Thread:OylerD/@comment-26501887-20150709153950/@comment-25989346-20150710010028

Hi Jillers and Kianna, my youngest, bestest game friend. Thank you so much for making me smile and laugh in delight today, I really needed it! I was able to go in to work around noon after a few hours on the heating pads. I think the worst of the inflammation and pain is subsiding. Jill, you've got a precious little princess there. Say hi and thanks for me.

I now have yet another physical problem brought on by spending sooo much time reading and playing on my fire hdx 8.9 inch tablet. I'm right handed, so I balance the tablet in the crook of my thumb on my left hand. Because I spend a lot of time in bed, I spend a lot of time holding my Kindle, which, over time has hyperextended the joint/ligament at the base of my thumb at the wrists. The common name for this is "trigger thumb". The joint kind of catches and then snaps back (hence the name). When I mentioned it to the doctor during the procedure on Tuesday, he confirmed it and recommend taking break from the kindle, or getting a "spica" splint (thank you Amazon prime next day delivery for just a few bucks). I'm wearing it now and it does help immobilize my thumb,  but it's kind of awkward to type. I don't know if this particular malady caused by holding the tablet in this way has a "catchy" name yet, but after much thought, I'm voting for Kindler's Wrist, seems memorable somehow.🐨