BangWhizzClack wrote:In my professional opinion, I think you should discuss this with a professional, that way you can put your mind at ease a little after recieving answers. Those things you wanted to do can wait, I don't know what they are but would be able to wait if you lost your hand, they can wait until you heal. and yes, the thumbs up is pun of sorts.
bladeracer wrote:BangWhizzClack wrote:In my professional opinion, I think you should discuss this with a professional, that way you can put your mind at ease a little after recieving answers. Those things you wanted to do can wait, I don't know what they are but would be able to wait if you lost your hand, they can wait until you heal. and yes, the thumbs up is pun of sorts.
I haven't been able to give thumbs up with my right hand for over thirty-years, unless I use my left hand to push my right thumb up
Oldbloke wrote:If I have an electrical problem I call an electrician.
If I have a gas problem I call a plumber.
If I have a medical problem and it persists I call my Dr.
Simples.
BangWhizzClack wrote:bladeracer wrote:BangWhizzClack wrote:In my professional opinion, I think you should discuss this with a professional, that way you can put your mind at ease a little after recieving answers. Those things you wanted to do can wait, I don't know what they are but would be able to wait if you lost your hand, they can wait until you heal. and yes, the thumbs up is pun of sorts.
I haven't been able to give thumbs up with my right hand for over thirty-years, unless I use my left hand to push my right thumb up
I suppose you avoid shotguns and handguns that need hammers cocked in that case? Along with black powder rifles.
ThatNewGuy wrote:
Been a rough week for you it seems... It's been a rough time for a lot of people it seems this past week as well.
Oldbloke wrote:If I have an electrical problem I call an electrician.
If I have a gas problem I call a plumber.
If I have a medical problem and it persists I call my Dr.
Simples.
wanneroo wrote:ThatNewGuy wrote:
Been a rough week for you it seems... It's been a rough time for a lot of people it seems this past week as well.
Yes, this past year has been strange and a rough time. The number of people that I know of that are very ill or have passed away recently is substantial, plus a couple of people went crazy from all the corona stuff. Even my dog got a bad illness and died too young.
bladeracer wrote:Not at all, as I said, these things don't slow me down
Shooting IPSC I had to reenage the safety with my left hand, but that was the only problem I've had with handguns.
Cocking revolvers or rifles is no problem, I just do it a little differently than most. Blackpowder rifles present no difficulty at all.
Holding a pen or pencil, or a spanner or screwdriver are much more difficult.
Diamond Jim wrote:Oldbloke wrote:If I have an electrical problem I call an electrician.
If I have a gas problem I call a plumber.
If I have a medical problem and it persists I call my Dr.
Simples.
I do the same - to get the certificate or the prescription filled out - then I fix the stuff-ups the tradesman/doctor did by taking shortcuts so he can get to the next job as soon as possible. I am f$%@ing over fixing issues caused by incompetent electricians, plumbers, mechanics and medical "professionals".
In this case, however, if your thumb really does bend 180 degrees you have a problem that maybe does need the input of a Doctor - even if you dismiss the advice afterwards.
BangWhizzClack wrote:bladeracer wrote:Not at all, as I said, these things don't slow me down
Shooting IPSC I had to reenage the safety with my left hand, but that was the only problem I've had with handguns.
Cocking revolvers or rifles is no problem, I just do it a little differently than most. Blackpowder rifles present no difficulty at all.
Holding a pen or pencil, or a spanner or screwdriver are much more difficult.
Okay, I forgot revolvers are typically cocked with the left thumb. I'm glad it doesn't hold you back in that regard. How close are you to the Lilydale area? If you're not far away I can see if I can lend you a hand in my spare time to help get some of those things done.
bladeracer wrote:I appreciate the offer BGC, but I really hate having other people do my chores
It mainly mechanical stuff currently, engine builds, replacing suspension and brakes on the cattle trailer, a fair bit of welding and fabrication stuff, storm repairs to the sheds, and 1400m of fencing.
BangWhizzClack wrote:
Sorry to hear about your dog mate, and any friends/family that passed.
bladeracer wrote:Exactly, I have little faith in "professionals" or "experts", they get the job because they managed to pass some exams, with "pass" often meaning they scraped through.
wanneroo wrote:BangWhizzClack wrote:
Sorry to hear about your dog mate, and any friends/family that passed.
Losing my dog has been a very hard hit, things are not the same. Some of the folks that passed they had multiple health issues so it wasn't as much a surprise. Right now trying to help my relatives with their issues.
I accept that life is cyclical and then you die, so I've had 3-4 dips in my life where things don't go well for a few months or so and I accept that and do what I can. I follow the principle of look after the old man that you will become so with the down time I have had I've been hitting the gym and swimming pool a lot and focusing on learning more about various investments and doing a lot of reading and reloading. The very cold winter is starting to ease and the snow and ice is beginning to melt, work is picking back up in the spring, corona is fading so things will get better.
Tiger650 wrote:Go see a Quack mate.
Six weeks back I had a reoccurrence of nasty pain in my right foot, across the sole immediately in front of the heel, this has happened before and then disappeared after a couple of days.
Ignored it expecting it to disappear, not this time !
Went to the range and walked out to 100yds and back and 50 yds and and back and functionally crippled, hurt like f#c&.
Visited a Podiatrist who diagnosed a "subluxed cuboid", basically a tendon runs down the outside of the ankle and across, fits through a groove in the cuboid bone.
A bonecracker / physio bloke got the tendon back in place and three weeks later getting better and still nursing it.
Apologies for the physiology lesson but the point is that if I had visited the Foot Quack when it first happened it would have been right in a couple of days.
Sounds like your thumb is a longer term thing, given the history and all but waiting for it to heal may be a waste of time and pain.