[pianotech] Pain Hurts

[Geoff Sykes]

The doctor I saw told me that he was obligated to advise me of ALL the
possibilities, and ALL the possible solutions, and even gave me a
prescription for an x-ray to further evaluate the possibilities. Without
directly saying so he did let me know that this was all because it was his
legal obligation to do so, and that if I was his father he would have simply
told me to do what I ultimately chose to do anyway. I'm damaged, but I'm not
broken. It will heal all by itself if I just treat it nicely for a while and
take some Tylenol or something equally psychedelic. Yeah, we tuners are a
tough lot alright! (Grrr!) J

 

-- G

 


 

. Geoff Sykes, RPT
. 323-478-9276
. www.ivories52.com 

 

 

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of William Monroe
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 5:22 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Pain Hurts

 

FWIW, Geoff, I would suggest you are wise to turn down drugs of any sort
when it's obvious you don't really need them.  A good choice you made, in my
opinion.  You'll heal (it will hurt for a while) and it'll make you tougher.
;-]

 

William R. Monroe

 

 

On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 12:43 AM, Geoff Sykes <thetuner at ivories52.com> wrote:

Yes the pain has diminished significantly. I went to see the doc this
morning and he educated me in all the horrible possibilities of potential
damage that could have been caused, and all the horribly expensive remedies,
including the drilling of the hole through the nail to relieve the pressure,
but followed that by saying that in the long run, no matter what course of
action I take, Acetaminophen and time would produce about the same results,
only a bit slower and a lot less expensively. He offered to give me a
prescription for Vicodin but I foolishly turned it down. I'm not quite brave
enough to drill a hole in my thumb, (thoughts of trepanation come to mind),
and in a day or so the swelling will subside all by itself. He gave me a
cute little splint so I wouldn't hit it accidently, told me my hand modeling
days were over because the nail will likely be deformed from now on, and
sent me home. I, instead, went to my first appointment. Ya know, having
thumbs sure makes a lot of things easier to do. Not having my left thumb at
the moment makes simple things, like tying my shoe laces, very difficult. 

 

Thanks for the support everyone. I feel much better!

 

-- G

 


 

. Geoff Sykes, RPT
. 323-478-9276
. www.ivories52.com 

 

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