No, it’s not carpal tunnel syndrome. I seem to be immune from that because I didn’t learn to type from an idiot.
A couple of days ago, I was actually programming in the same position for so long that I managed to bruise the tissue at the tip of my tailbone. The irony is that I program in a comfy chair which should by no means be capable of such a thing. You really don’t know how often your tailbone is involved in ordinary activities like sitting, leaning, climbing stairs, or sleeping until it’s bruised. Perhaps I need a standing desk to avoid further injury.
Also: How pathetic is it to be injured while programming? On a scale of “twisted ankle trying on new shoes” to “severed nose while bowling” I’d say it’s somewhere around “pulled hamstring while making toast.”
Good thing it didn’t happen at the LAN party!
“Ow, I can’t frag you because I strained my clicker finger!”
Well, it did happen before the LAN party, but I just leaned forward a lot, increasing my risk of blood clots (another embarrassing malady to get from computer use) but decreasing my tailbone pain. Don’t worry, my 1337 skills were not affected by my injury; they were just as inconsistent as ever.
Not that I was drunk, but once when I was 20ish, I tripped over a bed and landed on my rear on an ashtray, the big glass kind. I smacked my tailbone hard.
It hurt for months. I know what you are going through. It really is a painful inconvenient thing.
God speed on recovery.