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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. >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >> http://mail.yahoo.com >> >> >> >> >> > >