Handeze gloves?

Now that I've started working again, my hand hurts almost constantly.
Because different parts have hurt and then gotten better, I'm thinking
that most of it is just overwork and not really a specific injury. In
a perfect world, I would report the soreness at work and it would
somehow be treated under Workers Comp. But, since I've only been
there less than two months, and am still officially a temp employee,
AND "rest" is not an option since the only real rest wold be
unemployment, I was wondering if people had tried their Hand Eze
gloves for other than needlework. I don't have any yet but, since the
working has put a damper on the amount of stitching I do, I was
considering getting a pair just so I could stitch more comfortably.
Any suggestions before I go to the Dr. next month for my regular anual
exam anyway? If I wasn't already scheduled I would probably make an
appointment specifically for the new condition but, . . .

I love the paycheck and the people are nice but 52 years old is a heck
of a time to start a new job in a completely different field. Who
would have thought that wiping stain or sanding cupboard frames /
doors would be so challenging??? :-)))))) I don't feel quite as
slow, uncoordinated and inept as I did last month at this time and I
have finally gotten a pair of protective gloves so I don't sand the
corners of my thumbs anymore but SHEESH!!!!!!!!! :-))))) It's going
to be a loooooooooooooong 15 years until I can retire. :-) I'm
considering talking to the receptionist to see how many more years she
is going to work before retiring and then applying for her job, though
DH (works at the same company - different department - says that there
are other jobs there that I could do that aren't nearly as strenuous.
I just have to wait until next March to apply for them. If I last
that long, I probably will if I don't seem to have improved at what
I'm doing. Don't sand hard enough & you get raised grain - sand too
hard & you remove the stain - sand over the edges and remove the stain/
paint from the edges. Don't get me started on Heirloom Black! That's
another story entirely. It amazes me that people pay more for new
furniture that looks used. :-)))))))

On the other hand (only one arm is sore), I'm almost done with a
tabletopper that I designed for a 60th anniversary. It has a local
covered bridge (Mckee Bridge) on the four faces and a local rose (Log
Town Rose) on each of the four corners. The wife of the couple for
whom I'm making it is descended from the family who donated the land
for the bridge and who brought a rose slip with them on the wagon
train to Oregon back in the 1850s. I just have to put in the
backstitching on one more corner to turn that last yellow blob into a
rose. When I stitched the roses I charted a photograph, stitched
around the outer border and then spiraled inwards with Gentle Arts
Daffodil overdyed thread. They really do look like yellow blobs until
I stitch the outlines of the petals. I would never have the patience
to be a "real" designer. Too much time spent planning and charting
and not enough time spent stitching. :-)))))
Liz from Humbug

Liz from Humbug wrote:
Now that I've started working again, my hand hurts almost constantly.
Because different parts have hurt and then gotten better, I'm thinking
that most of it is just overwork and not really a specific injury. In
a perfect world, I would report the soreness at work and it would
somehow be treated under Workers Comp. But, since I've only been
there less than two months, and am still officially a temp employee,
AND "rest" is not an option since the only real rest wold be
unemployment, I was wondering if people had tried their Hand Eze
gloves for other than needlework. I don't have any yet but, since the
working has put a damper on the amount of stitching I do, I was
considering getting a pair just so I could stitch more comfortably.
Any suggestions before I go to the Dr. next month for my regular anual
exam anyway? If I wasn't already scheduled I would probably make an
appointment specifically for the new condition but, . . .
SNIP
Liz from Humbug


Hi Liz:

I've seen folks using their Handeze gloves at work. These were folks
doing a lot of word processing or data input. In fact, when I commented
on it to one woman, she wasn't even aware that they could be used by
needle workers.

So yes, you certainly should be able to use them.

Good luck.

MargW

Hi, Liz -

I use them all the time for work - one pair at the computer, and another
(cleaner, LOL!) pair in my needlework corner. I also make DH wear them,
as he's *constantly* typing. They do help!

Sue


--
Susan Hartman/Dirty Linen
The Magazine of Folk and World Music
www.dirtylinen.com

I use hand eze gloves for all sorts of repetitive, detail work, around
the house, gardening and at my computer day-job.

You may also want to get your medic to check out your neck/spine
muscles. I was getting numb wrists and hands but the root cause was
that my muscles at the top of my spine and neck were almost
permanently tense. Physio and basic yoga solved the problems.

regards, Annette from NZ

Oh Liz, I share your pain. While I'm really enjoying my job, my hands (and
feet) do ache some days. (FYI, I'm a "custom framer" at Michaels.) You can't
easily use the power screwdriver on metal frames and don't you know it's
mostly metal frames. Or the composite ones that are so soft that you have to
hand screw them. And stock days are Mondays and guess who works lots of
Monday mornings. Open box, check items, put them away (or toss if broken and
there can be plenty of broken), flatten box, recycle, next box....

BUT the job I really want is to be the person that names the colors of the
mats. Fango's Grotto? Black and Blue? Camino? Sawdust?

Cheryl

On 4/27/08 3:07 PM, in article
, "Liz from
Humbug" wrote:

Now that I've started working again, my hand hurts almost constantly.
Because different parts have hurt and then gotten better, I'm thinking
that most of it is just overwork and not really a specific injury. In
a perfect world, I would report the soreness at work and it would
somehow be treated under Workers Comp. But, since I've only been
there less than two months, and am still officially a temp employee,
AND "rest" is not an option since the only real rest wold be
unemployment, I was wondering if people had tried their Hand Eze
gloves for other than needlework. I don't have any yet but, since the
working has put a damper on the amount of stitching I do, I was
considering getting a pair just so I could stitch more comfortably.
Any suggestions before I go to the Dr. next month for my regular anual
exam anyway? If I wasn't already scheduled I would probably make an
appointment specifically for the new condition but, . . .

I love the paycheck and the people are nice but 52 years old is a heck
of a time to start a new job in a completely different field. Who
would have thought that wiping stain or sanding cupboard frames /
doors would be so challenging??? :-)))))) I don't feel quite as
slow, uncoordinated and inept as I did last month at this time and I
have finally gotten a pair of protective gloves so I don't sand the
corners of my thumbs anymore but SHEESH!!!!!!!!! :-))))) It's going
to be a loooooooooooooong 15 years until I can retire. :-) I'm
considering talking to the receptionist to see how many more years she
is going to work before retiring and then applying for her job, though
DH (works at the same company - different department - says that there
are other jobs there that I could do that aren't nearly as strenuous.
I just have to wait until next March to apply for them. If I last
that long, I probably will if I don't seem to have improved at what
I'm doing. Don't sand hard enough & you get raised grain - sand too
hard & you remove the stain - sand over the edges and remove the stain/
paint from the edges. Don't get me started on Heirloom Black! That's
another story entirely. It amazes me that people pay more for new
furniture that looks used. :-)))))))

On the other hand (only one arm is sore), I'm almost done with a
tabletopper that I designed for a 60th anniversary. It has a local
covered bridge (Mckee Bridge) on the four faces and a local rose (Log
Town Rose) on each of the four corners. The wife of the couple for
whom I'm making it is descended from the family who donated the land
for the bridge and who brought a rose slip with them on the wagon
train to Oregon back in the 1850s. I just have to put in the
backstitching on one more corner to turn that last yellow blob into a
rose. When I stitched the roses I charted a photograph, stitched
around the outer border and then spiraled inwards with Gentle Arts
Daffodil overdyed thread. They really do look like yellow blobs until
I stitch the outlines of the petals. I would never have the patience
to be a "real" designer. Too much time spent planning and charting
and not enough time spent stitching. :-)))))
Liz from Humbug

On Apr 29, 7:15*am, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
Oh Liz, I share your pain. While I'm really enjoying my job, my hands (and
feet) do ache some days. (FYI, I'm a "custom framer" at Michaels.) You can't
easily use the power screwdriver on metal frames and don't you know it's
mostly metal frames. Or the composite ones that are so soft that you have to
hand screw them. And stock days are Mondays and guess who works lots of
Monday mornings. Open box, check items, put them away (or toss if broken and
there can be plenty of broken), flatten box, recycle, next box....

BUT the job I really want is to be the person that names the colors of the
mats. Fango's Grotto? Black and Blue? Camino? Sawdust?

You can't replace your hands girl.
I've been having a bit of trouble with my right hand all the way up to
the elbow. I went to a meeting last week and could have died with all
the hand shaking.
Dora

"Liz from Humbug" wrote in message
...
Now that I've started working again, my hand hurts almost constantly.
Because different parts have hurt and then gotten better, I'm thinking
that most of it is just overwork and not really a specific injury. In
a perfect world, I would report the soreness at work and it would
somehow be treated under Workers Comp. But, since I've only been
there less than two months, and am still officially a temp employee,
AND "rest" is not an option since the only real rest wold be
unemployment, I was wondering if people had tried their Hand Eze
gloves for other than needlework. I don't have any yet but, since the
working has put a damper on the amount of stitching I do, I was
considering getting a pair just so I could stitch more comfortably.
Any suggestions before I go to the Dr. next month for my regular anual
exam anyway? If I wasn't already scheduled I would probably make an
appointment specifically for the new condition but, . . .

I love the paycheck and the people are nice but 52 years old is a heck
of a time to start a new job in a completely different field. Who
would have thought that wiping stain or sanding cupboard frames /
doors would be so challenging??? :-)))))) I don't feel quite as
slow, uncoordinated and inept as I did last month at this time and I
have finally gotten a pair of protective gloves so I don't sand the
corners of my thumbs anymore but SHEESH!!!!!!!!! :-))))) It's going
to be a loooooooooooooong 15 years until I can retire. :-) I'm
considering talking to the receptionist to see how many more years she
is going to work before retiring and then applying for her job, though
DH (works at the same company - different department - says that there
are other jobs there that I could do that aren't nearly as strenuous.
I just have to wait until next March to apply for them. If I last
that long, I probably will if I don't seem to have improved at what
I'm doing. Don't sand hard enough & you get raised grain - sand too
hard & you remove the stain - sand over the edges and remove the stain/
paint from the edges. Don't get me started on Heirloom Black! That's
another story entirely. It amazes me that people pay more for new
furniture that looks used. :-)))))))

On the other hand (only one arm is sore), I'm almost done with a
tabletopper that I designed for a 60th anniversary. It has a local
covered bridge (Mckee Bridge) on the four faces and a local rose (Log
Town Rose) on each of the four corners. The wife of the couple for
whom I'm making it is descended from the family who donated the land
for the bridge and who brought a rose slip with them on the wagon
train to Oregon back in the 1850s. I just have to put in the
backstitching on one more corner to turn that last yellow blob into a
rose. When I stitched the roses I charted a photograph, stitched
around the outer border and then spiraled inwards with Gentle Arts
Daffodil overdyed thread. They really do look like yellow blobs until
I stitch the outlines of the petals. I would never have the patience
to be a "real" designer. Too much time spent planning and charting
and not enough time spent stitching. :-)))))
Liz from Humbug

I found that my Handeze glove helped with all kinds of situations - I got so
I wore it all day. In fact it was so effective that I never need it now. It
just keeps your hand (or hands) that much warmer and since it`s slightly
stretchy, kind of massages it and definitely gives a little extra support.

Pat

On May 3, 11:12*am, "Pat P" wrote:
"Liz from Humbug" wrote in ...



Now that I've started working again, my hand hurts almost constantly.
Because different parts have hurt and then gotten better, I'm thinking
that most of it is just overwork and not really a specific injury. *In
a perfect world, I would report the soreness at work and it would
somehow be treated under Workers Comp. *But, *since I've only been
there less than two months, and am still officially a temp employee,
AND "rest" is not an option since the only real rest wold be
unemployment, I was wondering if people had tried their Hand Eze
gloves for other than needlework. *I don't have any yet but, since the
working has put a damper on the amount of stitching I do, I was
considering getting a pair just so I could stitch more comfortably.
Any suggestions before I go to the Dr. next month for my regular anual
exam anyway? *If I wasn't already scheduled I would probably make an
appointment specifically for the new condition but, . . .
snip
Liz from Humbug

I found that my Handeze glove helped with all kinds of situations - I got so
I wore it all day. *In fact it was so effective that I never need it now.. It
just keeps your hand (or hands) that much warmer and since it`s slightly
stretchy, kind of massages it and definitely gives a little extra support.

Pat

I went ahead and ordered a pair today from the LNS when DH & I were
out doing gardening errands. (Since we're in the area,
dear . . . ) :-) I'm a little less tense now than I was back when I
started so I'm hoping that my hands will start feeling better. I
don't have quite the death grip on the pieces that I did before & M
knocking fewer off the line. According to my trainer, my technique is
fine but I'm still way to slow. Yeah, like what's new??? I couldn't
bring myself to tell her that I've been slow for 50 years and am not
likely to speed up all that much. :-)))))))))) Some, yes, but never
speedy enough that I'll be taking over anyone else's job. :-)

Thanks to all for your comments and responses.

Liz from Humbug