Broke my trigger finger yesterday....

I have a lot of mixed feelings with all these responses. :confused: I just want to heal up with whatever time it takes and use my dominant hand again. I know I'll pick back up where I left off. Just really anxious. Hope I'm above 85% back to normal. My failed horrendously with my left.


Another thing I've sadly decided...

I'M NOT GOING TO CARRY MY GUN!

I tried my right. Hurts like hell. Still freshly broken and not happening. Every jerk shifts the bone. Same with when I shift the gears in my stang. Same concept. If my life depended on it. I can. However it doesn't. So why would I prolong this injury and even risk further damage because I have too much pride to want to drive my awesome car and shoot with my ring finger. I know what's best for me there..

Left handed shooting. I'm horrible. See the pics.

As for not carrying. I can't. No lefty holsters..and can't even draw the sucker out with my left fast enough to be comfortable. Not remotely the same. So I'll pass on the idea of carrying for a while and risk being a liberal sheep for as long as I'm healed.

:(
SA 1911 - XD45 - G21sf - RIA 1911 - G22 - G27 - Hk USP 40 - SIG P226 E2 - PX4 Storm - Browning High-Power - S&W M19-3 - CZ-82 - S&W 642 - Remington 870
 
Ouch! Hope you heal up quickly and well!

FWIW I find my 1911 much less odd feeling in my weak hand. I don't think it has much to do with my 1911 vs my Sig ergos, but rather by the time I tried shooting my Sig in my weak hand I had several thousand rounds through it. Whereas I starting doing practice with both hands right away with the 1911. The Sig still feels weird in my left hand. I know you're a big fan of your Sig, but maybe try a pistol you've shot less overall.
 
^ I know I'll shoot the PX4 Storm better than the SIG cause I do so overall even without the injury. I don't know why I took the SIG out yesterday -__-

My Glock 21sf is my favorite now actually then the Storm..the SIG crawled down a bit cause of that DA first round.

dfajkfkjksjdlkhjnfekjdhmlt <-----stressing

going to work without my gun in my lock box for the first time in years!!!
 
You sure can type good with a broke trigger finger. You probably don't use 1 finger like me though. I broke my right hand when I was younger you will be surprised how well you will adapt to your injury . In a few days the pain will ease off and you will be able to shoot drive and pick ur nose again.
 
Welcome to the firing line!!!! ^ lmao nice first post man. Thanks for joining us. Read over the rules of the forum. High recommended

Yeah...I type fine...Always did..?

Can't wait to pick my nose!
 
You will improve both shooting and driving in a little time if you choose to work in it. Try some dry fire practice with the left hand.

I am a lefty shooter. Back in the day when I played football i spend most of the season with my left hand splinted up from either a broken thumb, or pinky finger. Once it was both. One year a newbie center gave a bad snap that broke my trigger finger. It was deer season too. I did still get my limit. It was not easy to take a shot, and it hurt like hadies to do so. Working the gear shift on an old Farmall tractor with a broken pinky, and thumb is not fun either.

With handguns I shot with grampa, and shot with my weak hand a lot. When I was in my early 20's I ended up with my left hand badly hurt. I moved my holster to SOB and with enough practice I was drawing, and shooting with my weak hand.

You have to do it enough that it becomes comfortable. It will not be comfortable for a while. Keep practicing.
 
Use your middle finger

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^^^This. I've learned that my draw is done with my last two fingers anyway and I shoot equally well with the middle finger. I also use the left hand while at the range, though I'll admit to being slower at it.
 
Just remember they used to shoot injured horses. :eek:

Ibuprofen, or anything stronger you can talk your doctor into.

It should not hurt all that much after about 72 hours or so, unless you try to move it.
 
You are gonna have to use your your other hand and let your injured hand rest, sometimes its nice to use your other hand for a change. I bet you get good practice.
 
Constantine: I sincerely urge you not to push it. I have had thumb joint reconstruction (CarpalMetaCarpal) surgery on both hands at the same time as CarpaTunnel Release surgery - left hand first, right hand a year later. This was followed by surgery for trigger finger and Duputren's on my left hand about two years ago. All required OT therapy and home therapy. I'll never have 100% recovery, but I'm able to shot long guns, hand guns and compound bows. Patience - recover first - then slowly return to perfection shooting. Easy for an old f..t to write, but still my honest advice based on too much actual experience.
 
You guys are all absolutely right. :/ its just that this is my passion, hobby, love in life. It's my release...I'm recently single again so even more so now.

This whole not carrying thing has me feeling naked and vulnerable. Damn Miami...

SA 1911 - XD45 - G21sf - RIA 1911 - G22 - G27 - Hk USP 40 - SIG P226 E2 - PX4 Storm - Browning High-Power - S&W M19-3 - CZ-82 - S&W 642 - Remington 870
 
You are about 3 months away from using your right index finger normally, and about one year away from it feeling fully normal IF YOU GET HELP FOR IT NOW. People intuitively believe that since a finger is small, it should heal quickly. They don't. If you had messed up your knee you might expect 3-5 months of recovery in order to bet back to normal, and probably up to 13 months to have have it feeling fully normal. Your middle finger (PIP) joint is just as complicated as your knee. Also, your trigger finger's middle knuckle will be remain enlarged after this. Maybe not a great deal, but permanently.

One of my pet peeves (can you tell?) is people getting an injured hand/finger and no responsible health care professional in primary care or the ER telling them that they need therapy. Instead a month or two or three go by and "Gee, you're still having trouble with that, huh?" Maybe we should think about sending you to therapy for that." Too late, Bubba.

Where I live and work I see people for hand injuries for my daily bread. Men will come in with a pretty severe injury on one hand, but I always look at the entire body. I will see a crooked or otherwise deformed finger on the other hand and ask about it. Guys will say, "Oh I broke that 3-4 years ago." Did they get any therapy for that? No. The reason that we have two thumbs, two hands and eight fingers is not just for spare parts so that we can just keep going. It's because we need them.

The index finger is our most dispensable digit. The thumb is the least dispensable. When people lose the index finger (aka pointer finger or trigger finger) in an accident, there is very little therapy involved since the middle finger takes over automatically. (Like when you have tape or glue on the tip of your index finger and need to pick up a toothpick, coin or other small object). You just do it with the middle finger. But don't ignore the index finger when it's hurt and expect that it's going to recover in a few weeks with no attention. It won't.

Especially in health care (which have you noticed is not getting cheaper?) it pays to be an informed consumer. You are now informed.:)

BTW, if affording therapy is an issue, you are not alone. Many people think they have adequate insurance only to find that a huge deductible needs to be met, or that therapy isn't covered. See a hand therapist (CHT) once if that is the case and tell him/her that cost is a concern. We run into this all the time. Even if you just get one session of good care, attention and advice you will have a better outcome.

Trust me. Why would I lie in a case where I won't make any money?:D

What, you expected to fire expert with your left hand on your first rip to the range? Get real. Go back to fundamentals and practice. You will always be able to perform well with your left hand after this.
 
Murdock! Thanks a million for the response! I have torn my ACL and meniscus in my right knee. Back in October of 2008 which threw me out the academy. Got my surgery after the holidays January 5, 2009 and therapy thereafter lasted all that year till the crap insurance I had then ran out. So had it again next year (PT) was denied clearance to return to the academy because of muscle athrophy. So I know all about this therapy being necessary. However not the extent you mentioned which I am forever grateful you mentioned in such a serious way brother. Thank you, this is extremely important to me and I need to have the best possible outcome. I will call the number of the certified hand specialist that they gave me as soon as I hit "submit" on my phone. Ka have great insurance now. I didn't pay a cent when I went to the ER for this finger Xray and all that fun stuff. I'll keep you all posted. Damn shame I had to have a massive standstill or loss on 2 of my lifes greatest passions. Law enforcement and guns... :banghead:

SA 1911 - XD45 - G21sf - RIA 1911 - G22 - G27 - Hk USP 40 - SIG P226 E2 - PX4 Storm - Browning High-Power - S&W M19-3 - CZ-82 - S&W 642 - Remington 870
 
Looks like you and have something in common. I am like a walking manual of trauma treatment and care. My medical file looks like the Enclopedia Britanica. It is just about as many volumes.:p

For working on your lefty shooting I wold say load your 642 with some real soft shooting .38 spcl full wad cutters. Then get a pocket holster for it. While not being uber fast with it you have it. Besides when walking with your hand in your pocket it looks like you are well walking with your hand in your pocket.

Also a pocket holster is cheap, and can be used in the pocket of either side.
 
I guess mine was different, I had pins in myfinger, they couldn't reset it because a bullet went through the nuckle.

There was no shooting with that hand regardless of what finger you used, the recoil killed me. I couldn't even shoot rifle or shotgun. If I shot, it had to be a pistol/revolver with my left hand.

Every since then I've been practicing with my left hand.

As I said, that was in 1977, damp cold still gets to me.
 
This is an easy fix.

Train yourself left handed shooting with your Glock.

Don't worry about reloading just concentrate on hitting what you are aiming at.

You'll want to leave that broke finger out of the process until the pain happys go away.

Fun part is when your right finger gets better you'll be a two shootin' sum gun.:D

(Your 642 would be a good quick fit but impossible for you to reload)
 
(Your 642 would be a good quick fit but impossible for you to reload)
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No sir, regardless of whether you shoot a revolver or semi pistol, learn to reload it with one hand.

It can be done, the more you practice, the faster you get.
 
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