[countrygrrrl]

ummmmm.............uhhhhhhhhh, enough is enough, FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE, KNOCK IT OFF JENA, QUIT YOUR WHINING..........IN THE BREADTH AND SCOPE OF HUMAN TRAGIDIES YOUR'S IS WAY DOWN THE LIST, WE FEEL YOU YOU, BUT THE WORLD DOES NOT REVOLVE AROUND YOU!!!! Sorry, just needed saying

Having been through a similar kind of injury, I know I surely appreciate Jena's willingness and ability to talk about what's happened. My response when it happened to me was *I have to ignore it because if I pay any attention to it, it will become as bad as I'm afraid it will be* - stupid, I know, but there you are.

So reading her posts is really helpful for me --- although I wish I could have read them when it happened to me.

And if they're helpful for me, I know they're helpful for other people.

I also know exactly how badly these kinds of injuries hurt -- I remember banging that hand against a few things and almost vomiting from the pain. :no: Someone told me back then that the number of nerve endings in the fingers accounts for the sheer intensity of the pain - it's very different from injuries to your legs, for example (which i have mucho of ) - these kinds of injuries hurt as bad as it can hurt just about.

IOW, post away, Jena! You're helping me so i know you're helping others --- and you're helping yourself at the same time!

BTW , GET THAT HAND OVER YOUR HEAD AND KEEP IT THERE -- it will diminish the pain exponentially, i promise!