Sliced my finger

[Metalmoore]

Well i cut myself yesterday cooking, sliced the tip of my index finger off (not as much as this may imply but it was sore ), plenty of blood but it only seems to be the top layer of the skin and already looks as if its healing. BUT the pressure of holding a string down is killing me, so gotta put the bass down until its healed. Plasters dont help either

Anyone got any similar stories so i cen read them while it heals up?

Edited March 19, 2010 by Metalmoore

[Toddy]

its an old one but a goody.........

My dad got caught with his fingers in a bacon slicer,,,,,,,,,, she got the sack after that.....

Hope it heals quick

[Les]

Well, I was once slicing some carrots up and the Grim Reaper suddenly appeared and started helping me with his scythe.

I thought to myself "blimey, I'm dicing with death here"

[Metalmoore]

[quote name='Les' post='779593' date='Mar 19 2010, 11:29 AM']Well, I was once slicing some carrots up and the Grim Reaper suddenly appeared and started helping me with his scythe.

I thought to myself "blimey, I'm dicing with death here"[/quote]

i lol'd

Might have to steal that one from you

[Toddy]

Quality.....

[WWRRSS]

just clean it up hold your finger so the cut is closed and cover it in superglue and it'll be fine for playing with, just try not to superglue your blood.

[Metalmoore]

Its not the actual cut im having problems with, its the pressure of the string pushing back making the finger hurt

[WWRRSS]

Ah, I'm afraid you're just gonna have to man up.

[Les]

[quote name='WWRRSS' post='779654' date='Mar 19 2010, 12:25 PM']Ah, I'm afraid you're just gonna have to man up.[/quote]

+1 Pain is just weakness leaving the body.

[bootleg]

You have 3 other fingers you could use. A useful exercise to build up more strength in them as the index finger heals

[velvetkevorkian]

The week before I went for my first school orchestra course (about 10 days of playing 8 hours a day) I sliced the tip of the middle finger on my right hand. Just had to use the other ones more to compensate!

[farmer61]

[quote name='Metalmoore' post='779652' date='Mar 19 2010, 12:22 PM']Its not the actual cut im having problems with, its the pressure of the string pushing back making the finger hurt [/quote]

Wimp , I'm gigging tonight and I've got a glass splinter in my thumb and it bloody hurts. Also gigged 2 years ago with stitches after I knifed my own left hand,which was 1 second after this conversation

Mrs F61 "don't be stupid you'll cut yourself"
Me "I'm being exremely careful"

[Doddy]

You've only cut one finger haven't you?
Use the other three that you haven't cut... Problem solved.

[yorick]

No sympathy so far, is there????

[Marvin]

I tried to saw the end of my finger off the other week, that was quite painful. Wasn't helped that, because I work outside, my hands dry out a lot which makes the skin split open, on every finger. I now moisturise regularly <said in camp voice > :blush: .

[Metalmoore]

Well iv'e manned up and now tryin to build up some more strength in my pinky. Not as good as i usually am (im not that good anyway ) but starting to feel a little more natural.

[anthomp]

anthomp the butcher here
just had a month off gigs for this reason

happens regularly as you would imagine
and yes it was the pressure holding down strings that worried me this time

but its okay now : )

[beardybass]

When I played double in a jazz quartet I had a finger tip burst in the middle of a song, hurt like buggery but I powered through and super glued it between sets. Once the glue dried and I'd wiped the blood and skin off my finger board, I was good to go.