[nabs-l] Trying to read braille
Joshua Lester
JLester8462 at pccua.edu
Mon Aug 5 02:39:21 UTC 2013
LOL!
I can't believe you went there!
Sometimes, I read with the left hand, and used the right one o turn the pages.
I like to use both to read the Braille, but sometimes, if it's a long chapter that I'd have to read for school, the left hand only, worked fine!
Blessings, Joshua
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Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2013 9:34 PM
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Trying to read braille
I might get crucified for saying this, but couldn't you mainly
read with your left hand? At least for me, reading one-handed
doesn't slow me down that much.
----- Original Message -----
From: Anna Givens <annajee82 at gmail.com
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Date sent: Sun, 4 Aug 2013 21:21:38 -0500
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Trying to read braille
Do u read tons of braille?
Thanks Lucy
Anna E Givens
On Aug 4, 2013, at 8:05 PM, Lucy Sirianni
<lucysirianni at earthlink.net> wrote:
For me, the pain comes and goes. Since I've started icing
regularly, it's definitely lessened overtime, though I still
sometimes experience pain, especially if I've been reading and
writing more than usual.
I hope yours gets better, too, and if you find anything that
helps, I'd love to hear about it!
Lucy
----- Original Message -----
From: Anna Givens <annajee82 at gmail.com
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Date sent: Sun, 4 Aug 2013 19:51:29 -0500
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Well I am very sorry you had to deal with that, but I am very
glad to hear about it, because I have asked around and I
couldn't find anyone who had had this experience.
I told my doctor that I read braille and that it could be part
of
the problem. He just gave me the normal advice....
Anti-inflammatory,ice, physical therapy, and wrist brace. And
then he said, The best treatment is to not use your hand. But
that is very unrealistic, for anyone. So just try to not use it
as much as possible, and when reading relax it as much as
possible.
So that is what I do, I need to do the exercises more often, now
that I am reading more. But yeah.... I dont know what to do.
Did your pain go away? Or do you still have it?
Thanks!
Anna E Givens
On Aug 4, 2013, at 7:41 PM, Lucy Sirianni
<lucysirianni at earthlink.net> wrote:
Hi Anna,
I'm so sorry to hear that you're going through this! I've
experienced severe wrist and hand pain, likely due to the amount
of time I spend reading and using my BrailleNote. (I'm an
English Ph.D. student, so I do a lot of reading and writing, and
like you, I prefer Braille to other formats.) The thing that
helped me most was soaking my hands in ice-water; I also
purchased wraps that would allow me to use ice more continuously,
though this was not as helpful as just plain ice-water.
My case never got so bad that I needed to see a doctor or to
consider taking a break from reading Braille, but I share your
concern that reading in spite of the pain might cause your
condition to worsen and ultimately make reading impossible (or at
least very hard). Have you spoken to your doctor about the
potential risks of reading Braille?
I'll be interested to see what other advice you get as this has
been a recurring problem for me as well, and it's terribly
frustrating, not to mention painful.
Very best of luck in dealing with this!
Lucy
----- Original Message -----
From: Anna Givens <annajee82 at gmail.com
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Date sent: Sun, 4 Aug 2013 19:07:27 -0500
Subject: [nabs-l] Trying to read braille
Hey, so I have a problem, and I am not sure it can really be
solved, and I know what to do but I just thought.... Well maybe
someone else has been through this:
I have tendonitis in my hand, so basically it hurts when I use
it. I am desperately trying to get my braille speed up so that
I can use it in college. Braille works a lot better than
listening to speech, for me. Since a few weeks ago I am reading
20 to 40 pages a day of braille. This is hours of reading. The
treatment for tendonitis in your hand is to not use your hand.
Obviously, I cannot do both. I take anti-inflammatory meds, and
do hand exercises to strengthen hand, as doctor suggested, also
use ice, and when I am reading I really try to relax my hand
(although that seems to be difficult for me to do. The pain is
getting worse and worse. But I don't want to stop reading. I am
afraid that it is just going to get so bad I won't be able to do
it. This is very frustrating! I don't want to give up braille,
but I don't want to be in pain. It is my decision what to do,
but has anyone ever been through anything like that? And what
did you do?
Anna E Givens
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