what he said, for the most part 
 
it got bad when i was cashiering for a summer and using my hands for typing all day and night, essentially. 
 
in my case it didn't hurt, but my hands would go numb all the time, most annoyingly while i was sleeping. 
 
the doctor gave me naprosen (anti-inflammatory) and wrist braces, and that pretty much fixed it. but if i don't wear my wrist braces i still have numbness at night sometimes, so i just keep on wearing them 
 
John Heins (john - 2/25/2005 9:12:33 PM) 
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