tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20771960.post2299508012124672840..comments2023-05-11T14:18:39.962+01:00Comments on From little acorns...: TortureDonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856632081676454286noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20771960.post-507392618968808262007-05-15T23:49:00.000+01:002007-05-15T23:49:00.000+01:00Oh poor thumb! Is there any way you could vary you...Oh poor thumb! Is there any way you could vary your knitting technique to take the pressure off it a bit? I'm very bad at cheating when I'm meant to be off the knitting, so I do sympathise.Sarah Ditumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16179762144374700037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20771960.post-16048799274505333602007-05-09T20:59:00.000+01:002007-05-09T20:59:00.000+01:00The thumb problem sounds very depressing. I don't ...The thumb problem sounds very depressing. I don't think complete rest is the answer - though 'mixing it up', as Nina suggests, might help? Will speak to my daughter, who's very good on the alternative medicine approach..florencemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02241951928602452626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20771960.post-77263980360551703532007-05-09T16:26:00.000+01:002007-05-09T16:26:00.000+01:00Oh, your thumb sounds like trouble! I'm sending yo...Oh, your thumb sounds like trouble! I'm sending you lots of healing vibes. I recommend reading this recent blog entry of a very experienced knitter: Scroll down to the entry entitled "Hands: You only get one set. If you're lucky." <BR/><BR/>http://www.samuraiknitter.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>You really should get some additional attention. Don't you have a local "knitter's urgent care"? ;) But seriously, perhaps at this point you need another opinion. I mean, other than the ones we're giving you here, ha-ha. <BR/><BR/>Have you used arnica? Arnica montana, I believe. (gel, cream)<BR/><BR/>By the way, it does seem you've been knitting full-speed for quite awhile. Maybe, after *taking a break until your thumb is back to normal*, you could mix it up a bit. You would have more time to do all your favourites, like reading, writing, carpentry...<BR/><BR/>Oooh, here's some incentive: Sock Wars starts this summer! You *have* to be healed by then!<BR/><BR/>Not that you wanted a big lecture...Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03345110886898577933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20771960.post-34784559280623912992007-05-09T14:44:00.000+01:002007-05-09T14:44:00.000+01:00Ouch! Would those support glove things be any good...Ouch! Would those support glove things be any good? (I'm sure you've thought of them anyway!).<BR/><BR/>I reckon that banboo torture thing is an urban myth. You'd either die or thirst/starvation first or it would grow round you, surely!?!Seahorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951717668356675804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20771960.post-29416209355838438452007-05-09T13:36:00.000+01:002007-05-09T13:36:00.000+01:00That thumb sounds dreadful! Have you seen the doc...That thumb sounds dreadful! Have you seen the doc?<BR/><BR/>Btw, I managed my first dream about 'the boys' last night, yayyyy! ;)Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09229561694491172093noreply@blogger.com