Jonathan Van Ee's Story
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Summary For about two and a half years my fingers were in continual pain from typing on a computer. I visited a variety of highly regarded doctors, took anti inflamatory medications, went to physical therapy, iced my hands, and more. My condition progressively worsened, even though I stopped typing completely. Eventually, I effectively lost the use of my hands. From that low point, I rapidly recovered by pushing through the pain. Today I am back to living the intense life I'm used to, typing for several hours at a time, and do not feel the same debilitating pain. |
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| Ok, The Story I am an active person. In college, I had three majors: Spanish, Business Administration and Political Science. My G.P.A. in each of these majors was 4.0 (my overall G.P.A. was slightly over 3.8). In addition, I taught Spanish part time, and took Russian and French courses. After graduating from Columbia Law School I worked at large law firms in New York and California. More recently, I have written a few art books, and other publications. I have also created a number of websites, including jonathanvanee.com (with my artwork), turbofinances.com, and others listed in the about page of this site. That intense and fruitful lifestyle completely stopped. I became completely inactive, suffering overwhelming continuous pain. This is the story of how I overcame that pain. One of the most stressful times in my life came one December when many big events occurred in a short time. I shopped around for condos, bought one, and then moved in. After shopping extensively for the best mortgage interest rate, I locked in a great rate. Also, my law job became busy. This all combined with the busyness of the holiday season. The stress came to a head at work. Secretarial support was minimal. This meant I would have to do much - and often all - of the extensive typing required for my job. Right before the holidays started, all my billable hours had to be entered into the law firm's database. This was a huge task. I typed fast for about two hours. That's when the pain started, and it did not go away. The back of my fingers ached everytime I typed therafter. This kind of injury is commonly called a "repetitive stress injury" or "RSI". The source of the injury is believed by many to be repeated keystrokes. I also developed a stress headache. Thinking this was like any other injury or soreness, I tried to just take it easy until I got better. |
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