I'm recovering

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  • 04-15-2013, 01:30 PM
    SmartWombat
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    I'm recovering
    I pushed my hand to the limit this weekend.
    I picked up a DSLR for the first time since the accident.
    Today I hurt, from the fingertips to the wrist.
    But it's from strenuous exercise, not the surgery.

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    I ended up using a stick-on heat pad to combat the rain and wind, because there's only one artery feeding the hand, not two. I'm sensitive to the cold (not a good thing at Silverstone) and the little but constant heat did the trick.


    1st photo by Mark Plowman, with my iPhone.
    Thanks Mark!
  • 04-15-2013, 02:36 PM
    Grandpaw
    Re: I'm recovering
    Glad to hear you are out doing some shooting. I hope your hand and spirits will be getting much better quickly. Jeff
  • 04-16-2013, 07:35 AM
    Old Timer
    Re: I'm recovering
    Great that you were able to get back to the DSLR even though you had to pay the price. It's been a long dry spell for you. Looking forward to your full recovery.
  • 04-16-2013, 08:55 AM
    mattb
    Re: I'm recovering
    Congratulations! Comebacks are hard but the rewards are pretty sweet.
  • 04-30-2013, 08:36 AM
    Photo-John
    Re: I'm recovering
    Good to see you're getting back on the horse, Paul! How does your hand feel, a couple of weeks after the fact? I expect the exercise will be good for it, even if it does hurt. Won't that help it develop new blood vessels?
  • 05-05-2013, 06:36 AM
    SmartWombat
    Re: I'm recovering
    I'm hoping the exercise will help, a 1D and L lens is about 4-5lb (depending on the lens) and the physio had me working with 1/2 & 1kg.
    All the walking carrying a couple of bodies, lenses, and stuff is getting my a little fitter.
    Coughing up lung each outing as I walked around Spa.
  • 05-13-2013, 02:20 PM
    JETA
    Re: I'm recovering
    Oh no PAul. Did you get a work related injury?
  • 05-14-2013, 02:21 AM
    SmartWombat
    Re: I'm recovering
    Roll-over car accident nearly two years ago.
    Severed tendons repaired and the back of my hand replaced with a bit of thigh.
    Just had hte medico-legla exam last week, so now the lawyers will start work.
  • 05-19-2013, 03:28 PM
    JETA
    Re: I'm recovering
    Oh gosh. I don't think I remember that. So glad you are recovering PAul.