OH NO!!!

Well, I've been waking up now for several weeks now with annoyingly numb fingertips, and sometimes even during the day. I chalked it up to the epidural, figuring that maybe they had pinched a nerve and that it would wear off eventually. Well, it seems to have gotten worse, and so I called and asked my doctor about it. Looks like I'm in the beginning stages of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. It hadn't even occured to me. But being that I'm a makeup artist and a writer- I guess it sort of makes sense. But I thought this was something people in their 40's get after years of typing.... But the DR said that age isn't really a factor..more often it happens to older people, but I spend the majority of my life either typing articles on the computer...playing online, or putting makeup on people...so I'm just as active with my hands as the 40 year old typist. :) I always thought I would get shin splints from standing too long on tile floors at work. I never thought the actual WORK would mess me up! BUt it's not that big a deal, apparently I can pop a few tylenol and wear support gloves for circulation. Sexy :) So say a prayer for me!!