Before my mom replaced the ropes on their old windows she kept telling my brother not to mess around in the window, it could fall you'll get hurt, etc...so he was messing around in the window anyway and it shut on his hand, broke two fingers and...wouldn't open! So he's stuck in the window, broken fingers, banging on the window and waving at my mom in the back yard (with other hand, of course) and she looks up as she's mowing the lawn and waves at him and keeps on going because she can't hear him yelping in pain. A few minutes later when she realizes he's still in the window she finally goes in to see what's going on. She almost couldn't get the window open herself and was worried she would have to call the fire department or take the window apart to get him out.

Well I just opened this thread to see what it was about and nearly passed out! Yet I couldn't stop reading, you know, like an animal that just stares at the approaching headlights...

Hope those fingers mend quickly, kokomo!

Actually, I'm doing much better today (I must have really been a wimp...) I have red marks behind the nails, but other than some tenderness, I'm doing fine (now).

Thanks to everyone for the concern.....It helps heal the injured pride....

I think I'd rather injure my pride than my fingers - but in any case I'm glad that both are on the mend.

this thread's been an interesting read kokomo! Glad your injury was not as bad as some of these.

Someome broke my pinky once, being too rough in a sporting endeavour. I didnt know it was broken but it mended a bit crooked at the joint so I guessed. Bit disappointed not to get enough sympathy or a trip to the doctor at the time. My handwriting became unreadable for years as i got into the habit of sticking my pinky out of the way while taking lots of fast lecture notes. My music didn't suffer at all (I wasnt playing any!).

A friend of mine, also a pianist, had his pinky broken recently when he got hit by a car, and his pinky also mended 'crooked at the joint' -- it sort of sticks out.
He says (without sarcasm) that it helps his playing because he can now stretch an extra note.

....and unfortunately now I've got another one to add.
(Smilie because it's not terrible.)

Playing softball this A.M......playing center field, line drive comes out there, sun in my eyes, I'm totally skewed up, and my bare hand gets in the way when I'm trying to make the catch.
Bad bruise of middle finger. Fortunately I don't 'have to' play piano any time soon.

P.S. Made the catch so it was worth it.

I recently came home and wanted to shut the door, but I was very upset (for personal reasons), so I banged it on my finger... I know this sounds plain stupid with a normal door, but being upset can sort of mar your perception.... It DOES hurt!!

Very impressive "self-analysis" there.