Dynadude Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I was pulling my mower up onto a tilt trailer with a hand crank winch. The trailer was still tilted, and the mower was near the front, so I let go of the winch, which was supposed to lock, and turned around to get a strap out of the truck bed. Big mistake. The winch handle was spinning like a top when I turned back around, and it caught me in the side of my left hand. Needless to say, it hit so hard that it swung my arm back the other way, and I knew right away that something had snapped. It did. The small bone right behind the first knuckle of my little finger was broken clean, and just behind the joint. Going to get it pinned in the morning. Out patient surgery, and then 6 weeks of splint duty with some physical therapy after the 2nd week. It ain't all bad though. I scored some killer pain pills, and loads of sympathy and attention from the misses. I also decided I needed some kind of instrument that I could play with the splint, so I called a guy on Craig's list. and traded him my Jagstang for a casio Privia PX400R keyboard. I know what you're thinking. How am I gonna play a keyboard, right? Well, these new fangled jobs have the auto accompaniment, and the one finger chord features, so I can sound like a full orchestra with one stinkin' finger. 6 weeks with no guitar though? No way. I guess I'll figure out a way to hold a slide, and brush up on the lap steel too. Learned a valuable lesson about winches. Don't trust 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mick Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Suck ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackHawk233 Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Epic Fail... Jk... Dude that sucks, Hope you recover quicker than that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callen3615 Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 That sucks. I broke my small finger on my right hand earlier this year. Never went to the doctor. I set it myself on the table with a heavy book, then waited. Its probably 90% now. FYI dont punch stuff harder than your hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Yikes! Good luck. Keep us up to date on how your recovery is going.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Best wishes for a speedy recovery and it's lovely to see that you can take it in such a good frame of mind instead of merely whining about it. (Then again, perhaps that's just the medication kicking in...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Epic Fail... Jk... LMFAO I hope you get better soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemoon Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Good luck. I just had knee surgery. It is amazing how non-invasive surgery is these days and how quickly you can recover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sliptrip Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Good luck. I just had knee surgery. It is amazing how non-invasive surgery is these days and how quickly you can recover. how did that go? you only had that done a few days ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiz Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 ...6 weeks with no guitar though? No way. I guess I'll figure out a way to hold a slide' date=' and brush up on the lap steel too. [/quote'] Way to turn lemons into lemonade. That's a major bummer though! I hope you have a quick recovery with no complications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duende Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Sorry to hear this..but great idea about the lapsteel :- Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Best of luck. I broke the radius in my left arm several years ago, and had wrist damage, and was scared to death. Do ALL OF THE PHYSICAL THERAPY POSSIBLE. Again, best to ya. Murph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Good luck dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 I wish you all the luck to a fast recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynadude Posted May 29, 2009 Author Share Posted May 29, 2009 Thanks for the well wishes all. The surgury went fine today. They numbed my whole left arm, and it won't wear off until sometime late tonight. I keep waiting for that needle and pins feeling. ;) They gave me more pain meds, and these are supposed to be stronger than the ones they gave me yesterday. I don't think I'll be taking the new ones though, the mild ones wipe me out. ~light weight~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mick Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Best to ya tomorrow Dyna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recsec Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Best of Luck I hope every thing goes well!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston004681 Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 OOoooo.... Well good luck man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Hope you have a speedy recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrosion of conformity Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 good luck on the surgery! ...and congrats on the pain pills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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