How Do You Function, When One Hand Is Out Of Commission?

How Do You Function, When One Hand Is Out Of Commission?


So, uh… cat bites are pretty bad, as it turns out. I was in the emergency room yesterday, after my sweet cat Franny sunk a tooth into the top of my left hand, causing it to swell up like a balloon. I’m now on a strong antibiotic and some strong painkillers, but it’s still a baseball mitt-sized mit that hurts like hell in any position other than upright and can’t be used. I’m typing with just my right hand, right now.

A blogger whose hand was injured by her own cat seems almost too good to be true, in a darkly humorous sort of way. I know. But it’s extremely inconvenient and I’m sure there are better ways to go about this than typing with just five fingers. Mountain Lion dictation is supposedly great, but I don’t have ML yet. And I’ve heard good thing of Dragon Dictation, too.

Have you ever had to deal with this? What did you do?


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