Broke my trigger finger yesterday....

I feel your pain. I am still in a cast from a bad dog bite (2 severed tendons). I will be in a hard splint for another month and probably 2 months of a removable splint after that... if i don't have another surgery. BUT I have been shooting off a bench left handed to take up my time. Its still as fun my groups are just a lot larger lol.
 
I feel your pain. I just recently started being able to shoot two handed again after breaking my wrist in 5 places
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Agree. Nice socks! Lol. Feel better man. That looks freaking terrible!


Oh and gentlemen. I sold my 642. Traded it rather for my mossberg 590 and the Rock Island Armory was used before me and the person who used it destroyed the frame / feed ramp. So it was a jamomatic only when hand loading. Ie: slingshoting the slide and or slide release. Also gone.

I have my Glock 21sf with 2 extra mags on my night stand as usual. Feels weird putting it away before heading out :/ I grab my Glock 27 instead now. I wrap around it a lot more. Guess if I'm in a life or death I can at least defend myself and not really care about a little extra time in this splint.


Right?

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I feel your pain. I just recently started being able to shoot two handed again after breaking my wrist in 5 places
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Man, that looks familiar. My own LEFT wrist was broken in 6 places in 1970, speed skating. 2 different casts for 6 months, But the OS was good, hardly any signs of arthritis after almost 42 years. Hopefully yours was just as good. My shooting has never been affected by it.
 
I can reload all of my carry guns one handed if need be. The thing is I do not carry a reload. I carry a second gun. That is between 18, and 21 rounds depending on which primary I am carrying. Though I can at the range reload them with one hand.

The only one that is challenging to reload with one hand is the Wildey Magnum. I definately am not going to try shooting it one handed. .357 Wildey Mag in not a wimpy round. (.475 Wildey Mag necked down to .358) It shoots 180 grain bullets at holy canoli velocities. Recoil is enugh to want to hang on with both hands.
 
Oh wow that wrist does not look comfortable :eek:. Anyone ever recover from tendon injuries? Apparently when they repaired them my tendons are shortened a bit so I'm wondering how that will effect my grip. I hope you have a speedy recovery Constantine!
 
Anyone ever recover from tendon injuries?
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Last year I recovered from a torn (not through) biceps tendon. A month of PT did it for me-those folks knew what they were doing. The scary part was the OS told me that if it had been severed, there wasn't much that could be done.:eek: I had never heard of that and it scared the hell out of me. Didn't do any shooting during this time, getting better was all I had on my mind.

A friend of mine had tendon surgery on a finger and has a permanent bend at the first knuckle.
 
Jesus Christ! Honkylips.

Glad I ate an hour ago.

Looks like you got a universal joint in your wrist now.

I hope they realign that bad buy before they set it or you will never be able to use it under stress again.

Prayers to you and the OP as well for a quick, safe and complete recovery.
 
Last year I recovered from a torn (not through) biceps tendon. A month of PT did it for me-those folks knew what they were doing. The scary part was the OS told me that if it had been severed, there wasn't much that could be done. I had never heard of that and it scared the hell out of me. Didn't do any shooting during this most of the time this is time, getting better was all I had on my mind.
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With respect to a biceps tendon rupture, the structure that is most often torn is the long head of the biceps muscle/tendon unit. What this means is that there are two connections at the upper end of the muscle where it connects to the skeleton on the shoulder blade and humerus bone. If the long head is torn, the muscle and arm still function (i.e.; you can bend your elbow to lift things). Repairs are usually performed on "younger people" since in most cases "older people" don't lift and carry as much. In its infinite wisdom, the medical establishment makes the decision for you that you that the cost of the repair and rehabilitation is not necessary for old farts, since they aren't as active and in need of strong bodies. Unless you tell them otherwise. The reality is that most of us over 60 are fine with that. So my suspicion is that the surgeon could have repaired the tendon had it ruptured, but felt that doing so may have been troublesome and perhaps nor necessary for you to be able to carry on.

The other end of the muscle, where it attaches to the forearm below the elbow, is a different cat. That has to be fixed or the elbow ain't gonna work well at all.

Tendon repairs in general in the hand, wrist and fingers require that the orthopedic surgeon and Occupational or Physical therapist be specially trained experienced. There is always a balance between getting the tendon moving enough to avoid scar tissue gluing the moving parts down, and alternatively risking rupturing the repaired tendon with too much movement/stress. For surgical repairs of hand and wrist tendons, I would opt for local anesthesia so that the surgeon could test my ability to move after the tendon was repaired. Too short or too long leads to trouble. If/when it's me and my paw, believe me the doc and I are gonna talk about it.
 
Sorry abou your injury. Having spent a lot in managing rehab and being rehabed I want Reemphasis the recommendations all ready made.

1. See a hand specialist. They can work miracles. Had an employ, a machinist who partially severed a tendon in his hand. The ER Doc did not have the skills to diagnois or repair it. The Hand guy did.

2. A Physcial Threapist who is certified in hands is a MUST. I ripped the tendons in my third finger right hand in 1970. I did not get proper therapy. It is still not right today.

3. Do your therapy. It will hurt like He double hockey sticks. Eat the pain it is you friend. When I had my knee replacement I screamed in pain when my therapist worked the knee. He stopped and I made him continue. I now have a better range of motion than I did before the surgry. The pain is worth it.

4. You now have the oppurtunity to become an outstanding weak hand shooter. As Tony Curtis said in the Pink Submarine, "There is profit in Chaos."

I wish you luck and let us know how you are recovering.
 
Lol. I swear I love you guys...

UPDATE: SURGERY TOMORROW! I'm getting a surgery done..2 pins in my finger to keep it from shifting anymore. I went to a hand doctor. This is best for me. I even have a leave of absence from work. Unfortunatly. But oh well.

Oh....and guys.....to cope with this...guess what I put on layaway. So no one would take it from me again. When my tax return check comes in....its mine! ....


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I HAD TO!!! ALWAYS WANTED ONE!!! DON'T YELL AT ME!!! :D

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Yeah, I kinda suspected pins were in your future from the x-ray. Next be sure that the doc sends you to a CHT for occupational therapy. If he doesn't know one find a CHT on HTCC.org. The site has an easy search function.

Good on the gun. We like.:D
 
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