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Subject: Computer-Aided Illness/New disease vector?
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Date: 23 Feb 90 22:33:31 GMT
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services
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A True Story:

Was at doctor's today to check into pain, numbness in right arm.
After a little poking around doctor ruled out carpal tunnel syndrome
and various other 'named' entities.  Said condition was probably a
generic nerve inflammation of the sort acquired by factory workers
who engage in steady repetetive movement.  I told him I was not
aware of doing anything like that;  that I spent most of my day
sitting in front of my Macintosh writing and editing....  Then,
like a shot, it hit me.

"My god," I said.  "I've got MOUSE ELBOW."

Which is what it seems to be.  Recommendation is (a) wait and see
if it gets better or worse, and (b) get tennis-elbow-style pad/brace
if it doesn't get better.

This has probably been discussed here frequently before, but I don't
check out sci.med or comp.sys.mac much.  Advice would be appreciated,
unless I'm too disabled to log in and read it :-)....

Christopher Gunn	Molecular Graphics & Modeling Lab
SPAN--KUPHSX::SYBYL	Department of Medicinal Chemistry
913-864-4428		University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS  66045