Bugger, sorry to hear that. I don't know what Mr Rock & Roller suffers from but I guess it is arthritis as well. Mind you, he's in his 60ties now.
Looks like you have the right attitude - keep positive, keep on playing.
My uncle played blues piano into his sixties, now his hands are shot, so he's still gigging, but on the harmonica. Still plays a little piano, but he can't make a lot of chords. He's still damn good considering. I'm sure the same thing will happen to me, but I intend to keep at it as long as I can.
This is troubling me at present...finger style is a tad difficult, kinda catches on the string.
"Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible god and destroys a visible nature. Unaware that this nature he's destroying is this god he's worshipping." - Hubert Reeves
*UNIQUE* wrote:This is troubling me at present...finger style is a tad difficult, kinda catches on the string.
Bump for the meat...no sympathy from you quims :D
Changed the dressing..not fun. Stuff had stuck to meat. Bugger. I know this pales compared to that member who showed his crushed hand....who was that.
Ouch.
"Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible god and destroys a visible nature. Unaware that this nature he's destroying is this god he's worshipping." - Hubert Reeves
I get split and dry and crusty skin on my fingers, when it bothers me I get some "sensitive skin" soap substitute, I forget the brand, but it clears up after a couple of weeks of that. The main thing is to avoid soap. Worst thing I've done to my hands is put a dumbell down on my left hand third finger at the gym. Hurt like bejeebuz and took a lot of HTFU to be able to play bends for the next couple of months. Made for some good Gary Moore faces though
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bbrunskill wrote:
My uncle played blues piano into his sixties, now his hands are shot, so he's still gigging, but on the harmonica. Still plays a little piano, but he can't make a lot of chords. He's still damn good considering. I'm sure the same thing will happen to me, but I intend to keep at it as long as I can.
Saw a thing once about Japanese taiko drumming, an older guy was saying "When I was a young man, I played the big drum. When I was older I couldn't do that any more so I played the medium drum. Now I play the small drum, but I'll always be playing something, even if I end up with a hand cymbal. There's always something a man can hit!"
"You know something's gone badly wrong with the world when Prince has stopped singing about sex, and Morrissey has started."
BG wrote:
Htfu just squirt some superglue on it and you'll be as right as rain...
That's better....I shoved some lemon and salt in it last night to be sure it wasn't just a surface scratch. It isn;t
"Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible god and destroys a visible nature. Unaware that this nature he's destroying is this god he's worshipping." - Hubert Reeves
Thanks for the tip...meths is has proven to be a winner.
"Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible god and destroys a visible nature. Unaware that this nature he's destroying is this god he's worshipping." - Hubert Reeves
Ouch. That's not funny. Did something similar to my thumb but stuck the severed meat back on. It reattached.
Grant, you need to put a little tube over your finger to keep the dressing off the wound. It needs to be protected but untouched. And it will take a while too.
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Yeah, you're right on all counts. Years ago I took the end of my thumb off....but the meat back and it reattached....no I just have a little scar. This was different...the meaty piece was a mess though. And plus, we sorta panicked and left it too long....bugger, it would have been the right thing to do.
"Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible god and destroys a visible nature. Unaware that this nature he's destroying is this god he's worshipping." - Hubert Reeves