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Well that's good news! So how long are you hoping it'll be before things are back to normal? I was about a month before I could even hold a barre chord down....that finger stubbornly refused to co-operate for a while! Try not to get too frustrated if everything doesn't come back straight away, it will come back in time.
:D :D :D
Vic
I hopefully should be fine by August, maybe playing in 4 weeks and riding VERY conservatively in 3 :D
Ewan McGregor: I said, "Eve, I want you to look after my wedding ring while I'm away," and she started to cry and I said, "Eve. Eve, I can't wear my ring or I won't get laid on the trip!"
Posted : 20/06/2007 12:43 am
It's good to hear you're doing good b'y. You'll be playing and riding again before you know it.
Paul
Vacate is the word...Vengance has no place on me or her...Cannot find a comfort in this world.
Posted : 20/06/2007 12:47 am
Well, WyleSmyde said it, and Ricochet said it, and I'll echo it - now might be good time to start with slide guitar. It isn't going to hurt your hand much, and it's another way of looking at the fretboard.....
I played slide a lot when I had that nasty hand injury last year - it kept me from going insane, when the stitched-up fingers wouldn't move where I wanted them to move. THAT took time and patience - commodoties I'm a bit short of, so I decided to improve my slide playing - which wasn't up to much, anyway. But a few hours a day really helped - I couldn't even put the guitar in an open tuning, left hand was useless couldn't even turn the tuning pegs - so I learned how to play slide in standard.
Think about Django - the man only had two working fingers - and man, what he couldn't play isn't worth knowing!
Once again, try slide - you may just take to it!
:D :D :D
Vic
"Sometimes the beauty of music can help us all find strength to deal with all the curves life can throw us." (D. Hodge.)
Posted : 20/06/2007 1:08 am
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My hand is still in a cast for at least 2 weeks, I'll try slide when it comes off :D
Ewan McGregor: I said, "Eve, I want you to look after my wedding ring while I'm away," and she started to cry and I said, "Eve. Eve, I can't wear my ring or I won't get laid on the trip!"
Posted : 20/06/2007 1:10 am
Teleplayer suggested trying a slide on my toe - I was so frustrated at the time, I nearly took him seriously - had my sock half-way off!
Seriously though, the only finger I could move on my left hand for a couple of weeks was my index - so I tried playing lap-steel slide style with it. Wasn't a great success, but I did actually learn something about scales.....
:D :D :D
vic
"Sometimes the beauty of music can help us all find strength to deal with all the curves life can throw us." (D. Hodge.)
Posted : 20/06/2007 1:23 am
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Maybe I'll slide lefty :D :D :D
Ewan McGregor: I said, "Eve, I want you to look after my wedding ring while I'm away," and she started to cry and I said, "Eve. Eve, I can't wear my ring or I won't get laid on the trip!"
Posted : 20/06/2007 1:24 am
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Just wanted to stop in and say, I'm so impressed with everybody here. I post something looking for a little reassuring, maybe some sympathy, and it seems that everyone I've ever interacted with on this site chips in to wish me well :D
Thanks guys. Your support has been incredible :D
Ewan McGregor: I said, "Eve, I want you to look after my wedding ring while I'm away," and she started to cry and I said, "Eve. Eve, I can't wear my ring or I won't get laid on the trip!"
Posted : 21/06/2007 2:30 am
Hey, don't expect any sympathy from me .... I'm a nurse. Suck it up and deal with it you baby. :P Awe, just kidding! I hope you get things working as good as new in short order. :D Keep us posted.
"Work hard, rock hard, eat hard, sleep hard,
grow big, wear glasses if you need 'em."
-- The Webb Wilder Credo --
Posted : 21/06/2007 3:49 am
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What a rip. My last nurse was in her 20's and blond, and now I get TR? :evil:
Just kidding, thanks again guys
Ethan :lol:
Ewan McGregor: I said, "Eve, I want you to look after my wedding ring while I'm away," and she started to cry and I said, "Eve. Eve, I can't wear my ring or I won't get laid on the trip!"
Posted : 30/06/2007 3:06 am
What a rip. My last nurse was in her 20's and blond, and now I get TR? :evil: Life is cruel like that.
"A cheerful heart is good medicine."
Posted : 30/06/2007 11:15 am
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My cast is off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D
Just a little excited. I have a plastic splint now, and the cut is 100% visible. Anyone want pics? :lol:
Ethan
Ewan McGregor: I said, "Eve, I want you to look after my wedding ring while I'm away," and she started to cry and I said, "Eve. Eve, I can't wear my ring or I won't get laid on the trip!"
Posted : 03/07/2007 6:12 pm
Congrats and yes we'd take pictures.
Gives Vic something to shoot for. :shock: :D
Bish
"I play live as playing dead is harder than it sounds!"
Posted : 03/07/2007 6:36 pm
Congrats and yes we'd take pictures.
Gives Vic something to shoot for. :shock: :D
What? You think I'm going to try and out-do him? Not a chance! These days my hands are encased in three layers of bubble-wrap when I'm not playing guitar!
:D :D :D
Vic
"Sometimes the beauty of music can help us all find strength to deal with all the curves life can throw us." (D. Hodge.)
Posted : 03/07/2007 9:40 pm
And a finger in glass or brass when you are. :wink:
"A cheerful heart is good medicine."
Posted : 04/07/2007 12:22 am
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Well, in a fit of boredom I figured out the total length of the incision. Close to 11 inches, near as I can tell :shock:
Interested in a length comparison, Vic? :wink:
Cue Ric's Johnson :roll:
Thanks again guys,
Ethan
Ewan McGregor: I said, "Eve, I want you to look after my wedding ring while I'm away," and she started to cry and I said, "Eve. Eve, I can't wear my ring or I won't get laid on the trip!"
Posted : 04/07/2007 12:39 am