Hiya!
Peeking into the forum again after a long absence. As some of you perhaps remember I busted my left wrist on NYE and haven't been able to play properly since then, so I've been a bit sad and frustrated about it and not spending much time here because of it. Still love you all though!
After months of being tossed from one doctor to another and getting different diagnosis as to why I still can't move my hand properly, I finally got to see an actual wrist specialist, who figured out what the problem is: apparently the radius ("thumb bone") that had broken in two is now 1-2 mm shorter than it used to be and therefore the ulna bone is too long and restricts my hand movements. I can do certain movements but still not many and it hurts constantly, even when I don't move at all. Ukulele-wise it makes for example D7 chords impossible to fret. I used to love D7, I miss it so much!
The thing is, I could get surgery to get this fixed but the doctor doesn't want me to, and he won't even consider it for another year and a half (Why you ask? Short answer: because he's a jerk). I asked to see another doctor for 2nd opinion but each referral takes about 2-3 months.
Soooo..... I'd like to ask you guys the following: Has any of you had the same problem (the shorter radius bone, that is)? Have you been able to regain full use of your hand? How did you do it? Should I keep on insisting to get surgery or would surgery just make things worse? If you're based in the UK, could you recommend a good NHS surgeon? If there's no hope, is it easier to do for example a D7 on a baritone? Are there alternative ways to fret chords that demand less wrist movement? Or should I just accept my fate, give up on hoping to get to do my job properly ever again, and also sell all my ukes on the marketplace? (NO!!!!!!!)
Thanks!
Peeking into the forum again after a long absence. As some of you perhaps remember I busted my left wrist on NYE and haven't been able to play properly since then, so I've been a bit sad and frustrated about it and not spending much time here because of it. Still love you all though!
After months of being tossed from one doctor to another and getting different diagnosis as to why I still can't move my hand properly, I finally got to see an actual wrist specialist, who figured out what the problem is: apparently the radius ("thumb bone") that had broken in two is now 1-2 mm shorter than it used to be and therefore the ulna bone is too long and restricts my hand movements. I can do certain movements but still not many and it hurts constantly, even when I don't move at all. Ukulele-wise it makes for example D7 chords impossible to fret. I used to love D7, I miss it so much!
The thing is, I could get surgery to get this fixed but the doctor doesn't want me to, and he won't even consider it for another year and a half (Why you ask? Short answer: because he's a jerk). I asked to see another doctor for 2nd opinion but each referral takes about 2-3 months.
Soooo..... I'd like to ask you guys the following: Has any of you had the same problem (the shorter radius bone, that is)? Have you been able to regain full use of your hand? How did you do it? Should I keep on insisting to get surgery or would surgery just make things worse? If you're based in the UK, could you recommend a good NHS surgeon? If there's no hope, is it easier to do for example a D7 on a baritone? Are there alternative ways to fret chords that demand less wrist movement? Or should I just accept my fate, give up on hoping to get to do my job properly ever again, and also sell all my ukes on the marketplace? (NO!!!!!!!)
Thanks!