First post here, and I have a question for upright bass players who have had trigger finger surgery. Have you been able to play without recurrence of the problem? I'm mostly a guitar player but got really into playing upright in 2023-24, and it led to trigger finger in my left index finger. I had the surgery in August of '24, and spent most of the recovery period brushing up on dobro since holding the bar was about all I could do playing-wise with the finger in question. For some reason I was paranoid that picking up the bass again had a high chance of leading to recurrence, but yesterday I saw a medical study that said it showed only a 2% recurrence rate after surgery.
So I'm wondering if anyone here who plays exclusively upright has had the surgery and been able to play for a length of time without recurrence. I'm turning 62, so the "end of the road" is in sight and I'm not averse to a little suffering to enjoy the last couple of decades (God willing).
Thanks in advance!
So I'm wondering if anyone here who plays exclusively upright has had the surgery and been able to play for a length of time without recurrence. I'm turning 62, so the "end of the road" is in sight and I'm not averse to a little suffering to enjoy the last couple of decades (God willing).
Thanks in advance!
