Well, this thread is moving along nicely! I am glad some people are getting some pain relief.

I had to use my large one last night too! (and my wrist splints).
Doing alot of yard work etc. AND I managed to LOSE it again...took a whole day to find it!

So I have decided to order the coated red/green ones and did so this morning from Ebay. I think they will be more "visible" and less likely to lose. When I bought my 1 inchers a few years ago, they were closeouts, from a computer supplier.
I didn't belong to Ebay then, so I had no idea there were affordable coated ones. So they should come soon, I expect.