bummer - sounds like me, several competing pains & we dunno what the exact problem is.

I'm heavily right handed but have learnt over the past 12 years since I was first diagnosed with RSI to use mousie in my left. RSI comes & goes, as do other pains, but some are permanent. Sometimes painkillers & exercise help, sometimes not. Sometimes taking half a Valium at night when I have very bad pain relaxes my muscles, sometimes not (ps. I only took 16 half tablets over 3 years before the packet passed it's Use By date & I had 42 tablets left, so I didn't need them regularly.)

I have RSI back in my right arm (again) on top of the permanent pain in my left elbow (gotta support it on the table when I'm typing/reading/sewing/writing etc or it aches) + the sore thumbs & fingers (arthritis??) + sore shoulders (cause?) + permanently sore back (easy, I was born with that!) + knees (born with that problem, too) & feet (another life-long symptom)

ah, well, it could be worse, I could be dead!

sandra (aka Pollyanna)