I had a little accident. Won't be playing piano for a while!
9 years ago
I had a run-in with my lawnmower,
and I lost. Still not exactly sure what happened. I have two
fingers on my right hand damaged. It cut in about the middle of
the finger nails, so no tendon or ligament damage. Two stitches
in each finger, and the tips of both are broken. Nothing
missing, could have been much worse. The doctor said the gloves
saved me.
I have to call the orthopedist on Monday, but I can't imagine
I'll be able to do anything for at least a couple of weeks.
Both fingers are splinted and wrapped like crazy. And of course
it's my right hand, which is terribly inconvenient.
Surprisingly, I slept pretty well. I took the pain drugs before bed, before the deadener started to wear off. Now I just have Aleve, and it doesn't hurt much at all. But no work for at least a couple of weeks. Can't do much with Mickey Mouse hands.
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