Cut finger/damaged nerves

[superiorpine]

Nerves do (or can) heal and or regenerate. I would do 2 things. Get acupuncture both for pain and nerve stimulation. And, alternate ice water and heat. Given the trauma, you are going to want to help your body heal. Proper nutrition with lots of fresh juices will also help. Actively give your hand every opportunity to get better. Just waiting is only half the battle.

 

[NeckPickup]

Somewhat echoing the sentiments of another poster, I was unable to play for four years due to illness. I spent that time training my ear by listening to tunes and transcribing them by using the pitch tool in my metronome app (the need for the tool decreased as my ear got better) as I listened on my iPhone. I also used the time to bone up on my theory and also practiced "sight-singing" notated bass lines. And the funny thing is, my playing now is far better, faster and more fluid than it was before the break, probably due to a combination of the above and forgetting bad habits such as raking instead of alternating fingers. And this all happened in my 50's. So keep the faith, I have a good gut feeling that you'll find your way back.

 

[iriegnome]

Took almost a year and a half for my nerves to heal. Patients is your best friend on thus onr

 

[Skeptismo]

I'm a righty, tore the tendon off my left ring finger and had some nerve damage. I was lucky to get the tendon reattached, and can play at about 98% of the physical level that I could before the injury. Good news is, that feeling like I might never be able to play again really helped me dig in and improve my skills.
My left hand isn't as fast, and my grip is still weaker than it used to be, but my note choice and sense of harmony are better...so not too bad of a trade after all!

 

[SasquatchDude]

Last year, I had to have surgery on my foot after a sheet metal accident that left me with three broken metatarsals. I had the exact pins & needles sensation you're talking about above where they made the incision – a sort of sharp tingling sensation whenever I'd touch the top of my foot.

If it's any help or consolation, it was very noticeable for the first couple months, but then faded away within half a year as the incision fully scarred over. I got hurt in January and by summer I'd all but forgot about it unless I kicked something really hard; now a year later there's virtually zero trace of it no matter how and where I apply pressure.

7 weeks in, I wouldn't worry.

 

[Hertz]

My dog bit my middle finger on my left hand. The finger went numb and it lasted about a year. When sensation came back it was a pins and needles feeling. I fret with my left hand so I had to watch my left hand constantly and adjust the way i played to avoid the finger. You could switch to bass synth.

 

[Smashsquatch]

I had a deep cut, almost an avulsion on my left index finger between the first and second knuckles, palm side. this was in 2000. I still have numbness and tingling in it. Nerves don't regrow fast...or sometimes at all...

 

[Big Brother]

Put your finger in a splint and play away with your other fingers, you can increase the strength and dexterity of the runt fingers while keeping in practice and waiting for your index to heal.

Sorry to hear!

 

[pharfenagen]

i cut my right index finger to the bone right on the 1st joint from the palm, muffed all kinds of stuff up. needed 10k worth of plastic surgery to reattach the tendon and nerves. couldnt bend it or feel past that joint for like 4 months, but after like 18 months of physical therapy its good as new 4 years later. sometimes if i carry something heavy and it rests on the scar the finger will go numb for a few hours though.
tl;dr it should get better on its own if it was fixed properly. the body is a self-maintaining machine for the most part