The Hazards of my Life
Honestly, today is not the first day I’ve googled “Carpal Tunnel.” I can’t have possibly gotten it right? According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, it is defined as
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.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001469/
According to this definition, I have it. This is the second time it has happened in my life due to an overuse of iPhone solitaire.
This tells me two things: ONE, I am using my phone way too much. Seriously? It is hurting me. TWO, how privileged am I that I get injured by my phone worth $600 MSRP?
You see, you are supposed to hold it with two hands or like this:
But, I, primate as I am, hold my iPhone like this:
What am I, a dinosaur? Look at the velociraptor grip I have on that thing! In case you’re wondering and haven’t tried it, yes, it is an effective way to play electronic card games. I haven’t played solitare at all today and my right middle finger knuckle still hurts. This hurts when using a laptop mouse or scrolling on a regular mouse. I have little hands so I should be able to hold an iPhone but no, not me. Modern technology might just be out to get us– Siri told me that. She’s in denial about this whole Carpal Tunnel via iPhone thing and said that should couldn’t find any tunnels. Way to dodge the question, girl. Do a quick Google search and you’ll find many people complaining about this happening to them. I thought I’d throw in my experience with it. Follow me on Twitter and I’ll keep you posted.
In case you’re wondering, I have a bandaid on my thumb because I stabbed myself with an industrial size staple while reaching into a cardboard box. It went in pretty far but don’t worry, I’ve avoided stitches with good first aid skills. WAIT! That is a real injury!
My fake injury cancels out my real injury in terms of “all being right in the world,” yes?
