The Diagnosis is In:
Apr. 7th, 2004 01:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
av8rmikeOvert Flexor Tenosynovitis.
Basically it's an inflamation (-itis) of the sheath (synov-) around one of the hand flexor tendons (as opposed to the extensor tendons). And I forget what "overt" refers to. The inflamation of the tendon sheath causes the tendon to "grab" or "catch" a finger in a flexed or extended position. Sometimes referred to as "Trigger finger."
Of course, I'll probably have to check with Lúthien to see if I mangled the spelling or explanation. When the doctor made me curl my ring finger, it stuck there and really hurt when he straightened it out. So he gave me a few boxes of a stronger anti-inflamatory than Advil and sent me over to the physical therapists (some of whom specialize in treating musicians).
And the drama never stops... last night my home computer decided to die. When I turn it on, it makes a beeping noise like a French police siren or something. Usually the codes are all standardized, except for Award BIOSes, which motherboard manufacturers sometimes modify. So it's either the CPU, memory, or video card, but I'm betting video card, since the fan bearing seems to have always had a few problems. I'll stop at the local chop-shop and see if they can sell me a cheap card, since the machine is 4 years old anyway.
Basically it's an inflamation (-itis) of the sheath (synov-) around one of the hand flexor tendons (as opposed to the extensor tendons). And I forget what "overt" refers to. The inflamation of the tendon sheath causes the tendon to "grab" or "catch" a finger in a flexed or extended position. Sometimes referred to as "Trigger finger."
Of course, I'll probably have to check with Lúthien to see if I mangled the spelling or explanation. When the doctor made me curl my ring finger, it stuck there and really hurt when he straightened it out. So he gave me a few boxes of a stronger anti-inflamatory than Advil and sent me over to the physical therapists (some of whom specialize in treating musicians).
And the drama never stops... last night my home computer decided to die. When I turn it on, it makes a beeping noise like a French police siren or something. Usually the codes are all standardized, except for Award BIOSes, which motherboard manufacturers sometimes modify. So it's either the CPU, memory, or video card, but I'm betting video card, since the fan bearing seems to have always had a few problems. I'll stop at the local chop-shop and see if they can sell me a cheap card, since the machine is 4 years old anyway.
