HappyDad, amazing story.
OrphanCrow, you wrote:
So, my question to you: why did you still feel pain "for years"? Was your injury not healed already?
With all respect, I don't think so. Let me explain in more detail. The pain was caused by putting to much tension on my wrist during a hand movement, which gave a short painful sensation of burning fire in my tendon. It happened about 12 years ago and I never went to the doctor, but everytime when I had to use much more than average strength, the sensation came back, so it's quite clear to me why and when I felt the pain. Same with my collegue, who almost reported sick although she already used a brace. She had REAL, work related pain which she got just recently, not years ago.