Well I did it .

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Kevin the grey

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I smacked the back of my hand . Not very hard but just the right spot . Walking along the hallway my hand swung into a glass doorknob . The edge hit inbetween two tendons midway between knuckle and wrist .

Nothing to it I said at first and then it numbed out a fair amount . People are always saying they must have struck a nerve . I don,t know how accurate that is . It sure feels like what I did here . The hand has stiffened up and it actually seemed to affect the arthritis in my fingers .

This is not a biggie and has mostly worn off . Its also the start of bow hunting season and its my bow string hand . Does anybody have any home remedies to unstiffen my hand a little ?
 
keep it elevated if there is any swelling, use warm compresses and take some anti-inflammatories, paracetimol or ibuprofen, or aspirin if you are old fashioned & not on anti-coagulants after yer last blood-letting on the ol' Black Duck. ol' one-eye says she'll sit on yer hand fer ye an' compress it if'n you'll let her wear the ships pink shower curtain like you did last time she tickled yer you-know-what.

p.s. - osama sez he'd like some of the blood back. i'd ignore him agin myself. he's lookin right poorly after what ol' one eye cut off him. the froggy's are insisting he ain't dead yet, but he shore do smell like it.

p.p.s - you could always use a thumb-ring & a pinch grip like the ol' parthians and scythians, or a mechanical release if you prefer the modern stuff & normal three finger release is straining the fingers.
 
Ah me first mate I knew you,d see me through . (run me through is more like it .)
It is a little puffy and I thought of ibuprofen but didn,t have any . I didn,t know if aspirin would work for that . I,ll start a low dose regimen and see how it does .

As fer one eye and BinLaden ? tis a match made in heaven which should be hell for him . I heard her cooking him up a bacon sandwhich . At least I,s be thinkin it was bacon . What did she do with what she cut off ?
 
as ye suspected, it were in thet sammich, boy did she laff when he said the sausage wrapped up in it wuz a bit teeny & flabby to boot! he ain't gonna like whats she has mapped out fer him once he heals up a bit more. she wants him ter linger a bit more. she says the chinese 'death of a thousand cuts' is too quick fer the likes of him. she's been usin the ships computer to look up recipes fer prarie oysters, fer whatever shellfish's got ter do wiff it.
 
I used to go to a very good sports injury specialist. He used to use, ultrasound, heat and cold (ice water) on my knee and finish up with a product massaged in called 'Gonn Balm'. Hot as hell, but it worked.

Try alternate bowls of iced water and hot water and finish up with a 'Deep Heat' type embrocation and a crepe support bandage. Sorry if the English terms are confusing, just ask?

If you have arthritis, have you tried cider vinegar and honey?
 
If your bow hand keeps giving you trouble, you may have to borrow that fella's crossbow.... :foot:

Classic nerve pinch- you'll be nockin' em right, right quick again. Arrrr. ;)


Mike
 
Thanks , It is as all suspected a temporary condition . There is still a tingling as sensation and mobility returns .

As far as falling upon a crossbow as a replacement ? I do not mind them . I do prefer the older simpler models . Actually the one gent who destroyed his string had one that was mostly wood and I should have made an offer to buy it there . Who the heck wants one that weighs twelve pounds and is as large as an anchor ?

Andrew I was taking apple cider vinegar with cranberry juice as a kind of tonic .
I find it very refreshing on a hot day . Kind of a substitute for lemonade .

I will try your suggestion of vinegar and honey on days I do not take it with juice . I have been told it is very powerful and should be used in a regimen of three weeks on and one week off . Of course this depends on proportion .
 
My dad used to take one tablespoon of cider vinegar, with one tablespoon of quality heather honey in a tumbler of warm water. He took it every morning for about 12 months. His arthritic condition in his legs meant he often tripped on pavement/sidewalk flagstones as he couldn't lift his leg very high, and the pain meant he couldn't walk more than about 100 yards without a rest. He was completely cured. Cider vinegar is a natural acid which cleans out the joints and honey is one of natures cure-alls.

There is a homeopathic, herbalist supplement that helps to rebuild the joints in arthritis. I was trying to think of it last night and the name still hasn't arrived, but I am sure it will! Aha, a quick search shows it is Glucosamine Sulphate.

Pleased to hear you are improving.
 
The glucosamine and chondroitin combinations work a little better.
Terry
 
I have some glucosamine sulfate bought at a pharmacy for my dog . It should have me howling at the moon in no time . L:O:L
 
Kevin the grey said:
I have some glucosamine sulfate bought at a pharmacy for my dog . It should have me howling at the moon in no time . L:O:L
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i do it the other way round, i get it at the pharmacist for me & my dogs as the human variety there is cheaper than the vet & is probably higher quality. health food store is occasionally cheaper when they have it on special offer. (i get the gelatin capsules now, poke a hole in the end & squeeze it out into their food. - i swallow mine with some iced tea tho)

the dogs have started reading the paper and changing the tv channels to the dog whisperer & have stoped using their canes, so it must be helping. they still don't speak much yet tho. i point up & they say 'roof', or i point at the tree & they say 'bark', i point at the chianti & they whine. however when i ask them to fetch my slippers they say 'get yer own bloody slippers matey'. gotta work on that some more....
 
darn double post, this''d never happen if'n i were on the ol' Black Duck wif her military grade satellite internet connection and her 2GB multi-redundant fiber optic network fer the new computerised fire control systems (us pirates gotta spend some o' thet loot on goodies fer her else we's gonna be in deep doo-doo if'n we comes up agin' a royal navy frigate. luckily cap'n was feelin' generous after his last nite with ol' one eye in her pink shower curtain & signed the requisition wif his X without askin.)
 
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