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10-04-2007, 05:09 PM
|  | Evil Alien | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA | | | Injury to fretting hand
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Two nights ago I got bitten by a stray cat. He sunk his teeth hard into the joint at the base of my left thumb. Yesterday evening I went to get it looked at and treated (got a really painful antibiotic shot in my butt)... I am on antibiotic pills for the infection (got some lovely vicoprofen as well)... I should be OK eventually, but for now I am kind of handicapped, being that I can't really use that thumb very much. Does anyone have any advice or anecdotes of their own about such an injury and how it affects the ability to fret notes? I have practice this evening, and a couple of shows coming up in a little over a week... I think I'll be fine for the shows, but right now I'm wondering if I'll be doing more harm than good by trying to practice with such an injury....
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10-04-2007, 05:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Socorro, NM | | Just my 2 cents, but I really think that is something you should have asked the Doc 
That does make for quite the story though!
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10-04-2007, 06:13 PM
| | Evil Alien | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Chipsonfire Just my 2 cents, but I really think that is something you should have asked the Doc
That does make for quite the story though! | Yeah, I didn't think of asking the doctor, I was too busy making a lot of noise from the pain (that shot in the side of my butt REALLY hurt) and was kind of distracted by the whole ordeal. But I don't know if she would have been able to give me any tips on adjusting my playing technique to compensate for the loss of most of my thumb's ability....
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Hollowbody Bass Club #121, Hondo Club #002, Official Short Scale Bass Club #018, Short-Scale Six-String Bass Club #001, Epiphone Club #010, can't recall what other clubs I'm a member of here...
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10-04-2007, 06:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Union City, California | | | I think, you should pick up a "chapman stick" in the mean time, or just tap out all of your lines.
but in all honesty, whenever I get any injury that can affect me musically, I let my band members know that I'm calling in sick until I get better. |
10-05-2007, 12:25 PM
| | Evil Alien | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA | | | Well, practice was cancelled yesterday anyway... And the injury is healing pretty nicely, so I should be OK to play very soon. Thank goodness for medical insurance!
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Hollowbody Bass Club #121, Hondo Club #002, Official Short Scale Bass Club #018, Short-Scale Six-String Bass Club #001, Epiphone Club #010, can't recall what other clubs I'm a member of here...
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10-05-2007, 12:43 PM
|  | The Bizarro JimmyM. | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Coeur d'Alene | | 
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