Monday, February 19, 2007

carpal fears

I am scared at the moment because for the first time ever, my wrist is aching with the kind of pain I've only heard described to me by co-workers suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome. In the coffee industry it's not uncommon for workers to experience shooting pains in their wrists and forearms. We baristas make espresso with one hand, and the process of pulling each shot is a repetitive series of twists and turns of the wrist that, after some time, can cause damage. Damn! I didn't think it could happen to me, though. It's funny, because I never have these pains at work, while I'm working the espresso machine. I feel the pain only right now, in my right arm, as I'm sitting here typing. It feels like the tendons connecting my fingers to my wrists to my elbows are on fire or like they might stiffen up at any moment. Anyway, it hurts real bad and I don't want it to continue.
So what do I do? Stop typing? But I'm an aspiring journalist. I can't not type! So do I stop making coffee? Well if I did that, then what would I write about? You see this dilemma of mine? Do you realize now how hard my life can be? Jesus Christ

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