Author: Shelley
Date: 2005-12-15 19:12
I've tried Fred and didn't like it. I've tried Kooman thumb rests and while it did provide some relief it wasn't enough. I've tried different doctors, and nuthin'.
The pain that I get is in my shoulders and my back, not to mention my poor thumb. My shoulder "buzzes" and I have to beat it with a hammer to make it feel better (okay, I don't really beat it with a hammer; but I'm sure if I did it would feel better.) My back feels so tight when I am playing that I'm certain a disc is going to pop out and nail the bassoonist behind me, and my thumb aches like I hit it with the aforementioned hammer. Also, I seem to be predisposed lately to graying out while playing. This hasn't happened since...oh, the last concert I had! I didn't stop b/c I knew the conductor would kill me, and luckily he cut off b/c I fell over.
I'm not really rationalizing quitting, just taking up a different instrument.  Sixteen years so far on the dumb thing, isn't it time for something else? Like, the harmonica?
Heck, I'm a student at a major U.S. conservatory and the others in my studio live and breathe oboe. I'm just more cynical about it b/c I've seen so many great players end up doing nothing relating to their instrument b/c of well- the bane of us all- money.
Thanks for letting me rant.
Cincinnati, OH
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