Update.
I guess when it rains it pours. Right after I told everyone I was back, a lightning strike fried all four of the computers in my office. I tried rebuilding them but each time I got one to boot up it would crash again. I salvaged the parts I could and built 3 new machines. It was a total pain in the ass but now I think I've got everything working.
I had mentioned before about my wrists hurting. I tried to ignore it but it just got worse and worse. Finally it got to the point where I was unable to do anything. The doctor couldn't find anything wrong, and he seemed unconcerned so I went and bought myself two wrist braces to immobilize them so I could get better.
I think a month without typing has helped because I am feeling quite a bit better.
I've been reading blogs but typing is difficult unless I take the braces off.
Don't write me off just yet, I'm getting through this stuff.
If you've Emailed me, I apologize, I'm having trouble remembering my password, I've requested it be reset but of course the Email I registered with no longer exists so I may end up using a yahoo account or something. I'll let you know what happens.
The Election was so depressing that I've had to increase my dosage of Tanqueray nerve tonic to keep from becoming totally despondent. I've had to change my default webpage and block out the news channels to keep from having to look at that commie sombitch's face.
That's all I'll say about that.
I hope to be back to 100% soon.
posted by Bill Rowland @ November 07, 2008
48 Comments
48 Comments:
Glad to hear from you. Hope you are an up-swing now.
And, I wouldn't say "Commie". I'd go with "Socialist". :)
hammer...I hope you are the road to a full recovery. Take it easy, we will wait for you!
Indeed, it has been a difficult week...my hope is I can someday learn what most Americans think they know about our President-Elect. It is a scary world, glad to know tanqueray is there to help ;)
PLEASE take good care of yourself!
~AirmanMom returning to her blog...
What a surprise to see you in my reader! Thanks for updating all of us!
The election? Well, I'm trying to find something positive to focus on while I keep my other hand on my wallet.
Did your doc order a nerve conduction test? (or whatever they are) to check for carpal tunnel syndrome? That's certainly what it sounds like to me.
Glad you're more or less ok - was beginning to wonder.
Your commie prez is like our right wing PM. God help you if you had to put up with our lefties!
I was wondering what happened. Good to hear you are OK.
Glad to hear you are around....I think a second opinion might be in order for those wrists! Gotta get you back to your regular self! :)
AWWW Hammer that is horrible. I dont know what I would do without my computer.. I need the outside world... Hope you are feeling better each day.. Talk to you soon..
Welcome back!
welcome back :o)
Sorry to hear about all the trouble you've been having. Hope you sort those wrists out soon!
Welcome back from the center of the known universe-Chicagoland.
My DH had some nerve damage last month. This fingers were numb tingling, I said that was because they were near me! It turned out at a nerve father up in his arm was injured.
We are recovering from Tuesday, along with our jeeps transmission blowing-about $2K in repairs- that one is now president. I refuse to be angry or a crybaby like the Dimcrats. I am not rooting that he fails- that's like saying I hope America loses the war. I am just hoping that he doesn't screw up too badly.
Oh shit! Does this mean that now that Murphy is off your back that he is headed for all of us?
Welcome back Hammer!
Been thinking about ya, I hope you're back to 100% soon.
And I'm with ya on the "when it rains it pours" stuff.
Regarding the wrists, it sounds like you'd need a helper monkey to type for you while you recover.
1) McCain has a lot of free time now, and needs to pay off campaign debts, so there's a good helper monkey candidate. He's really good at reaching across the aisle, so he can get things all over the room, and is all about compromising, so you won't have to worry about him rebelling.
2) plus, with National Health Care coming up, the gubmint can pay for your helper monkey to come over and type!
get better hammer... we can wait
Take your time, Hammer. We'll still be here when you get back.
Glad to see things are working out, ...and to the 2nd part, I'm with you buddy.
Get ready to pay and pay big.
Missed you my friend! Welcome home.
Have a cup of coffee, pull up a chair and tell me what's been going on. :-) or Not! LOL>
J
Hammer, I'm so happy to see you back, I was very worry indeed. Is your wrist problem some rheumatism? it looks like being one, with carpal tunnel syndrome you have fingers problem too, I now because my hands and fingers have 3 different alltogether, in the right wrist it is rheumatism, I take some mild anti anflatory for that, it makes wonder, maybe you could try that also.
Keep us updated on the children please.
(I thought everybody was happy with the elections!)
Good luck! I hope you feel in the pink toot sweet.
James
Sounds like Carpal Tunnel. Go to a hand doc, they are the experts.
I'm glad to hear you are back, even though just to read for now. I was getting a wee bit worried.
I miss you bud, get better fast!
I hope you feel better, Hammer. Just know you've been missed.
I hope things start going better for you soon. :)
If anyone can fix a computer, it's you. Sorry about your wrists but glad you've gotten some relief.
If I had all this time with no blogging my house might actually be clean. ;)
Be well.
HAMMER! YOU'RE BACK! You have been on my mind the last few days and I was worried you had exited the blog world without saying goodbye.
Your wrists... the doctor doesn't think it's Carpal Tunnel? I have early signs of it, and mentioned it to the chiropractor. He does this stretching thing to my wrist when it bugs me and I feel totally back to normal. Haven't worn my brace in months. He says he can prevent me from needing surgery if I just let him know when it hurts and he'll fix me up.
Anyway... so glad to know you're still here and hope you're feeling better soon.
I'm with terri!! Welcome back and if interested I can email you the excerisizes for your wrist... my line of work deals with wrist pain all the time... hugs to you and yours... oh btw screw hotmail go gmail dude!
I was starting to wonder if you just went Ted Kazinzky on us. Glad your feeling better and sorry about the puters they are sometimes more of a pain in the ass than they are worth.
Dittos on the TV.
You had a lot of us worried. Hope that something can be done about your wrists; last thing you need is something to cripple you up from using your hands.
Hang in there Big Daddy! Great Reader will neva-eva give up on yoo!
Great Reader, KIM Jong IL
Nancy Pelosi Town, Norf Korea 90210
YAY!
HAMMER'S BACK!
i figured it must be due to technical difficulties. don't let your hands lose their touch...or something like that!
I'm here man waiting for Hammer.
Still waiting on The Hammer! Take care.
Hey Hammer, check out the free exercises on www.egoscue.com - they completely get rid of my carpal tunnel syndrome for months at a time, in about 10 minutes total. And I type a lot.
Be well!
Jeremy
Ahhh, yes! Hammer's back. I was waiting for your take on this joke of a president-elect. Be good to those wrists~
sounds like you need another doctor to help you with your wrists. They just don't hurt for no reason. I remember a bone and joint specialist telling me that, and he really helped me with my thumb/wrist area.
relax dude, we ain't goin' anywhere. Drink up!
Just glad to know you are alright and still amongst the bloggers
That sucks nuts, dude. I hope that the computers run okay, and that you are alright.
If you require additional tonic therapy, gimme a shout;)
tweaker
tanqueray nerve tonic - ha!
glad to see you checkin' in!
hey buddy,
i have missed you. why wait a year to giggle til dawn? won't you bring the fam back to hunt and let's hang out some time. i miss you, blogbrother.
be good, hope you feel better soon.
Hope you get to feeling better soon. Found you through Unraveling Life's Mystery's. I may have to try that Tanqueray nerve tonic while I can still afford it. After Jan. 20th I'll just have to "spread the tanqueray around" anyway. Maybe the Secretary of Imbibments can help me with that.
Glad you're back Hammer! Everyone else has said it already... I agree with them.... get a second opinion on the wrist pain.
My brother is a radio/computer tech so I know what you must have gone through to get those machines up and running! Kudos to you! I think I also have the despondant, lackluster, can't get motivateds. It might be an epidemic Hammer. In which case we might need to bring out the big guns (errr.. medication) Double shots of gin and "tonic"!
hey, that wrist thingy happened to me for awhile too. I got the braces too, they helped.
i think it may be the typing, ibuprophen helps.
but not with GIN in the tummy!
So Um, yeah.
the election.
Do you know I stood for a good several minutes seriously trying to choose who to vote for for president (because I think there should be 3 parties, I ususally vote for Nader as that is his main platform (besides campaign finance reform)
My mother said that O was the worst can to v for.
And I did not want Palin not with micky at 72 years old.
it took me a long ass minute to fix in what i was going to do.
Do you know what my mom said?
that O learned and used mass hypnosis techniques. And used them on televised speeches. Personally, I say that is a fair tactic, I mean, it just is. But she had learned the techniques and then you tubed him and saw for herself.
well, now hill is in as sec of st if she is really it, we are doomed. pass the gin please
if you don't know to abbreviate key words, then i suppose this comment seems silly.
but it is a written record, a document accessible. I dunno, am bored.
hope your hands heal soon. mine did after a while. maybe is a lack of dietary something, that's what I determined. Took some MSM and joint supplement (the expensive one) and it never came back.
come back, Hammer-better than ever!
Happy thanksgiving to you and yours from me and mine.
Pleased to know you are alright, and that sloe berry therapy has worked its charms on you.
Take it easy. It's just good to know you are alright.
You are correct, Hammer. When it rains it pours. Unfortunately the only thing pouring in this drought is crap! I am attempting to pull myself out of hell and blog again. I hope you'll consider revisiting me; afterall, we pretty much began blogging together back in the lean reader days. Hang in there, Buddy. We will drag ourselves out of this tunnel if only due to sheer anger.
Sorry you have troubles. Do take it easy and get better.
Hey Hammer! Glad to see you back again!
I haven't been on much in a long long time. but I am bringing "Life is not a Cakewalk" back to life.
I hope you're wrists get better, I think they call it Carpal Tunnel Syndrome... WHATEVER you do.. do NOT get surgery. I had it, and found out a few things that may help you.. Change how you type.. arms flat on the desk, with the monitor arms length away, and do small wrist curls with just a 5 lb weight.
It will take a while for your brain to find a different pathway to the problem areas, but its nerve damage. Painkillers only help a little bit. Aleve did the best for me during that time, but it took several months of working out and redoing my desk to "fix" it.
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