i am in canada... i have had an OT choose my ergo desk/keyboard setup.. and i have dragon naturally speaking - that is software that allows me to talk and the computer will type for me. It does ok with basic text but it can't do the more complex code stuff i need to write and it is horribly clumsy at performing other tasks that you might use a mouse to do.

i am afraid to name the condition because it is rare... and i am afraid my ex might find me here because of that. Maybe that is stupid but he is so abusive... i dare not risk it.

it is a connective tissue problem though... and that combined with various major injuries have lead to multiple issues. Right now they don't know exactly why my neck is doing this or what to do to address it. Chronic damage, inflamation and pain are all part and parcel.

there is another member here who had a spinal fusion that has left her unable to walk properly and has really created many big problems... she hasn't been able to work since and is in pain. Fusions carry a 50% success rate even with a good surgeon.

either way though... i am not a candidate for a fusion. The connective tissue problem would simply reoccur and then i'd be back to where i began but with tissue that had been compromised.

in essense... i am waaaaaaaaaaaaay to elastic. Nothing stays where it should, everything moves and often tears. A fusion would stabilize one thing, and then the structures above or below would go as a result.

thank you so much for your input!!!