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Location: South of most, North of few | just in case anyone wondered why i haven't been keeping up with the posts, i just had my right shoulder operation on tuesday , and am just getting back to the computer typing left handed. i need to keep this sling on for SIX WEEKS and,they say, can't play the guitar. but then again, i've always known that. i've already been able to wedge the mermer parlor under my arm and play a few chords, and hoping it will loosen up a bit during rehab, which started wed. :mad: |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Hang in there Jim; and don't worry about stuff..getting well is the important thing...we'll pray for a speedy recivery. |
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Location: Warren,Pa. | Jim, please...do what they tell you. I had back surgery a few months ago and I was very careful to do what my Dr. wanted of me. I recovered faster than he expected and I'm doing better than anyone thought I would. Forget the guitar. Watch guitar videos.
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Location: East Tennessee | Jim,
Get well soon. Take your meds. |
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| Get well soon Jim.. when I had the bone spur in my left shoulder done...the arm was out of commission for about 8 weeks, but even the recovery pain and weakness and the pain of OT was better than the shooting pains/nerve problems that were caused by the spur....they told me I couldn't play either...
even after recovery... I guess they're still right :(
doesn't stop me tho.. I keep trying.
hope you feel better soon.
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Location: South of most, North of few | Thanks guys, I know this will take a while, as I had the other one done a couple of years ago. Simple things are really a challenge. Ever try to wipe your butt with the other hand? :eek: |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | I had mine worked on back in Feb. and was out of commission for a while. I bought a SS Balladeer that allowed me to get back to playing sooner than my deep bowls would. |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | Speaking of surgery, anybody heard from Goober? I don't think he's been back since his knee replacement back in May. |
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Location: Texas | Get well soon Jim and be kind to that shoulder. My friend thought he was smarter than the doctor after a rotator cuff tear repair - started playing golf after 4 weeks - can you say, he had another surgery shortly after that!!!
Step away from the guitar - don't make me shoot this gun lol |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | heal well...
and use a stick in your mouth in the meantime |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Buy yourself a new guitar so you have something to look forward to in 8 weeks.
I had surgery years ago to screw back together a nasty seperated shoulder from a bicycle crash. My right arm was strapped to my torso for the first 3 weeks post-op and it was 8 weeks or so before I could lift it over my head. But damn if I wasn't back out biking just a few days post-op riding with left hand only. On the guitar side, I owned a strat at the time, and I found that I could wedge the guitar under my arm (almost ukulele style) and play. I could not strum, but I could actually finger pick it up near the neck pickup. Wasn't a bad way to pass the time.
Get well,
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by Tupperware:
Buy yourself a new guitar so you have something to look forward to in 8 weeks.
Dave Ask Jim about the Martin HD 16 LS. :D |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Come on G3, how long have you known me ???
Wouldn't you think a smart-arse like me already KNEW that, and that's WHY I wrote the post I did ??? There is NEVER a post I write that means exactly what it says. You need to connect the dots to see how this mind really works.
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Location: East Tennessee | Can I use crayons? :D :D
BTW; Cool guitar isn't it. I think I like it better than Larry. :cool: |
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Location: big island | warmest prayers and wishes for a full and speedy recovery, jim.
shoulders are wonderful things when they work well and are in no pain. i did not ever require surgery, but it took nearly two years to recover from a rotator cuff injury i got the first time i went skiing on powder at wolf creek in colorado ten years ago. probably would have repaired quicker but i could not leave my jumbo gibson alone. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | take care, save your meds, take them later.
Now you know you're getting old when you save them for that "big time" and wind up using them for when you work too hard in the yard and use them for what they're supposed to be used for. |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Jim, I hope for a swift and complete recovery for you. Look forward to seeing you in Orlando at the end of the month. I will bring something for you to shake or beat or maybe a Kazoo, yeah that's it, a Kazoo. I will make sure that it's a lefthanded model for you.
Happy Healing! |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by Tupperware:
Buy yourself a new guitar so you have something to look forward to in 8 weeks.
Dave Yup, the Martin showed up on Wed. after the surgery on Tues. Sure looks nice hanging on the wall... |
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Location: Slightly northwest of Trader Jim | TJ, the offer still stands. I'll stop over and tune,polish and other wise keep your new stock in playable..and,well, new condition. AT NO CHARGE! What do ya say ole buddy, ole pal?
(the $100 offer still stands) :D |
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Location: South of most, North of few | I know I can always count on you Gary. :rolleyes:
and as far as the other offer, sit and spin. :D
BTW, your list of guitars seems to be getting quite a bit larger, and more expensive. |
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Location: East Tennessee | I'm here for you too Jim. :D
A bit further to commute but would be worth it. :cool: |
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Location: Slightly northwest of Trader Jim | Why, yes Jim it has, whilst yours seems to have shrunk into oblivion,but at a greater expense! :D
(how DO you spell Larrivee) :rolleyes: |
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Location: South of most, North of few | shhh...want to get me kicked out of here? :D |
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Location: Slightly northwest of Trader Jim | naaah, you still have the FD 1614 custom that I don't think I'd be able to pry out of your vise like grip, wait a minute, you only have one good arm, there's still hope! :D |
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Location: East Tennessee | Hey Jim,
How is the shoulder coming along?? |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Pretty good Mike. I actually got to wedge the parlor under my arm and play a little yesterday. Thanks for asking. :D
(shoulda kept the Strat. It woulda come in handy now) :rolleyes: |
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Location: big island | you are either up late or early, jim! |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Still dealing with the pain, and trying to get comfortable enough to sleep for more than 3 hrs at a time. Makes life interesting though. Every day seems like 3. :D |
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Location: Slightly northwest of Trader Jim | TJ,I have a hollow body or a solid that you can use if you want. :cool: |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Thanks Gary, I'll be over to see you sometime this week. |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | I found the long recovery time perfect for listening to the Harry Potter books on CD, I just can't seem to remember much about them. |
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Location: Slightly northwest of Trader Jim | Originally posted by Trader Jim:
Thanks Gary, I'll be over to see you sometime this week. Which one do you want? I'd be happy to bring you one. Just let me know. :D |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Thanks buddy, I really appreciate that, but I'm going to wait for a few days. I've been working on the mermer and will soon be able to get the Martin in my arms. |
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Location: Slightly northwest of Trader Jim | what's a martin? does your wife know? |
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by Trader Jim:
Pretty good Mike. I actually got to wedge the parlor under my arm and play a little yesterday. Thanks for asking. :D
(shoulda kept the Strat. It woulda come in handy now) :rolleyes: I have a CC059 Nylon String SSB you could have borrowed when you were up this summer.
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Location: Nashville TN. | get a speedy recoverey |
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just starting to come out of the fog...