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Doctor Appointment
I went back to the doctor's office today to have my left arm looked at; she decided it was carpal tunnel, and gave me a splint. Now carpal tunnel has always sounded like a scary, life-altering disease like diabetes, but she says it's actually just tendonitis (with inflamed tendons pushing up against the carpal nerve or whatever it's called). I have to wear the splint for six weeks, with maybe some icing and Advil, and it should be OK. Of course, since her diagnosis was based on my self-reporting, I worry that I told her everything: I didn't mention the soreness at the base of my thumb, was that important? Also, the pain isn't constant, so I spent the time before she came in air-typing and air-writing, trying to exacerbate the symptoms.
I also got a flu shot. I've been scared of needles all my life, but the last time I got a blood test I actually watched the needle go in, and it didn't bother me so much, so I watched the injection this time too; the anticipation is probably a lot worse than the outcome. I was also worried because this was an inter-muscular vaccine, which I haven't had since childhood. They used to hurt so much afterwards, and my mom would tell me it was my fault for tensing up during the shot. Well, this one didn't hurt at all; I barely felt a thing. It looks like my "needle phobia" was a childhood problem that I've pretty much grown out of. Who knows, maybe I'll go give blood one of these days. (The sight of blood doesn't bother me at all.)
My computer has also been "ill" recently; it has what has been called "Random Shutdown Disorder" among MacBook owners. (It's just what it sounds like: every once in a while, "Poof!" the screen goes blank.) It develops a month or two after the computer is bought, and they've traced it to a problem with the heat sink. A month or two ago they were replacing logic boards and hoping for the best, but they now know what the problem is and so the repair is a lot easier. I've also found a local repair shop that will do the repair themselves, meaning I'll only lose my computer for a day or less. (Alternative: ship to Apple, maybe a week or two delay.) Hoping that will be taken care of this week, once they get the part in.
I also got a flu shot. I've been scared of needles all my life, but the last time I got a blood test I actually watched the needle go in, and it didn't bother me so much, so I watched the injection this time too; the anticipation is probably a lot worse than the outcome. I was also worried because this was an inter-muscular vaccine, which I haven't had since childhood. They used to hurt so much afterwards, and my mom would tell me it was my fault for tensing up during the shot. Well, this one didn't hurt at all; I barely felt a thing. It looks like my "needle phobia" was a childhood problem that I've pretty much grown out of. Who knows, maybe I'll go give blood one of these days. (The sight of blood doesn't bother me at all.)
My computer has also been "ill" recently; it has what has been called "Random Shutdown Disorder" among MacBook owners. (It's just what it sounds like: every once in a while, "Poof!" the screen goes blank.) It develops a month or two after the computer is bought, and they've traced it to a problem with the heat sink. A month or two ago they were replacing logic boards and hoping for the best, but they now know what the problem is and so the repair is a lot easier. I've also found a local repair shop that will do the repair themselves, meaning I'll only lose my computer for a day or less. (Alternative: ship to Apple, maybe a week or two delay.) Hoping that will be taken care of this week, once they get the part in.
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