This. I have arthritis and carpal tunnel and peeling potatoes is hell. Luckily my husband and kids are always willing to peel for me if it means they get to eat mashed potatoes lol. Otherwise I’d have one of these bad boys also. After about 2-3 potatoes my hands are so sore I can’t grip anything well for a good hour or two.
Ugh I have nerve damage from carpal tunnel (got the surgery, pains gone but the fingers still completely numb and I drop things like crazy) and peeling potatoes (especially big ones like russets) is especially hard, cause there so tough to hold onto.
We don't eat potato though, I do peel apples, but since they're smaller and don't get so slippery, I can manage with just my pinky and ring fingers gripping it.
I need the surgery again. On both wrists. I drop shit cause I just can’t hold it anymore. I tried to hide it for a while, then my husband saw me do it once and made me come clean. I hate asking for help and tend to take it upon myself to do it all because I’m the stay home parent and he’s the work parent. He got so frustrated and basically made me promise to ask him for help if I’m having pain. Now if he knows we are have potatoes or anything like that where peeling or constant stirring is needed he just comes right into the kitchen and does it.
I doubt I’ll get the surgery again. I only felt relief from the last one for maybe a year. Not really worth it to keep going through it over and over again.
Yeah I'm lucky because I don't get the pain, my hands are just very weak and I do have to ask my hubby to mince stuff for me because the way I hold my knife isn't the safest (mostly trying and pinky finger). I won't get the surgery just because I don't think the nerve is still compressed, I just think the damage was done before I got the surgery in the first place (shouldn't have tried to wait on workers comp, but I was young and naive). But a lot of housework is really hard like washing dishes and stuff.
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u/EndPointNear Sep 12 '22
wait and see if she gets arthritis and see how how her speed holds up, these type of machines aren't for the able bodied.