My poor paw - in a 'gauntlet' splint!

Voxman

Don't know how I did it, but I seem to have 'done in' in my (left) wrist. Thought it was just a sprain but kept getting worse and I was in agony yesterday, so worried it might have been fractured - so went up to St Barts (ony 10 mins walk from my office) to be checked out yesterday afternoon.  They X-rayed it & fortunately nothing broken but looks like I've somehow twisted a double tendon.  Hospital has strapped it up in a splint, and I'm on painkillers/anti-inflammatorys.  Feels a bit more comfortable today and I'm getting some movement/rotation back, but still means no guitar playing for a couple of weeks at least. 

Fez

Man that sucks. Hope it get's better soon, best to do what the Doc says though.

grungebob

Sorry to hear that. I did my shoulder in a few years back and I was out of guitar action for three months. Hope your recovery is quicker 

Rocker

Hope you are back playing soon. Use the time well, read up on music theory and/or listen to music....

Voxman

Thanks guys - My 'gauntlet' splint!: -

Bridgehouse

Voxman said:

Thanks guys - My 'gauntlet' splint!: -

Have you checked the truss rod relief on that??

Legionreturns

Voxman said:

Thanks guys - My 'gauntlet' splint!: -

Can you not play slide with that?

Sassafras

Look on the bright side, it  could've been your right hand.

drwiddly

Get well soon mate.

DrBob

On the upside, it's on the mend. It will get better. Think about how bad it would've been if you hadn't had it looked at ? 

professorben

Sometimes a total break from playing is a good thing, drop those 'force of habit' motions and treat it as a chance to 're boot' your technique. 

57Deluxe

slide only for you for a few weeks then....

Voxman

57Deluxe said:

slide only for you for a few weeks then....

Sadly not - it's still rotational wrist movement - so has to be a total abstinence for 2 weeks at least 

Sassafras

You could always use your feet.

Voxman

Sassafras said:

You could always use your feet.

You mean like this....

Voxman

...or like this:

Voxman

...or even this, on electric:

Sassafras

/\ Yup, that's  the sort of thing /\

57Deluxe

Voxman said:

Sassafras said:

You could always use your feet.

You mean like this....

optimistic including pedals though...

Blackjack

You have my sympathies, I broke my wrist a little while back and was in plaster 

http://i.imgur.com/SbRc649.jpg

Voxman

Blackjack said:

You have my sympathies, I broke my wrist a little while back and was in plaster 

http://i.imgur.com/SbRc649.jpg

Ouch!  Hope you"ve recovered! How did you do that?