Carpal tunnel - who has had the surgery
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Mattmc74
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I should be up and playing again in 2 weeks. I played a bit yesterday but I didn't push it at all! Simple finger exercises is all just to move the fingers a bit.
Mattmc74
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Good luck with the recovery
I am getting a lot of pain and my middle finger goes numb on my right hand when I drive for any length of timeI am getting worried
Sounds like your getting it too. Best to get it checked out and fixed before you do too much damage to your hand!
It sucks I will put myself in a bad position for losing my job if I was to have surgery
Mattmc74
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It sucks I will put myself in a bad position for losing my job if I was to have surgery
Not cool! Not cool at all! You don't have any kind of medical leave at all? If not the truly sucks!
Yes and no. They would use it as an excuse to get rid of me, I have had a lecture from the boss before "they don't do illness" I could write an essay with the junk like that from work I won't hijack your thread
Mattmc74
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Yes and no. They would use it as an excuse to get rid of me, I have had a lecture from the boss before "they don't do illness" I could write an essay with the junk like that from work I won't hijack your thread
They don't do illness!!!! Man we need to put a hex on your boss and hope he gets really sick! That way his bosses will have to get rid of him! What a bunch of assholes! I'm glad the company I work for wants me to get fixed/better so I can go back to my job.
Haha bad karma his way! I am lucky I like my job and the team I work in AND my boss manages by email from miles away so I rarely have his company
Hope you have a speedy recovery. Update us on how your playing comes back
Mattmc74
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Haha bad karma his way! I am lucky I like my job and the team I work in AND my boss manages by email from miles away so I rarely have his company
Hope you have a speedy recovery. Update us on how your playing comes back
I will give an update on the playing as soon as I can.
mikemueller2112
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That's good to hear dude, sucks not playing for that time but it could be a lot worse.
Mattmc74
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Yeah it could be a lot worse. At least after I heal up I will be able to play for more than 15 minutes!
Mattmc74
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Update - Everything seems to be healing up well. The incision area is a bit itchy so I guess that is healing well too. Still a bit of pressure and discomfort when I try to squeeze something with a bit of force, not over doing it just seeing how its going there.
Played a few basic scales, nothing fast, and all is well there.
I have another appointment with the doc on the 6th to see if my left hand is strong enough to have the right hand done.
Played a few basic scales, nothing fast, and all is well there.
I have another appointment with the doc on the 6th to see if my left hand is strong enough to have the right hand done.
Can you seriously even hold a guitar after having a freaking metal rod with a scalpel at its end shoved underneath your wrist's skin? That's definitely impressive.
Let's see how the other hand goes!
That's definitely impressive.Let's see how the other hand goes!
Mattmc74
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Can you seriously even hold a guitar after having a freaking metal rod with a scalpel at its end shoved underneath your wrist's skin?
Let's see how the other hand goes!
I know crazy aint it! Its healing up great! I bet the right hand will be the same I figure, the surgeon that did has mad skills I guess.
Mattmc74
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Pretty much have full use of my hand now. When playing guitar there is no discomfort at all but i'm still being a bit careful. Carried in grocery bags yesterday evening and had no problems there either. Don't think i'm quite ready to use hand held power tools yet because of the vibrations transmitted through them.
The progress you're making is incredible, man! It's almost as if you hadn't the surgery haha. I still suggest, however, that you don't go around lifting bags and doing heavy words until you see your doctor next and let him assess the situation a bit better. You don't want to snap something in there just because you can lift things already! And definitely no power tools . Just a little piece of advice
EDIT: I just re-read this comment... What does "doing heavy words" even mean...? I guess it was "heavy work," but I can't be sure... Seems my brain is malfunctioning
. Just a little piece of advice EDIT: I just re-read this comment... What does "doing heavy words" even mean...? I guess it was "heavy work," but I can't be sure... Seems my brain is malfunctioning
Mattmc74
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The progress you're making is incredible, man! It's almost as if you hadn't the surgery haha. I still suggest, however, that you don't go around lifting bags and doing heavy words until you see your doctor next and let him assess the situation a bit better. You don't want to snap something in there just because you can lift things already! And definitely no power tools
Thanks man! I will still be careful! Like you said - I dont want to snap anything in there and cause permanent damage!
I will be posting up progress and pics when I get the right hand done as well. I wanted to share my experiences with this type of surgery with my fellow guitarists so they could read this thread over in case they ever develop some of the symptoms that I did.
Any kind of surgery on your fingers/hands would worry or concern any guitarist I think!
Mattmc74
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I just went to my health insurance site to look at my account and I was a bit surprised!
The surgery for my left hand cost $3,670.02!!!! I'm sure it will be the same for the right hand!
I'm so thankful I have health insurance that will be covering most of this!
The surgery for my left hand cost $3,670.02!!!! I'm sure it will be the same for the right hand!
I'm so thankful I have health insurance that will be covering most of this!
That would be a serious punch in the gut if you didn't have insurance. That seems relatively cheap though. According to Thomas Lang (yeah, again with him . He's the only reference I have on the issue) his surgery was about $30,000 (which is extremely outrageous, actually). Or maybe the interviewer made a mistake and typed one extra 0.
. He's the only reference I have on the issue) his surgery was about $30,000 (which is extremely outrageous, actually). Or maybe the interviewer made a mistake and typed one extra 0.
Mattmc74
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Sounds like it was a typo or his surgeon is a money grubbing buttwipe!
