snug as you needed. It was adjustable around the thing too so it fit right around the hand.

Like I said, this kind puts your hand at the right angle and squishes your forearm bones where they are supposed to be to relieve the pressure on the carpel tunnel, so it is a bit uncomfortable while things are readjusting. If your hand is going numb, though, it is probably too tight.

on 2010-12-01 05:54 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] out-totheblack.livejournal.com
lol, that was adjustable around the "thumb".

on 2010-12-02 10:28 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] naomi-jay.livejournal.com
Lol, thanks! I'll look into getting one. If nothing else, it might be better for my right arm than the neoprene one.

on 2010-12-01 04:45 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] out-totheblack.livejournal.com
Oh, and actually what helped the most was an ergonomic keyboard. There was a world of difference almost immediately.

on 2010-12-01 04:46 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] naomi-jay.livejournal.com
Oh, cool. I can probably get work to pay for one of those!

on 2010-12-01 04:51 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] out-totheblack.livejournal.com
That's where mine is; that's where I type the most. Also, if you use a laptop watch putting all your weight across the underside of your wrists. When the laptop is on the table, I find that is where weight is and my hands will start going numb. If the laptop is in my lap, my hands and wrists are okay.

on 2010-12-01 04:55 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] naomi-jay.livejournal.com
Yep, I find the exact same thing with my laptop. My doctor lectures me about how I should always be at a desk, but I am so much more comfortable on the sofa with the laptop on my lap.

on 2010-12-01 04:48 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] dwg.livejournal.com
Dude, those boots are amazing. You should wear them even when it's not snowing.

on 2010-12-01 04:55 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] naomi-jay.livejournal.com
I probably will! Around the house too.

on 2010-12-01 04:53 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] craving-vintage.livejournal.com
Those kind of boots are so popular now. I haven't seen that pattern. Love 'em! :)

on 2010-12-01 04:55 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] naomi-jay.livejournal.com
I spent ages looking for a pair that weren't just plain black or green, but were still affordable. I'm a bit over-excited about these, lol.

on 2010-12-01 05:56 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] craving-vintage.livejournal.com
I've seen some plaid ones. I LOVE plaid!

on 2010-12-02 10:29 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] naomi-jay.livejournal.com
It was a toss-up between these or black with pink roses.

on 2010-12-02 07:35 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] craving-vintage.livejournal.com
I think I'd prefer the red. I'm not much of a girly-girl or pink girl. Well, it depends on what it is. lol

on 2010-12-03 08:31 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] naomi-jay.livejournal.com
Me either, normally, and then every so often I have a crazy moment and buy something pink!

Is that Katy Perry in your icon?

on 2010-12-03 03:35 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] craving-vintage.livejournal.com
Yup, it's her!

on 2010-12-01 09:02 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] acidamoeba.livejournal.com
OMG I HAVE THOSE WELLIES! and they are awesome.

Unfortunately, I have fat feet so they pinch a little BUT IT IS WORTH IT FOR THE SHINY!

on 2010-12-02 10:29 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] naomi-jay.livejournal.com
We can be welly buddies! ^_^

on 2010-12-02 02:07 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] acidamoeba.livejournal.com
Oh yay!

I feel so special!

on 2010-12-01 09:16 pm (UTC)
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Posted by [personal profile] muninnhuginn
Wow! Those boots! I envy you those boots.

on 2010-12-02 10:29 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] naomi-jay.livejournal.com
I can't wait to get them. It's almost worth falling over repeatedly for.

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