I just found out today that I have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and I am
really scared and worried about it. My first symptoms started a few
months ago, I would wake several times in the night with the thumb
side of my left hand numb. It just got worse and worse. And now,
my right wrist constantly hurts and interferes with my work. I was
the department manager for Frozen/Chilled at a supermarket but as of
next week I'll be working in the bakery.

I'm still kind of in shock about it, and I'm starting to cry.
Carpal Tunnel never goes away does it? My wrists will always hurt.
My hands will always go numb. This might be too much information
but it's important to me. I'm a lesbian and this is going to
seriously hurt my sex-life. My partner has tendonitis from piano,
so we're already crippled. Oh my god, I'm crippled.

Please someone tell me it gets better.

Natasha
(Inuvik, NWT, CANADA)