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Myra Vaninwegen
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My hands have gone from bad to worse over the weekend, and now riding even the Brompton makes them
hurt a great deal. And it's not just the (slight) weight on the hands, it's gripping the handlebars
and especially braking. Of course cycling isn't the only thing that makes my hands hurt; brushing my
teeth is very bad. And they frequently tingle as I sleep, so I wake up and have to wiggle and rub
them to bring them back to life several times over the course of the night.
Oddly enough I can still type, as typing doesn't require me to grip anything. I just keep my hands
in a more or less natural curved position and push down a little bit. So I'm still working (I'm a
software engineer), but riding to work is not really possible any more. So hubby and I (we work in
the same building) are taking the car starting today, him driving (don't trust myself in charge of a
large & powerful vehicle with dodgy hands).
Still, not too bad, I kept at it, riding to work every day, until about 3 weeks before the
bay is due.
-Myra
hurt a great deal. And it's not just the (slight) weight on the hands, it's gripping the handlebars
and especially braking. Of course cycling isn't the only thing that makes my hands hurt; brushing my
teeth is very bad. And they frequently tingle as I sleep, so I wake up and have to wiggle and rub
them to bring them back to life several times over the course of the night.
Oddly enough I can still type, as typing doesn't require me to grip anything. I just keep my hands
in a more or less natural curved position and push down a little bit. So I'm still working (I'm a
software engineer), but riding to work is not really possible any more. So hubby and I (we work in
the same building) are taking the car starting today, him driving (don't trust myself in charge of a
large & powerful vehicle with dodgy hands).
Still, not too bad, I kept at it, riding to work every day, until about 3 weeks before the
bay is due.
-Myra