wish you guys well.
> > Any experience of this? > > > Yes. I feel your pain! > > My left arm has been going progressively numb for the last three > weeks. I went to the orthopedic hospital on Friday. They say I have a > narrow space between vertebrae in my neck. That has been causing pain > in my right arm and upper quadrant of my back for a year or so. Every > time something new happens to my hands or arms I think it might be > the one that will make me stop playing. If this numbness keeps > progressing at this rate, I won't be able to play in a month. I'm > hoping it will be like most things in the past and I'll just go > through this but still be able to play. > > These are the times I kick myself for not recording some piece or > other when it was at it's peak, you know? I work up a piece but don't > record it because I know it could be better, but then something else > comes along and my interest shifts and before I know it the other > piece has slid down the bell curve and is not as close as it was to > peak condition and slipping ever away. > > I certainly wish you a speedy recovery, Rob. > > On Jan 27, 2008, at 5:56 AM, Rob wrote: > > > Bad news. I'm typing with one hand only as I seem to have a problem > > with my > > left. For the past five days I've had muscular pain in my upper > > left arm. I > > thought I must have knocked it, but couldn't remember doing so. I > > did teach > > a percussion class last Monday, but hardly used my left arm at > > all. Anyway, > > I could still play the lute - no problem with fingers, tendons, carpal > > tunnels, etc. I thought the pain would pass. But it hasn't. In > > fact, today > > it has got a lot worse. I nearly crashed the car because I suddenly > > lost the > > use of the left arm. Luckily I was close to home. Later I picked up > > a book > > and dropped it immediately - the pain was too much. So, I'm really > > worried. > > I can still wiggle my fingers - no problem at all there - but I can't > > drive, or lift my instrument with the left arm. I'm still hopeful > > it will > > all disappear tomorrow, but I plan to go to hospital emergency if it > > doesn't. Every movement is painful, but it still feels like a muscular > > problem. > > > > > > > > Any experience of this? > > Ed Durbrow > Saitama, Japan > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ > > > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > -- NeoMail - http://neomail.sourceforge.net
