Re: OT - trouble typing - not a good thing

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Posted by Anne in CT on October 13, 2001 at 14:51:46:

In reply to: Re: OT - trouble typing - not a good thing posted by Rupal on October 13, 2001 at 05:56:29:

Hej,

I still have a hard time with my dictation software, and I've had
several professors who don't understand the problems that arise with
it, the least of which is that one's speaking style is very different
than one's writing style. Also, one professor marked me late on a
paper - I couldn't turn it in on time because I'd had a nasty cold
that week and lost my voice. Intellectually (sp?) he understood
about the software, but realistically he didn't. No voice = no paper
didn't occur to him.

I wasn't formally diagnosed until the late 90s, and I had to go to
Yale Medical's Occupational Medicine department to get my little
paper that said "repetitive stress disorder" (same as repeitive
motion disorder - tres generic). If you have tendonititis, it will
go away. If it doesn't, well, we can start a support group. ;-)

My roommate Pei suggested accupuncture, and out of all the treatments
I've had, that is the one that worked the most for me. It reduced the
numbness in my shoulder a good 70% and the pain in my left had a good
30%. It doesn't work for everyone, though. Accupressure didn't help,
neither did the chiropractor (recommened by my friends, who use him a
lot). Meds help mask the pain (I'm on Vioxx now, but can't afford it
and will probably have to go back to generic Elavil soon), but do
nothing to address the causes. Then again, my doctor isn't sure of
the causes, other than repetitive motion.

I can do little bursts of writing, posting here and on the ABBAMAIL
list, but papers and stories are out of the question now unless done
in little pieces or with the software (and even then, usually in
small pieces). Driving distances is a problem. Sometimes turning
the pages of a book is a problem. :-( I really wanna go
to New York for the premier of Mamma Mia!, but there's no way I'll be
able to do all the driving back and forth, and the train is too
expensive. (Substitute teachers get paid nothing but respect by
kids.)

Splints can be a bad thing if they immobilise your hand. I wear one
usually to remind myself not to do certain things, or when I need to
bring up the whole disabled topic with professors and what not. (No
one at the grocery store notices when I wear the brace, though - they
still put all the heavy cans in one plastic bag.)

If you still have problems six months from now, go back to your
doctor and ask to see a specialist. You're far too talented a henna
artist to loose use of your hands.

If you have any questions, you can always email.

Anne

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: Hej, : : I still have a hard time with my dictation software, and I've had : several professors who don't understand the problems that arise with : it, the least of which is that one's speaking style is very different : than one's writing style. Also, one professor marked me late on a : paper - I couldn't turn it in on time because I'd had a nasty cold : that week and lost my voice. Intellectually (sp?) he understood : about the software, but realistically he didn't. No voice = no paper : didn't occur to him. : : I wasn't formally diagnosed until the late 90s, and I had to go to : Yale Medical's Occupational Medicine department to get my little : paper that said "repetitive stress disorder" (same as repeitive : motion disorder - tres generic). If you have tendonititis, it will : go away. If it doesn't, well, we can start a support group. ;-) : : My roommate Pei suggested accupuncture, and out of all the treatments : I've had, that is the one that worked the most for me. It reduced the : numbness in my shoulder a good 70% and the pain in my left had a good : 30%. It doesn't work for everyone, though. Accupressure didn't help, : neither did the chiropractor (recommened by my friends, who use him a : lot). Meds help mask the pain (I'm on Vioxx now, but can't afford it : and will probably have to go back to generic Elavil soon), but do : nothing to address the causes. Then again, my doctor isn't sure of : the causes, other than repetitive motion. : : I can do little bursts of writing, posting here and on the ABBAMAIL : list, but papers and stories are out of the question now unless done : in little pieces or with the software (and even then, usually in : small pieces). Driving distances is a problem. Sometimes turning : the pages of a book is a problem. :-( I really wanna go : to New York for the premier of Mamma Mia!, but there's no way I'll be : able to do all the driving back and forth, and the train is too : expensive. (Substitute teachers get paid nothing but respect by : kids.) : : Splints can be a bad thing if they immobilise your hand. I wear one : usually to remind myself not to do certain things, or when I need to : bring up the whole disabled topic with professors and what not. (No : one at the grocery store notices when I wear the brace, though - they : still put all the heavy cans in one plastic bag.) : : If you still have problems six months from now, go back to your : doctor and ask to see a specialist. You're far too talented a henna : artist to loose use of your hands. : : If you have any questions, you can always email. : : Anne
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