On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 20:27:14 +0000 (UTC), enigma >
wrote:

>sf wrote in :
>
>>
>> What have you done to yourself?
>
>i have nerve damage to the ulnar nerve in my left arm. i
>smashed my elbow against a wall in college, causing a bone
>bruise. that swelling damaged the nerve. mostly it's just
>background annoyance, like hitting your funny bone but it
>never stops feeling like that. it also prevents me from having
>very good fine muscle control over the pinkie, ring & middle
>fingers on my left hand. so i type with my forefinger & thumb
>of my right hand. i can actually type fairly fast unless i'm
>transcribing.
> after 30+ years i'm pretty used to it.

Ugh! Nerve damage is a terrible thing. I don't know if I could ever
get used to it.

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