Knitting vs. Carpal Tunnel

In honour of my 300 post, I thought I'd take the time out of the pain I'm in to write about my newly diagnosed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. It first started off about 8 months ago in my right hand, and like everything else, I waited a long time before I went to a doctor (or walk-in clinic in my case). I only went because a few nights ago my whole right hand/arm, from my finger tips to my elbow completely fell asleep. I spent two hours trying to get my circulation back and was almost in tears. As it stands, I now have it in both my hands/wrists now and haven't been able to knit for a while or do anything that involves my hands. And I'm on a course of anti-inflamatories AND wear splints on my hands when I'm sleeping and one on my right hand during the day (while I'm not at work, even though I should). If it weren't for the office move, I'd be wearing it. Check out the link for the exercises you can do to prevent Carpal Tunnel from happening to you! I should mention that I work on a computer most of the day, and the knitting wasn't the cause, it just didn't help it. Which is why its in both hands, not just the right.