... those who offered their support for the whole arm thing yesterday - the good news is I have discovered the joy of a Neoprene wrist support, that coupled with the fact it's getting better seems to have stopped the stabbing pains and I can again type and use the mouse. Slowly, mind, but still much better than being a lefty only :).
Since it's still taking me a while to type I have not replied to everyone individually, sorry, but thanks to you all. I especially liked the suggestion of leashing a couple of boys to type for me ;).
Did discover that I can make icons with my left hand as long as there is no fancy image manip going on. Made these two yesterday: as per usual is you would like one or both please feel free to take. A credit in the keywords would be nice.