Klarinet Archive - Posting 001034.txt from 2000/08

From: alevin@-----. Levin)
Subj: Re: [kl] hand surgery - stuck finger
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 10:32:08 -0400

Jim:

Out of curiosity, who is to do the surgery?

Allen (in Lewistown, just down the road)

At 09:04 AM 8/31/00 -0400, you wrote:
>I'm soon going to have some surgery done on my left hand to relieve a
>'trigger finger'
>problem. When I wake up in the morning, I can't extend the middle finger of
>my left hand
>without using my right hand to peel it back. After an hour or so the finger
>functions
>OK, but I have a constant dull pain in the center of my left palm, in line
>with the affected finger.
>
>I've found a good orthopedic surgeon. He's tried a (OUCH!) cortisone
>injection once,
>which helped the problem for a few weeks, but now it's back, and he's
>recommended surgery to release the tendon sheath the prevents the finger
>form extending. I am scheduled for
>surgery next week.
>
>It may be needless to say, but I will anyway, that I am worried about my
>clarinet
>playing, and how soon I will recover enough to resume playing. I also wonder
>if there's
>any risk of permanent damage to my finger.
>
>Has anyone else on this list encountered this problem, and if so, what has
>been your experience? Any kind words will help at this time.
>
>Glinch
>
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