Thanks for the tips on the elbow wrapping. I was looking at a towel and was thinking about that medical stretchy wrap stuff too. Then I can still use my hand sort of. My elbows havent been sensitive - unless its in contact with a hard surface or in bed holding my head up too long - which has stopped. SO I just sleep there and try to do nothing else in my room since I cant seem to sleep till 3 am.

Delayed pain.... do you mean after the H wave or just in general? If in general I think so. Its all dealyed - I dont feel it till later sometimes in that day or the next. Right now my hand, right, has a lot of aches and pains since I have been using it. So I think its all cumlative. As for my left hand its tired, heavy and getting stiff in the fingers really. when I bend those fingers they kinda hurt at the joint, or knuckle, but on the underside so it feels. I really dont want to loose my left hand either - but I think this is just somethings thats going to happen I have a friend who broke her right wrist a year and ahalf ago. They put in a metal plate - she had carpal before this in her right hand. Shes been using her left hand for most things and now shes got carpal in that hand. Shes a house wife. Dont look to damn promissing for my left hand -

I havent been doing anything strenuous with either hand. I am trying to keep the weight lifted under 10lbs - no more than a book usually. I was told to not " go whole hog". So I guess the hog comes later lol.

Thanks for the tip about the colar bone to ask the PT about. I will do so for sure. I would like to try to stop this now and or reverse it - both.

I have a question. A flare up for me seems to be that I feel more ahces and pains - and stiffness, dropping thigs more. I have not had the burning pain since I worked and was made to work wtih it. Do you mean a flare is the burning pain or what is a flare to you? or anyone? How is that defined? I know the burning is soon after the aches and increased pains and tenderness. It feels funny and then it starts.

Thanks again. I am still tryign to find out about work that acutall pays more than minimum wage. ... its worth a try. I dont think I can support my bills on just 7.45 an hour - and most places here dont seem to want to really pay you anymore than 10 to do a boat load of work. I cant stock a shelf.. so I am at a aloss. I dont want to work hard for 10 when I can skate by. I knwo its a bad attitude but I need to take care of me now. czu nothing and no one will do it. Which has been proven with past employer and WC.

I think for most of the RSI & TOS members a flare is when the symptoms & pain, gets increased, from where it was at usually.

say someone one is at a 5 pain level usually, but they do something a little more than usual or if the weather changes drastically {usually to the cold /wet} and the pain level goes up to a 7/8 for a few days or weeks for some.

that's what I call a flare. Eventually the pain will decrease.