If you couldn't use a computer for a month...how would it affect you?  |
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 Would you be devastated? Would you think, okay, I'll get some other things done in my life...How would you react if you were told by your doctor that you HAD to stay away from using a keyboard and spending more than 15 minutes twice a day on your computer was strictly prohibited?.. If in fact you were to decide to "cheat" it could mean that surgery is in your immediate future and following that you would be immobilized and unable to move your left shoulder, elbow, & wrist. But if you followed the instructions to simply stay off the computer for 30 days you have a 99% chance of avoiding any surgery...This is a little more radical than reality for me right now...but due to an increasingly restricted shoulder that has been treated with physical therapy for over 6 weeks...the recommendation today by both the physical therapist and the orthopedic doc were the same...use the computer for no more than 1 hour daily..broken into 3-4 settings and optimally only 2 sessions for 10 - 15 minutes each per day. I have written about this shoulder before..I had no idea it would take so long to heal...It is not from an injury but rather an inflammation that has left me with chronic tendonopathy and muscle atrophy in my left shoulder and those issues have complicated my shoulder/clavical joint and caused a response which has "frozen" my shoulder. I have followed everything they have told me to do for the last 6 weeks...now I have to sign on to the new restrictions as they showed me proof today of the increase in inflammation from using the computer...How about you? Would this change your life for 30 - 45 days? Would you cheat? Would you just go for the surgery and wait out the 6 weeks and be done with it?...I already have to be off work because I fill presciptions all day long and all the repetitive motion only makes it worse..ACCCCCKKKKK..I'm really bummed about this...but I need to hear from my friends here at myLot how this would impact you in your life if you were given the ultimatum...( It's very painful so I'm willing to do whatever it takes..) but you just don't think about what it would be like to be removed from your link to the world!!!! Tell me what you would be feeling/thinking right now if your diagnosis was serious and you needed to comply with this!! Be honest..( like I need to tell you that!!!) Sigh....I'll just have to up my typing speed so I can respond to more posts in 15 minutes...
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1.  kathy77 (6951) | 2 years ago |  Oh boy if I couldn't use a computer for a whole month, I would be completely devestated and lost. Yes well sometimes unfortunately our bodies do take longer to heal I had this problem before but I was not using a computer at that time at all and I got on with my life ok. Well you do not have much choice do you not really you must think about the long ter affect and make sure that you are ok and then you can work on your computer and enjoy it once more.
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 rx4life (1049) | 2 years ago | I'll be checking in each day and rating and repsonding to my friends posts and anything else I can do in 15 minutes!!:) | |
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| 2. abbey19 (1485) | 2 years ago |  Yes, I would be devastated, and in fact I was in this exact situation almost two years ago. I had an operation on both wrists for carpal tunnel, so I was unable to do ANYTHING with my hands for weeks. Even after the stitches came out, I was told not to use my computer at all, otherwise I would undo everything they had done for me, and it would mean more surgery in the future. Hard as it was, I stayed away from my computer, even when I was able to do little bits around the house. I think it was about 6 weeks before I went back on my computer.
You have to think long term here rx, and listen to your doc - it will be better for you in the long run. Anyway, what's 30 days - it will soon pass, and we will still be here, waiting for you to blast away again in full throttle!
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| rx4life (1049) | 2 years ago | I'm minding very well...and the only thing I really miss is the interaction on this site!!!! I'm not even doing the twice a day allowance as she told me it will heal faster with less time on the keyboard...so only once a day...and sometimes not even that!!! But I can sit and read your posts!!!! That's not cheating...then when i get a chance I can respond!! Take care!! | |
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| 3. wmg2006 (4159) | 2 years ago |  This would be beyond devestation to me. I am on the computer all day at my regualr work and I also work several hours at night for myself on the computer. I play a guitar too and giving all these things up would bum me out to depression. I think I would probably cheat! I am having some problems with a wrist right now, mainly because I was using a hoe in my outside garden. So to not use one or both of my hands would make me a vegetable. I am not good at watching TV or sitting immobile. They would need to keep me heavily sedated so I would not be tempted to get on the computer, play the guita or work in my garden. Good luck to your recovery.
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4. reluctantexan (94)  | 2 years ago |  I would be devastated and unable to do my job!
I recently had such horrible hand and arm pain that the numbness scared me. I have since found relief with therapeutic massage.
However, for those who find themselves in a worse postition, may I recommend the software which types what you speak?
The software I got to help me is called: Naturally Speaking
I got it at nuance.com. It has a learning curve, but sometimes drastic measures are required.
I hope you feel better much faster than the doctor said you would and that you find a way to stay connected.
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| 5. bamabride (1161) | 2 years ago |  Yes, this would be devastating. However, I have other hobbies to keep busy with such as reading, making jewelry, etc. Last year I was in the hospital for 6 months and not on the computer at all! And I am one that spends at least 6 hours a day on the computer! I really don't know how I survived this...except I was too sick to care probably.
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| 6. PunkyMcPunk (1093) | 2 years ago |  I had to laugh a bit when I saw this thread. I have lsot the use of my computer! It's been almost a week. I had a bit of computer issues and then one day the power went out (in a storm) and well, it was then time to format my computer. So I began the format as I do every now and then. Everything was going well until a little DOS pop up jumped on my screena nd said that my boot disc was corrupt. I thought "bummer" but no problem as I ahd a secondary Windows XP boot disc. I popped that in and well, it was so old and came up as "corrupt". So it's been a week and I am now realizing how much I used my computer on a daily basis. I'm not completely disconnected because I still work all day on the computer at work. But at home I used it to play games and mylot. I used it to download and listen to music, write my short stories etc....
I really don't know what to do either lol, as I ahve no computer to be able to download another boot disc. I think that I know have a 1200$ paperweight, sigh. I'll figure something out.
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| 7. retardedrugrat (3682) | 2 years ago |  Thanks for the message!!
I'm sorry you're going through this right now. It must be so so painful for you.
If I couldn't use a computer for a month, it would devastate me. My life outside of the immediate family revolves around the computer. I use email to stay in touch with my dad and my sister. I keep in touch with my friends via instant messenger, and not to mention the time I spend with my friends here on Mylot.
Do what you gotta do though and make sure you listen to your Doctors advice! They know best! We at Mylot will all still be here when you're getting better. Please know that I sympathize with your predicament, but I know you'll be back with us before you know it.
Take care and get well soon!
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9.  Arkadus (720) | 2 years ago |  It'd give me a chance to do al the oether things I always intend to o butkeep forgetting to do. Finih reading a book someone borrowed for me and needs to return asap. I actually was in a*somewhat* similar situation. Except it wasn't my healththat was the issue it was the computers. Motherboard went and died on me. Frankly it was good. I started sleeping somewhat normal hours and went back to reading like I used to.
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| 10. h_gaurd9 (749) | 2 years ago |  If I couldn't use the computer for one month, I would probably be bored stiff out of my mind. There are other activities that I can do on the computer, but it may force me to go do other things rather than sit on the computer. Forget the computer, I don't have much to do on it except go on the internet or do something that is internet related. This would probably change my life for 20 days. I hope that it's not surgery that will keep me off the computer for 30 days. Maybe just a power surge would be fine because I won't be the only one who can't use the computer.
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