Re: Way OT: EM fingers!

["Torstein H. Rem" <trem@broadpark.no>]

Good luck with your recovery!

I was making some wooden racks for the studio a few years ago and hit the
left hand with a sharp knife. Cut the nerve etc in the left index finger. 
Immediately
knew this was seriously bad. Like a tight string breaking.
The surgeon was an expert on micro surgery but couldn`t promise anything.

Today part of the finger is still kind of numb and a little stiff.
It`s the pemanent feeling of being hit it with a hammer a few hours ago. 
;-/)

The good news -
When playing any stringed instrument I really forget about it (possibl 
It`s 
surprising and amazing
how adaptable we humans are.




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Goodman" <spgoodman@earthlight.net>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 12:00 AM
Subject: Re: Way OT: EM fingers!


>I really appreciate the input so far -- It so happens that I HAVE an 
>acupuncturist who's very good.  I'm going to start with her and see how 
>it 
>goes.  The most troubling part is the hard bit inside, I know it's 
>forming 
>scar tissue, so as long as I can get the feeling back it'll be fine... 
>Hell, I can still type 60wpm, so it couldn't be that bad.  I'm more 
>worried 
>about the fact that even with feeling I've gotten some hellacious 
>blisters 
>just by not paying too much attention.  Of course the more ecstatic I get 
>by playing, ah well, but am it Art? :)
>
> Cheers everyone.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "mark sottilaro" <zerocrossing2001@yahoo.com>
> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, 13 June, 2006 22:43 PM
> Subject: Re: Way OT: EM fingers!
>
>
>>I cut my left hand pinky once with a hunting knife.
>> Right down to the bone starting at the top and ending
>> down near the first knuckle.  FUN!
>>
>> I didn't play for nearly a year.  I'm sure I probably
>> could have but I think I lapsed into a bit of a
>> depression/fear of it.  It took years to get full
>> feeling from it, but there was 80% fairly early.  My
>> doctor told me I'd never play the paino again and he
>> was right.  Luckily, I never had before the injury so
>> it wasn't much of a loss. ;)
>>
>> I can't say you'll have the same experience, but don't
>> let yourself get mentally held back by your injury.
>> Work through the pain.  I'm sorry I didn't.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>> > [Original Message]
>>> > From: Stephen Goodman <spgoodman@earthlight.net>
>>> > To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
>>> > Date: 6/13/2006 4:41:33 AM
>>> > Subject: Re: Way OT: EM fingers!
>>> >
>>> > I stupidly crushed the end of my
>>> left middle finger
>>> between
>>> > two big flagstones around 3 weeks ago, splitting
>>> the end like a melon.
>>
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