[pianotech] Pain Hurts

[Gary Doudna]

I would have to agree with Tom.  The lancing of the thumb nail will relieve
the pressure and quite a bit of the pain.  I've done this several times with
good results.  The heated needle, or paper clip, melts the nail, and you
shouldn't experience additional pain, but rather a sense of relief.
Gary

On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 6:54 AM, Tom Rhea, Jr. <rheapiano at cox.net> wrote:

>  Hi Geoff, *et al,*
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> It’s funny that you should mention pain, because I empathize with you
> completely.  A couple of days ago I was diagnosed with advanced
> Osteoarthritis in my left knee  Yesterday, I was working on an Acrosonic
> Spinet with a broken D42 string (another long story) and had to be down on
> my knees removing it from the hitch pin.  Needless to say, my left knee is
> quite painful – again!
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> Hang in there with the injured thumb, though; it will get better.  There is
> a technique that involves a sterilized, heated pin (an extended paper clip)
> that can be used to lance your thumbnail if the pressure and pain become too
> much.  While you can do this yourself, it may be better to have it done by
> someone with experience.  Draining the accumulated blood under the nail will
> allow the injury to heal faster though you will probably lose the nail
> faster.  Don’t worry though, it will grow back out.
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> I hope you feel better soon.
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> Tom
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> *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Geoff Sykes
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 08, 2010 1:42 AM
> *To:* pianotech at ptg.org
> *Subject:* [pianotech] Pain Hurts
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> No questions here. I just want to complain because I’m in pain.
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> I had a customer accidently bump the fallboard of his piano down on to my
> left thumb this afternoon. (I had not had the opportunity to remove it yet.)
> I swear I saw stars. And my thumb instantly turned black-n-blue. Funny, (ha
> ha), how we forget just what pain feels like until it comes again. I took
> aspirin. I’ve tried ice. I’ve tried heat. My thumb isn’t responding to any
> of it. Nothing is broken. It just hurts like H***.
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> Thank you for reading this. I feel better now that I’ve had the opportunity
> to complain to someone about this insulting injury.
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> All the best to everyone this holiday season.
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> (ow!)
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> -- G
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> • *Geoff Sykes, RPT*
> • *323-478-9276*
> • www.ivories52.com
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