The update

May. 13th, 2014 12:43 pm
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And the verdict is in. If my thumb has gone back to where it is in the time since I had the last cortisone shot, another shot will make no difference. So, Thursday May 29.

On the plus side, he says that I can get back to playing guitar as soon as the stitches are out, and I have almost four weeks to get back to where I need be for a short set. If I am not up to it by that time, it's ok, since it's a short set opening for Heather Dale at a house concert at our place, and I can back out of that if need be, or pick songs carefully to put the least strain on my thumb.. The next show is Detcon a month later.

It will take about 5 minutes. I will be awake for it. I expect it to be kinda creepy but cool as well. I ended up with two or three stitches last time, should be the same this time. My grip will change. But the doctor seems to think that it should be workable.
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I have had issues with Carpal Tunnel for a couple years now. Nothing terrible, but annoying. To play an hour show with Toyboat took about an hour of stretches and warmups.

We had a rehearsal the weekend before Capricon, and everything seemed ok. My hands were a little sore, working with brushes rather than sticks made me do things differently.

Capricon ... I played drums in 4 shows and strings for another. The next day and for several days after my left thumb hurt at the base, I had obviously strained something. I started sleeping with a brace on, that has helped in the past.

It got worse, a week or so ago the knuckle joint in my thumb started clicking when I moved it. Not a good thing. It hurt a little sometime and more than anything else, it was annoying. Last night I went to the doctor. They ran X-Rays and nothing is broken. I am going to a hand specialist Tuesday. Best case scenario, I get a cortisone shot. Worst case. Well, let's just hope that I don't need to cancel any Cheshire Moon shows, we have several in the next couple of months.

Toyboat has nothing going at the moment, we're going to start getting ready to record a new CD, hopefully this summer. I hope I can continue playing the drums. We'll see.

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