I have still not recovered from RSI, I get numerous flare-ups at completely random intervals. I sometimes think what else have I got to do. I steadily modify my own treatments, increasing and decreasing supplements, exercises of differing types and sleep patterns. Still, when it comes down to it I can’t say that I am cured, that I am like a person without repetitive strain.
I work hard with dumb bells and am lifting 10kg with extreme difficulty but I am doing it. Its painful, I feel weak and its something I have to force myself to do. I often feel like a person with zero energy and little motivation. That’s not because I am depressed, its a sort of lethargy and the feeling of just being permanently tired.
Sometimes I stand up to type because sitting down and standing back up again is just not worth the pain. Still, despite the flair ups, the constant pain, lack of quality sleep, numbness and other various symptoms, there’s no help from my doctor or the NHS as a whole. Instead, the nation suffers because of their incompetence and employers total disregard for the welfare of their staff.
Instead I struggle every day and fight to just have a clear enough mind to think straight. My memory is still absolutely appalling and despite checking things numerous times, I make the odd small error. When strangers pick up on it, I find it embarrassing and really confusing that despite all my checks I still managed to do it wrong.
In a way I feel like I’m twice the age I am. My body could be that of a 70 year old and my fuzziness and days of cloudy thinking could be easily confused as something that is suffering from early stages of dementia. Still, the GP and NHS can offer nothing for treatment or diagnostic assistance. I am left to do it myself, to try things and be a guinea pig. I’m left without any help what so ever and if I wasn’t for those that I live with, I would be totally screwed on those days I can’t even pick up a kettle on water.
I struggle with what I do sometimes, being self employed and writing for a living is really difficult in this recession. I am an affiliate marketer, but this involves so much typing and restricting it to 30 hours a week means I make a poultry income. Its really difficult to keeping my writing time to 30 hours, as historically speaking I would do double that just to make a below average wage.
At the moment I am going through a period of discomfort and my head is all over the place. What do I try next, what is left? I don’t know any more.
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Wow I can really relate to a lot of this. I’ve just been going up and down with RSI over the years. Though I do feel that when I am t my worst it’s when I’m slacking on excercise. Other times it doesn’t make any sense though. Just flares up for no good reason.
But in genera I am always so tired and also feel twice my age. I’m no hypochondriac – but I’m thinking a lot lately that there might be something else at play, which contributes a lot to my RSI. I’ve been meaning to go for a full medical checkup for a long time now. Only discovered this blog but will have a good look around.
All the best.
Hi,
I’m sad to her your pain. If it’s to any comfort you are not alone. I have 2 learnings from my own last 5 years trial-and-error techniques to live with / beat RSI.
Two years ago I realized a connection between my bad posture/prior back problems and my RSI. I started doing some work out to my back and shoulders. It felt better so I continued. The practices that have worked best (for me) is these simple yoga tips: http://www.yogatoday.com/blog/2009/03/09/shoulder-therapy/ I haven’t had the time to check out these http://www.yogatoday.com/blog/2009/03/23/low-back-pain-relief/ yet but I think they might be good as well.
About a year ago I read this book: http://www.amazon.com/Carpal-Syndrome-Therapy-Computer-Professionals/dp/0965510999 and I can’t recommend it enough.
Hope you’ll find what’s causing your pain and if you need support feel free to contact me. Best regards,
Ola
It took me 5 years to work out that my rsi symptons were actually tennis elbow caused by many years of motorbike riding, diy and computer work (30 years total). The doctors were all useless and didn’t diagnose it. Its now fine but I have to very carefully build up strength, my problem before was that I think i never gave the tendons time to recover and continually must have been tearing them so not convinced that leaping into activities that put the muscles and tendons into stress is that good an idea. Its a tricky one and it seems that there are lots of different ideas- this is just my own experience for what its worth
I am so sorry to hear about your hellish struggle with RSI. I too am struggling with the disorder and have found little help from doctors. One thing I would like to know is my stepmother had your same problem of horrible memory and messing up time and time again, no matter how many times you doublecheck something. After around 1.5 years and tens of thousands of dollars later the doctors finally determined she was having many seizures in her temporal lobe.
They prescribed her Aricept, and she has been doing wonderfully ever since. I don’t know if this helps you, but hopefully it will lead to some sort of normality for you.
Hi, I’m very sorry to hear about your RSI. I too suffer from RSI, which effects many aspects of my day to day life, I’ve had the condition now for many years, but things have improved. I notice you say you feel constantly tired and that your memory is poor, perhaps at times you suffer a little from depression? I have had all of these in the past, I have been diagnosed with an under active thyroid, this can cause all of these symptoms. Like you I felt I’ve been left to fend for myself. I was prescribed Thyroxine which, this story gets very complicated from here but basically the lab results showed the my thyroxine levels were balanced I had to do a great deal of research and convince my GP to see a specialist, the 1st GP thought I was talking rubbish, but the specialist agreed with me and after increasing my dosage I now feel great deal better, this is somehting my GP should have know. As for my RSI the NHZ has been completely useless. I found that the NHS has a driving assesment center for disabilities, the give advice for car modifications such as making the steering super light. When I asked them if they’d had much experiance of RSI sufferers they said they had never had any and that I was the first case they had seen, absolutely useless. As you say you are left to research and fend for your self
Yes, it has been a case of fending for yourself. There is absolutely zero support from any public agencies whether that’s through the NHS or Benefit type agencies. I almost certainly suffer from some sort of depression at times, yes. But, its not the sort where I’m randomly crying or slashing my wrists. It’s more of just a hopeless feeling and frustration of trying to get somewhere and being stuck.
Ironically I did have my thyroxine levels checked as there are those problems in the family. Mine were normal. I was hoping they weren’t so and so there was some rational explanation at last and it can be treated.
Something I have been using is binaural beats – these sounds are amazing and can help you achieve more energy – better focus – more relaxed and for a good nights sleep.
Friends, can you help me? A good friend of mine is considering getting themselves a new CBR 1000 as their first bike! Never rode much of anything else before! I did say this is definitely not a good idea for the first one, but they are adamant! What do you rekon, is this ok and would u maybe then just recommend good lessons?
I go through the same thing everyday. I am miserable now. I am 26 and i already feel my career is over. I cant finish my degree without tremendous effort. People have NO IDEA what we go through. My doctor failled me terribly and made it Much worse.