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Location: N.J. | I could have lost the finger altogether rather than just shattering the bone at the tip and fracturing it. Just a little reminder to all to BE CAREFUL when using hedge trimmers. I NEVER use them except for this one time. The bush was just driving me crazy and I got tired of looking at it all overgrown. Damn landscapers always seem to ignore just this one bush too.Few stitches later and now I'm out of commission for weeks :( .1st finger on the left hand...How does one go an entire day without playing a guitar?! :( :mad: :o |
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Location: San Angelo, Texas | wow...sorry to hear about this! Thankful it's not worse!
Get you a shorty capo and transpose everything you know to E, then you can play tih two finger! |
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Location: SE Michigan | A long time ago I broke the wrist on my right (strumming) hand. It was in a plaster cast from my elbo up to my knuckles. I actually cut a small groove with a steak knife into the cast and super-glued a pick into the slot in an attempt to play guitar. It did'nt work very well. Just thought you'd appreciate that other's have been there as well. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Having recently received a deep stab wound to the hand that could have been much worse, I know how you feel. I sucks not playing... but nice to know you will just down the road... |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Time to take up the drums!
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When the lord closes a guitar case,
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Location: NJ | Slide, FutherMucker . . . . S-L-I-D-E ! ! !
(and stay outta th'yard.) |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | I broke my right index finger playing softball (beware of those grounders that take a bad hop); the end bone had to be pinned back together, and the resulting pin stuck out for six weeks. A more delicate version of "Pirates of the Caribbean." Not able to play at all--not strum, not pick. Not fun at all. (And no softball, either--a double whammie.)
I'm glad it wasn't worse for you, too, Sleepy Eyes--my husband lost enough of the end of his right index finger in a jointer to put an end to his banjo-pickin' days.
If you don't mind, I will pray that the time passes quickly for you and that you heal as good as new. Best wishes, Karen.
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"C.L. Jackson"
G-111-4, CE868-LX-4, Viper 1271 Natural, Steinberger Spirit 5-string bass, Galiano mandolin, Vega 5-string banjo, fiddle of uncertain antecedents. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | StephenT and I have both had to rehab our left wrists this past winter and spring. Mine is 99.9% healed. StephenT continues to whine a little, but he, too, is on the mend. Best of luck to you. |
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Location: NJ | I had a pocket knife fold up on my thumb a few years ago. I am SOOOOOOO careful now |
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| I reckon he was carving the bush into either a Les Paul or an Adamas. And he was probably using a chainsaw. C'mon Phil - time for the truth....
(Glad it wasn't worse and that it's only a temporary thing. Cliff's right - try a slide). |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Al, been there done that and feel your pain!!!!!
Actually my injury is not to the wrist but to the ulner nerve which has affected the feeling in my pinkie and ring finger plus palm of my left hand.
Cure is wait and wait and wait....anywhere from a week to a year. I am pushing the 6 month mark and it is about 65-70% back. |
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Location: Orange County, California | Phil,
How'd you get yer finger in th.... Oh Nevermind. :p
Glad you did'nt get hurt worse. Listen to your Dr., keep it clean and dry, take your drugs, and try to relax... your just to excitable. Seriously? A bush was driving you crazy?? :D :p |
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| If the bush is still driving you crazy forget the trimmer and wax it. Full Brazilian. And you get to enjoy hearing it scream. |
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Location: PDX | Man that sucks! The loss of any hand function is a recurring nightmare for me, seriously. And i don't even play that well.
Glad to hear it will mend in time, and that the damage is not permanent.
Good luck and speedy recovery.
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Location: Warren,Pa. | Here's how bad it COULD'VE been:
Saw a 70's legend in my local store a few years ago. Said the guy had a m/c accident. Really messed him up and he couldn't play. Selling for $300...I thought it was too much.
A year later I saw it all cleaned up with a new price of $200. This time the guy cut off 4 fingers on his left hand in a table saw!
I bought the guitar. |
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Location: SoCal | In late 1970, sitting on the taxiway in an RF-4B, waiting to take the duty runway with another RF...C130 pancakes into the runway and is now burning. Nothing we could do, all died even though valient efforts of the crash crews.
Later, one of the pilot's golf equipment is being sold by the pro to assist the widow...most expensive putter I ever bought (best offer).
Fortunately, I came close to crash and burn many occassions, but it wasn't my time. Didn't go crazy - heck, I was crazy then and now, so I guess no change. Just feel like my hands are falling off after a lot of computer work...competitive golf or guitar - all relative, no sweat! Accumulate now, play seriously later. 57 years young! |
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Location: south east Michigan | Just the thought of some sort of serious damage to the left hand fingers creeps me out. |
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Location: NW Washington State | My user name doesn't only refer to my playing ability. I've lost some of my grip due to a combination of repetitive stress from computer use and a touch of arthritis. A couple of years ago it got to the point where I'd drop the pick frequently and my left hand felt vaguely uncomfortable after a few minutes of playing- so I didn't play much.
A Country Artist is a good cure. I snagged a good eBay deal at Christmas time. Very easy on the left hand and I don't drop the pick since I'm not using one. Unfortunately my playing ability is about the same as it always was.
Other parts of the cure include reconfiguring the computer desk, selecting the best mouse and keyboard, and taking glucosamine/chondroitin/MSM supplements. Works for me.
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Location: gods country..west virginia | never had any hand injury but i do know the feeling of not being able to play anymore,because of a wreck in highschool i lost 2yrs of my life, hope you have a good recovery |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | I did a 30 mile bike ride on the 4th and part of my left hand is still asleep. I'm about ready to call my doctor and see if I can get into see a PT for help. Sorry to hear of your accident. |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Phil,
Sorry to hear about your injury.Hope all goes well with the recovery. |
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Location: Illinois | There's alwasy bottle neckin' 'til the digit heals!
Make sure the Dr. knows you're a picker. He may recommend some rehabilitation exercises to get the healed, but near frozen in position finger frettin' again when the splint comes off.
Next time you're in to see the Dr., tell him you're a guit tar picker and wondered if you'd be able to play "Black Sapphire" when it's healed. If he says yes, you can then say, "Great, I always wanted to play that tune." :D
Just remember, Django Reinhardt might never have even picked up a guitar if he hadn't lost the use of digits 3 and 4 in a fire. :cool: |
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Location: Scotland | I've had 2 very near misses with hand injuries, both to my right hand. I took a tendon out on my pinkie, and that finger doesn't work properly now. Fortunately it's the only finger I don't need to play. About 20 years ago I got an electric shock at a gig which very nearly killed me and resulted in serious burns at the base of my 3rd and 4th fingers. That has healed fully now but I was out of action for months. |
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Location: NJ | One time, . . . at Band Camp . . . |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | Originally posted by cliff:
One time, . . . at Band Camp . . . LOL! I just saw that movie for the first time a few weeks ago. I wonder how many times I've missed this reference. :D |
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I guess it could have been worse.
