Carpal tunnel

Thanks for the suggestions! Sorry to be so long giving a response but I had to take myself off of the computer for the past several days.

I'm doing the exercises recommended and do feel relief. I tried out a trackball at Best Buy last weekend. It felt awkward but I'll probably give it a go and let myself get used to it. When I have a bit saved to buy a vertical mouse, I'll try that, too.

I'm thinking that I'll probably work most of these ideas into my routine. It's incredibly frustrating to have to stay away from my laptop for an extended period of time.

I'm surprised to see that so many have this problem. Didn't expect to see so many recommendations. I really appreciate it and know I'll be incorporating most of these into my routine.

Get an xbox controller, Or use a hotkeys program, to stop so much use of the mouse.

FWIW I got my vertical mouse pretty cheap on E-Bay

I did like MrPokerVerse and became a switch hitter and use the mouse with both hands. When one wrist gets tired I just swap hands. Cutting your actual usage of your wrist in half works wonders!

Switching hands is helping. Not clinching is, too. Typing is still very difficult but I'm able to play, at least.

Wizzim, I've dug out my xbox controller and have installed a driver. (Actually, my husband has. I don't understand this stuff.) Can't get my laptop to read it, though. The xbox turns on whenever I try to use the controller.

It looks like a good technique because that control uses very different hand and wrist movement than the mouse or touch pad requires.

I used to have terrible wrist pain from holding my wrists wrong on the keyboard and mouse playing MMORPGS all day.

I found a couple of things that really helped. You can buy the wrist brace (kind of like a sleeve ankle brace except for the wrist). And what I also do is have either a piece of cloth or just a small wristband available to place underneath my left and right wrist whenever I am typing or using the mouse. I found this incredibly helpful.

I think once you mess the wrists up the weakness won't go completely away, but I did find that I no longer have the constant pain I once went through without the wristbands. Best of luck friend! - there's nothing like pain free wrists.