Hard core lefty has major issues with MacBook pro trackpad

I'm a really hardcore lefthanded person. Like everyone I've been getting all the hype about the Magic Trackpad, which is just a standalone version of the trackpad on my MacBook, on the iPhone, iTouch, etc. I touchpad mouse with my left hand.
When I got the machine, I turned OFF all the bells and whistles swipes, etc. of the touchpad except the right click option because all it did was ruin my productivity. I could find nowhere to reverse the strokes to accommodate lefthanded use. Am:
1)I'm dim and don't know where to look for the change or what magic words to enter into the computer help.
2)It's not possible.
3)Apple doesn't care about creative lefty types anymore.
I hope someone at Apple is listening, because as a 20+ year PC user, (touchpads for 10 years) I absolutely love everything else about the MacBook Pro...
HELP!

Take a look at Better Touch Tool - VersionTracker or MacUpdate - which enables you to make customizable gestures.
Being a rightie I'm not sure I quite understand the issue. The 'right-click' function can be set to either the right or left corner. The other gestures don't seem to have any sort of 'handed' peculiarities, but then I've never tried them with my left hand.

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