I have a doctor’s appointment tomorrow afternoon about pain in my left hand/wrist/forearm. It started in January, with a sensation much like I needed to crack my wrist. I was turning it from side to side and then OH MY GOD THE PAIN and I didn’t do that anymore.

And then, it was ok, but sometimes, for example, if my arm was resting on a table and I went to move it, I would damn near scream from the excruciating pain. I scared the hell out of TOTO and Princess one day at lunch doing just that.

Lately, the pain is more in my pinky and ring fingers. Today, I was lifting a chip to my mouth with my left hand and just before it got there, there was a spasm of pain and completely out of my control, my hand shot to the right of my mouth and grazed my cheek. It reminded me of Ted Striker’s drinking problem in Airplane! And all I can say is it’s a damn good thing I wasn’t having soup for lunch.

I called the doctor more than a week ago, but they couldn’t get me in until tomorrow. And it hurts. I have no idea what it is but based on what I’ve read, it’s not likely to be carpal tunnel. Which is good. I guess. Unless it’s really something worse. But worst of all will be if the doc has no idea and nothing can be done. Because like I said, it hurts. And it’s getting worse.

So, yeah. Wish me luck. My next door neighbor at work, Trouble, is getting tired of hearing me say “Ouch” every five minutes. Even if it does make her laugh…

What can I say? I work amongst evil people. That’s one of the reasons I fit right in.

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