There's lots you can do. First: stop typing. Get voice recognition software. It is possible to program with VR; I did it for a year or two, by using ViaVoice

There's lots you can do. First: stop typing. Get voice recognition software. It is possible to program with VR; I did it for a year or two, by using ViaVoice's Java bindings to control emacs. (I stopped when I no longer needed it, not because it didn't work.) Second: get a good keyboard. The Kinesis is a good first step. You may find that curved keyboards like the Microsoft Natural don't work for you--when I tried one, it required me to stretch my fingers further, which hurt more. Third: find a doctor. (Actually, call the doctor first; but you should be helping yourself while waiting for the appointment.) If you're in the Seattle area, I can recommend Dr. William Ericson [1]. He did my surgery (years ago, before he moved to Seattle). Some time back, he figured out that a lot of the patients he was seeing, who weren't responding to carpal tunnel treatment, had something in common: extra ligaments near the elbow that pinch the nerves that go through the carpal tunnel when you turn your hands face-down. He can cut those ligaments--they're totally unnecessary; 75% of the population doesn't have them--and the problem goes away. Worked for me--very minor surgery; I was conscious for the whole thing. [1] http://www.wbericson.org/ http://www.wbericson.org/