This is just to ask if there is any others out there that play any string instruments, that also suffer from arthritis? Many of you know that I have some medical issues, but over the past several months, some are going away, and more and more going away every day. Arthritis however is here to stay for me. My weight loss has lessened the pain I deal with in my back, shoulder and hip arthritis, but my hands, wrists, and elbow not so much. I used to play bass, and guitar years ago but got more and more challenging due to the arthritis, which is one of the things that led me to the Uke. I found I can play the uke still because the reach isn't so challenging as the guitar. I have enjoyed it for the past couple years tremendously. However, after getting my daughter, whom also plays guitar her Les Paul for Christmas, has stricken the axe bug in me again. I went to my doctor and asked if I have any hope in ever really playing the guitar again. She told me most certainly, and it could do nothing but increase the usefulness of my hands. She suggested I play as much as the pain will allow. Well, I decided to do that. The wife just bought me my own Les Paul now, and I am back in the saddle again. I have to admit, I have lost allot of the years of not playing, but allot of it is coming back to me fairly quickly. I have to modify some of the chording, just as I did with the Uke tho which is just fine really. I hope to get better and better and able to play like I used to. I have to give allot of this thanks to the Uke, which kept me playing.
Don't get me wrong, I am not, nor never giving up the Uke, but now they will have to share my time, and get along. I noticed "Iz" giving the Les Paul some pretty mean looks on the stand the other day, lol.. But, after picking him up and doing some "Iz" playin, he was just fine, and now knows I'm not putting him in the closet, hehheh..
I guess the question really is tho, does anyone else play that suffers from arthritis? And how to they cope, and deal with it.. ?
Don't get me wrong, I am not, nor never giving up the Uke, but now they will have to share my time, and get along. I noticed "Iz" giving the Les Paul some pretty mean looks on the stand the other day, lol.. But, after picking him up and doing some "Iz" playin, he was just fine, and now knows I'm not putting him in the closet, hehheh..
I guess the question really is tho, does anyone else play that suffers from arthritis? And how to they cope, and deal with it.. ?