I think my index is not going to get much better and I can barely make the chording necessary right now to fully play guitar…maybe , just maybe it will still get better…the swelling hasn’t completely gone down yet but I think it’s going to be stuck that way.
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Just keep at it.
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I still have a chance…the middle digit is the last one to heal…the worst hurt. I can “almost” touch my index down on the strings. still sore…after it heals I will start grieving…I can’t let this get me down…I will work at it thanks man.
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You need to see a doctor.
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I’m going to let it fully heal first…if I don’t have movement there probably will be a doctor looking at it.
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I would concur. See a doctor. I’ve broken fingers playing cricket and even if you don’t break them you can stretch tendons and other things. I’ve finger that never fully set back because it wasn’t treated right at the start. I can still use it but I’ve a finger that is noticeably bent.
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isn’t the damage already done? it’s not broken, I don’t know what a doctor would help right now?
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Yeah it would be too late. Always pays to get looked at by someone who knows what they are doing. I went to a doc with my bent finger and got the wrong advice. Next time I broke a finger I went to the emergency ward and got a specialist who dealt with breaks. She sorted it out and told me about the bent one. Some doctors aren’t very good.
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@jukebox I wouldn’t judge your abilities until the swelling is completely gone and you are completely healed.
Are you on, or were you ever on antibiotics for your finger? If so, did you take every single one of your antibiotic pills? If not, call your doctor immediately and ask how to proceed.
Keep us posted.
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I thought the same thing for a while. This strengthener has healed me up. Most hand strengtheners focus on increasing grip strength. This one focuses on the strength it takes to open your hand. It has really helped stabilize my finger joints.
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Please see a doctor… there are tendons in your fingers that you probably didn’t know about that can be seriously injured. My brother recently banged his hand the wrong way and needed a finger splint for a month, then (I’m not even kidding) a few weeks later I slept on my hand the wrong way, now I am healing from a finger injury as well.
You want to make sure it heals properly!
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@SkinnyMe yes I think I just really shook up my middle digit on my left index finger…I am still hoping it heals all the way.
@Ninjastar how much does something like that cost?? oh 25…I see it.
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There are cheaper ones, but trust me on this. The cheap ones are a waste. This one is twice as much, but it actually works, and it is adjustable. The cheap ones broke within a week.
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