Well. It's official.
I have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. I'll just copy what that means so I can type less:
Carpal
tunnel syndrome is pressure on the median nerve -- the nerve in the
wrist that supplies feeling and movement to parts of the hand. It can
lead to numbness, tingling, weakness, or muscle damage in the hand and
fingers. Carpal tunnel syndrome is common in people who perform
repetitive motions of the hand and wrist. Typing on a computer keyboard
is probably the most common cause of carpal tunnel. Other causes
include:
Sewing
Driving
Assembly line work
Painting
Writing
That
number one cause on the list after typing is sewing...As a lot of you
know, I do a lot of. Well, 'did' a lot of. It has really put the breaks
on my dream of doing plushies full time so I can leave my day job. I
can't afford surgery, but thankfully it isn't to that point yet as long
as I wear braces on both my wrists and ice/medicate/rest for a while.
Which is why I really need some help because to stop this progressive
issue my doctor told me to cut what I did when my hands started hurting
and at most do 1/4 or less of that work. He really insisted that I stop,
but he understood I was passionate about trying to make my own way out
into the world.
He wants me to go to physical therapy. I don't
have the money for it even if I agreed, which would cause my hands
stress because it is a 20 minute drive on a very bendy highway.
Including gas it would be about 25$ every week. That's money I don't
have.
What I'm asking for help is for my watchers to either
commission me, or buy a plushie from my store. I'm willing to give you
guys 2-5$ off the listed prices, depending on the plushie.
Please help here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Aeolynn
I appreciate any help anyone can give me.
