Can anyone recommend an ergonomic mouse?

I'm experiencing major pain in my right hand. My mouse hand. Can anyone recommend a really good ergonomic mouse? Has anyone had experience with the OrthoMouse? I like wireless mice a lot, but I'll plug in to get rid of this pain. ALSO - I use an external Apple keyboard. I don't seem to be having any issues YET, but I'd consider an ergonomic keyboard if anyone is a fan of particular keyboards. I really appreciate your help. I'm a freelance business writer, and I'm on my computer for hours and hours every day. The pain in my right hand (especially the muscles of my thumb) is becoming debilitating.

I was not offended.  I apologize if my mode of writing someitmes comes across that way.
I was just trying to reinforce the idea that the answer yo get may be from someone who is 6-3 (with appropriately large hands) while you may be 5-6 with small hands.
In short, our answers are probably irrelevant.
BestBuy also has a nice return policy if you choose incorectly the first time.

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