[themikejr]

I had a similar experience. The important components of getting back to where I could work comfortably were:

- Kinesis Advantage 2 LF

- Apple trackpad mounted in between the wells of the keyboard

- Wear wrist braces while sleeping

- Stretches

- Massage gun on my forearms, neck, and shoulders

To learn to use the Kinesis Advantage 2 while recovering I also had to relearn how to type and for the first month I could only type very slowly (even in beloved Vim).

It's been two years since I nearly had to stop working. I'm still not 100%. Using a regular mouse quickly becomes uncomfortable and if I don't keep up with my stretches I end up in a bad place. I'm looking forward to the new Kinesis keyboard that comes out later this year since it will allow be to put more space between my hands.