Hi Lefthanded!.

Thanks for your post....

I fell down the stairs in April/May 2004 (i think!) I had been working in my insurance job since the start of 2002. At the end of 2004 i started to get pain in my right thumb - it was very tender and kept locking in place....then by march i had extreme dull nagging pain in my right shoulder blade and things escalated from there with more tos symptoms developing - heaviness in arm, weakness in arm/hand, feeling like i couldnt hold up my head. Slowly this spread to my collar bone, which has now become bony and protrudes a little compared to the left side.

I left this job in 2006 after an occupational therapist said its unlikely i could carry on in an office job for much longer.

I am based in the UK and i spoke to a solicitor who deals with upper limb diseases and was told that i didnt have a claim as no negligence could be proved against my ex-employers!. Im going to try another firm but im a little disheartend....