I injured my hands after a trip to the grocery store the other day. I had done some climbing before that so my hands were already quite strained. Then I decided to go and try carry back some groceries. Quite very unnecessary, but I’m glad I had food nonetheless.
But unnecessary because of the pain I put myself through!
I can’t really wave right now. Using my hands to type takes a bit of effort, and using a mouse is a Real Exercise. I have to stretch my hands out a bit after using the computer. The worst part was that I had wanted to record a typing video, but I don’t think I can do my usual 5 minutes of typing straight to get the “episode” going. It’s my HHKB tracking that I usually just type for 5 minutes straight. But with the wrist hurting, I have to either type with perfect finger positioning, if not it just gets achy really quick.
Actually writing this is my first time writing long without moving my hands because of the ache I feel on it.
I’ve googled what wrist strains I might have gotten, and I’m gonna go with a TFCC sprain – triangular fibrocartilage complex. It’s basically the part that holds your hand to your forearm. That part is aching for me like crazy. I wouldn’t call it a sharp pain, but just an ache for sure.
I keep thinking that my muscle tendon snapped, and I don’t think it did, because I think I wouldn’t even be able to type. But I think not being able to wave is still pretty intense. In any case, I’m just giving myself a bit more time before I go back to trying to carry heavy stuff with my hands.
Unfortunately, it involves climbing too. Although I’m able to hang myself from my pull up bar really well still. My hands still have strength, it’s only my wrists that can’t maintain that weight.
Or the ability to type long… :/