Situation normal, and I should be fine with that. The last few weeks I've been working just normal hours but with laser-site focus (stay OUT of my way) taking every weekend and making sure when I came back to the office I could sit back down and go great guns all over again. Again, to be expected. No problem.
Now, suddenly. Problem. I spent this weekend just about catatonic with stress, not sleeping and unable to get anything much done. My brain knows exactly what ought to be happening and is unalarmed about the work, but my body seems to have had enough. It is giving the rest of me the big fuck you and seems to be contemplating best ways of sabotaging my brain's efforts. Sunday morning I woke up and I don't know if I'd been clenching my left hand all night or what but it hurts deep down in the palm and through the middle finger. Ice and aspirin are helping a little, and it doesn't hurt to type (thank christ) but full extension of the hand is most unpleasant.
For the concerned, this is NOT a carpal tunnel problem. When I have those, it's invariably my right hand and centered around mouse use. I don't know exactly what's wrong, but I know the difference between what's wrong and the really big scary one. I give it until Wednesday and then I go to the doctor. Repeat after me. I don't have time for this. I don't have time for this. I don't....
Posted by karen at January 28, 2002 12:00 AM