Almost a year's worth of fic

[garonne]

A couple of weeks ago I posted about some nasty pains that suddenly appeared in my hands and wrists. It hasn't got worse, thank goodness, though I was pretty scared it would. It seems to wax and wane, sometimes even disappearing... I guess it's going to be something long-term, but not completely disastrous, i.e. I can still work, and with the help

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[spikesgirl58]

It sounds like you might have a touch of carpel tunnel or even arthritis, both of which I have in both wrists. As bad as my hands get, somehow, I muster on.

If you are of a mind, something that has worked very well for me has been acupuncture. Just a few treatments and my carpel tunnel is as good as gone. It works pretty well on arthritis, too.

[garonne]

Ugh, I'm sorry to hear about your wrists. I'm very glad to hear acupuncture made such a difference for you! I must bear it in mind myself too.

Just got the blood test for arthritis, in fact. Waiting for the result now...

[spikesgirl58]

I was pretty devastated at first, but as with anything, you can either let it hold you back or you can make the best of it. I was determined to let nothing slow my writing down and so far, I've been pretty lucky.

Good luck with your tests!

[laurose8]

Good health, and thanks for the links.

Something that's probably far too low level: but I have heard sometimes switching to your other hand can help.

[garonne]

Thank you!

Yes, it's a good tip which has helped a couple of colleagues, I know. I didn't even used to use the mouse so much, actually, but now I'm trying to give it up altogether...

[ride_4ever]

Sympathy for your hand pain (and empathy too, as I have osteoarthritis).

[garonne]

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that! All my sympathies.

[scfrankles]

...but irrationally I was just as upset about not being able to write fic... Nothing irrational about that feeling I would say. Just speaking as a reader, I would hate to lose your writing.

Can I say an especial hurrah for your Man from U.N.C.L.E fics? I was mad about that programme as a teenager in the '80s, watching repeat showings. Your stories have rekindled my love for it. I so admire the way you capture the characters while absolutely making them your own.

[garonne]

I suppose I was thinking I don't actually need to write fic to be able to eat and pay rent... but I certainly do need it to be happy!

So cool to hear you've been rediscovering the Man from UNCLE! I somehow completely missed it on the telly, so I've only been watching it for the first time quite recently, when some new Region 2 DVDs finally became available. I was very pleased to discover there's quite a large and active fandom. And thank you! It's lovely to hear you've enjoyed the fic I've been writing.

[tehomet]

Sorry to hear about your hands being painful. I hope your medic figures out what it is and fixes it.

Thanks for the links! I just Marked For Later a bunch of juicy stuff and subscribed to your feed, or whatever the correct terminology is help me, I'm ancient.

[garonne]

Thanks. It's sort of died down to a manageable level now, thank goodnesses, after several changes in how my workstation is set up at work.

I'm not too sure what the correct terminology is either, so anything's fine :)