…Thumbs!

Yeah I know…weird eh? What a stupid thing to call the doctor about.

Nurse: What are we seeing you for?
Me: Um…well, I hurt my…thumbs…
Nurse: Oh? Erm, ok…

Yeah, not funny! I actually know how I did it and everything. After I wash the yarn, I roll it up in some towels, then do this snapping thing. I put my thumbs in the loop and give it a good snap, about three times each skein…

So anyway, I did the last batch on Saturday morning. I didn’t notice any discomfort while doing it…just after wards, I realized that my thumbs were really weak. I couldn’t grasp things, I couldn’t write, I couldn’t knit or spin! I let it go until Monday…it still isn’t better…so I called the doctor.

He was really nice about it…he even understood what had happened. Apparently because it didn’t hurt as I was doing it, he thinks I just pulled the muscles. Which is good! Muscles heal quickly…tendons do not. So he says its good I didn’t injure the tendons. If it would have hurt as I was doing it, he said that would probably be the tendons not the muscle. Tendon injury could mean surgery!

So now I am to wait 5 days, and if they aren’t better I need to come back and see about imaging to verify it wasn’t my tendons after all.

Blah! Spinning and knitting are still a no go, but writing and typing have gotten easier. So I assume that they are healing. Sigh, I miss knitting! I have to be more careful now, my hands are my main tools for all the hobbies I love…I don’t want any permanent injuries.