slowrocker
Silver Member
Take 91 hits of crack cocaine and call me in the morning.
Of course...
I don't know that this is the best advice to give.
Take 91 hits of crack cocaine and call me in the morning.
and every night I would wake up with my hands dead asleep ......could have cut my fingers off and not felt a thing especially my ring and pinkie fingers
I don't know that this is the best advice to give.
Of course...
I don't know that this is the best advice to give.
Fine. Take 148 hits of crack cocaine and don't ever call me again.
Let's hope it doesn't come to surgery or you'll have to deal with a recovery period. On the plus side, people I know who've had the surgery say their hands feel great afterwards.
Hi Bo,
That will be me! I had both wrists done (surgically and one at a time) in 2005/6 and the difference it made was startling. I had tried the meds/braces etc before and nothing worked. When my surgeon saw me first, he asked if i had any cortiosone therapy (this involves injections into the wrist) and was relieved that I had not, as this makes the surgery infinitely more risky apparently- something to bear in miind when looking at non invaisive procedures. It looks as though you've caught your condition earlier than I did mine- had had relatively severe symptoms for years before I realised what was going on. The recovery time is about 4 weeks and to be honest, at that point I could play much beeter and much longer than I could 4 weeks earlier. They also found a low grade arthritis at the same time which may have contributed and was treated very early, so it was a double win.
The thought of surgery is never easy to take, particularly so in this case as you earn your salary by playing, but take heart- the decision to have surgery was one of the best ones I have ever made! The relief within 24 hrs of the surgery was amazing.
Oh, and by the way, I told you so!
Can you hire an Asian masseuse to massage you between sets/songs/gigs?
Now there's an expensive luxury that would be worth looking into, eh?
There is also the free option of human trafficking and slavery...
Maybe ask your wife to do it?
I feel your pain mate!
As a long term CTS sufferer i am no stranger to the inconvenience and frustration this causes not just in everyday life but from a musicians point of view.
I have it in both hands, severe in my right, mild in the left and so far have had nerve conduction studies, manipulation, Physio and steroid jabs, all to no avail i'm afraid. I am currently waiting on my consultant for the next move, surgery maybe. My condition is compounded with rotator cuff problems on the same side on which i had a procedure done last week.
I try to play with a lighter touch than before and am aware of gripping the sticks too tight. Also a thicker stick has helped with this slightly. I have switched to playing open handed very recently, it seems radical and daunting but it is a real possibility and worth a shot even on a temporary basis. I have indicated this with set up pics in my Oak custom thread here- http://www.drummerworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=104916
I wish you all the best
Avoiding surgery is almost always the best option Bo. We've been remonstrating with my son's doctors re: his broken bones on the same basis.I'm probably not a candidate for surgery just yet and hope to keep it that way!