What's Bothering You?

I don't think it's a question anymore if I have carpal tunnel or not. This is the worst my wrist has ever been. I don't know what I'm going to do if it's still like this tomorrow. I still don't have health insurance and this wasn't the only thing I needed to have checked out.
 
Seastar said:
I don't think it's a question anymore if I have carpal tunnel or not. This is the worst my wrist has ever been. I don't know what I'm going to do if it's still like this tomorrow. I still don't have health insurance and this wasn't the only thing I needed to have checked out.
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While I wouldn't recommend avoiding seeing a doctor, if you really can't access one right away what they will most likely recommend to start is a combination of the following:
  • Anti-inflammatory painkillers.
  • Ice or heat.*
  • Wrist splint.
  • Resting the limb/avoiding the activity triggering pain.

*There is a long ongoing debate about which of the two is better for carpal tunnel, tenovitis, etc. I was recommended an ice wrist wrap by a physiotherapist and I personally find it so much more effective.

Please do go get it checked out ASAP. Untreated it can become chronic (I've lived with chronic De Quervain's tenosynovitis for 5 years now and it sucks). But the above should at least provide you a bit of comfort and minimise the risk of further/long-term damage until you get yourself to a doctor. I wasn't seen for a month after my symptoms started and that was enough to do permanent damage. So please don't delay in getting seen to - and do your best to avoid aggravating it further.
 
Chris said:
While I wouldn't recommend avoiding seeing a doctor, if you really can't access one right away what they will most likely recommend to start is a combination of the following:
  • Anti-inflammatory painkillers.
  • Ice or heat.*
  • Wrist splint.
  • Resting the limb/avoiding the activity triggering pain.

*There is a long ongoing debate about which of the two is better for carpal tunnel, tenovitis, etc. I was recommended an ice wrist wrap by a physiotherapist and I personally find it so much more effective.

Please do go get it checked out ASAP. Untreated it can become chronic (I've lived with chronic De Quervain's tenosynovitis for 5 years now and it sucks). But the above should at least provide you a bit of comfort and minimise the risk of further/long-term damage until you get yourself to a doctor. I wasn't seen for a month after my symptoms started and that was enough to do permanent damage. So please don't delay in getting seen to - and do your best to avoid aggravating it further.
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Thank you. I'm going to talk to my parents later and see what can be done. I'm very worried because I haven't been able to see the doctor or dentist for 4 years no matter how many times I complain. I woke up earlier than usual and it still hurts really bad. It's hard to even use my phone to type this.
 
Had to postpone our hospital visit again for reasons beyond our control. Actually, my dad entrusted my grandma in renewing my documents/medicare card, but she forgot to pay the permit. Or "forgot". Yeesh, it's only $25...

I got my new birth certificate back, but I can't have my name changed without going to court or something. I get it's for security reasons, but it really sucks. I hate my deadname so much, but I still have to keep it for a longer, undetermined time.

I'm just feeling really down. I'm also stressing about the Fair, and with everything else going on, it makes me want to participate less (even though I only have 1/3 of the tickets for one of my dream collectibles). Hopefully I'll feel better later.
 
An update on the bugs. I threw everything in my pantry and cupboards away. I even had some paper bags in the bottom cupboard and the bugs were in there too. We got 6 bags of stuff to throw away. I know it's a lot of food waste but I had to deal with the bugs or they will just keep coming back. I used so much cleaner and when I woke up this morning there was no bugs in any cupboard. I think I have defeated them but I don't wanna celebrate too soon. Imma keep my dry goods in the fridge for now just incase the little guys try and pop back up. Me and my partner cleaned for like 5 hours straight just wiping down every last thing in the kitchen, even the stove and fridge cause everything felt contaminated. It still does but a lot less luckily.
 
Been kinda distressed over thinking about moving again. Where I live currently isn't sustainable and once my grandparents are gone I'll have to move somewhere else. This town is pretty remote from other places, the insane amount of people moving in has made it super crowded since it wasn't designed with the rapid growth in mind, and fire season is just an annual thing in the Pacific Northwest now. Being cooped up every Summer from the unhealthy amount of smoke outside is not healthy. I hate that Oregon is gradually burning down and the forests that fill up over half of the state's landmass will no longer be recognizable in a few decades. As I type this there are 395 forest fires burning in this state and 25 of them are large. The other day I could barely see down the street and the sky was orange.

I was thinking going out east since there's also an overdue tsunami and massive earthquake that will inevitably hit the west coast sometime in the future called "The Big One" and the infrastructure here wasn't made with it in mind. Where exactly I'm going to move I'm not sure. I'm thinking either Minnesota or Massachusetts. I don't really like the thought of leaving the Pacific Northwest since I know neither place will be exactly like here and when I took a road trip through the Midwest I was seriously homesick. I hate moving even further away from all of my friends.
 
I encountered my first ******* customer today as a cashier, and in just a week, I'd say that's pretty miraculous I haven't had more. He bought eight donuts, and I scanned one with a quantity of eight. He just couldn't grasp that the total amount of money shown on the screen was the total for eight donuts and not one. He had me ring up each donut individually which totaled to the same price. What a surprise.

I was trying to keep the line moving, but some people just can't grasp simple math.

Surprisingly, I managed to keep my cool.
 
Lowkey kinda... irritated? And it's making me more irritated that I don't know WHY I'm irritated. :/

I wish I felt like my friends liked me. I have a hard time with confidence and etc. I just.. don't feel like my friends like me sometimes ^^;; I can be real annoying, real weird.. I'm just glad I have some good ones that I DON'T ever doubt.. ;w;
 
I have a dentist appt today and I’m really nervous. I’m okay with the dentist but I have anxiety about a looming appointment - I have no idea why I’m like this. It’s like my body goes into freeze mode whenever I have something planned and I can’t do anything beforehand.
 
Just awaiting for someone to come in to work so I can leave.
Also have to deal with a universal credit call today. Just doesn't seem there's much jobs around, only people looking for teaching staff which is not my skillset or what I plan to go into. I did apply for seven jobs the other day so there's at least something I can talk to them about.
And just feeling stressed and like I'm a burden when I can't even find another job.

I know I should be enjoying my time off to do things and catch up and just arggh I dunno
 
It's such a shame the dead by daylight gamemode where we get to play 2 killers vs 8 survivors finishes on the 8th Aug and kinda wished it would be around for Halloween this year. Would be more fun if it was part of the halloween event so more people can play together.
Not sure how many here play the game so dunno how well that would go.
 
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