As we head into Summer, I am planning for Duck Season. I have been quiet on the forum for the past few months.... I missed all of the duck season. On October 7th, I tangled with my table saw, a dado blade, and a piece of cherry, and lost. I made a mess of my left hand, damaging all 4 fingers. I was fortunate, God had His plans, and He took good care of me. He put all the right people in my life at the right time. Our newly called Pastor's (installed on October 2nd) wife is a certified hand therapist. When I had my accident I was still coordinating their benefits! When they heard of my accident, they rushed to the emergency room to see me. After accessing the care I was getting, she contacted a new local contact (they were not even moved in yet by us), and got me in contact with a hand specialist/surgeon/plastic surgeon in DC. He told her to have me meet him at the hospital (other than first ER). Dr Hashemi has taken very good care of me. Just last week I had my 4th surgery.
I missed 2 months of work, then worked part time for 2 more months. Najwa (Pastor's wife) is my hand therapist 2 or 3 times a week. I missed duck season, but also the Fall trap season. While I still have all 4 fingers and thumb, the index is far from fully recovered. All hardware is removed, but half of my index it bone and tight skin. No meat, and no insulation.... lots of raw nerve!
I was training for the Marine Corps Marathon again when I had my accident, and have run only a little since. First I was prohibited, and then the cold was difficult/painful. During the winter, I bought a pair of surplus arctic warfare mittens. They are huge gantlets that easily fit over the twisted and bandaged hand. I can now fit into normal gloves/mittens, but know that cold (anything below 60 deg hurts and turns purple) is going to be my challenge.
I can shoot again, hitting right at my average again in trap, though I can not grip the fore stock normally, and need to pad the middle knuckle some.
My experience with the disposable hand warmers is that they were OK, not great, I know they will not be enough. I usually hunt using a muff with woolen fingerless gloves. I have been reading about the zippo type warmers, but wonder if they will snuff out in the muff? The new rechargeable units sound promising.....
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AYASBP2/?tag=thewire06-20&linkCode=xm2&ascsubtag=AgEAAAAAAAAAABoKAAAAAGout_cAAAAAWRthiw&th=1&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015UO7QBQ/?tag=thewire06-20&linkCode=xm2&ascsubtag=AgEAAAAAAAAAABoMAAAAAGout_cAAAAAWRthiw
I found this article: http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/the-best-hand-warmer/
Has anyone tried either the Zippo in a muff, or the re-chargeable?
Boat work also stalled, but I have another new exciting project, and will post on it soon....
TIA,
I missed 2 months of work, then worked part time for 2 more months. Najwa (Pastor's wife) is my hand therapist 2 or 3 times a week. I missed duck season, but also the Fall trap season. While I still have all 4 fingers and thumb, the index is far from fully recovered. All hardware is removed, but half of my index it bone and tight skin. No meat, and no insulation.... lots of raw nerve!
I was training for the Marine Corps Marathon again when I had my accident, and have run only a little since. First I was prohibited, and then the cold was difficult/painful. During the winter, I bought a pair of surplus arctic warfare mittens. They are huge gantlets that easily fit over the twisted and bandaged hand. I can now fit into normal gloves/mittens, but know that cold (anything below 60 deg hurts and turns purple) is going to be my challenge.
I can shoot again, hitting right at my average again in trap, though I can not grip the fore stock normally, and need to pad the middle knuckle some.
My experience with the disposable hand warmers is that they were OK, not great, I know they will not be enough. I usually hunt using a muff with woolen fingerless gloves. I have been reading about the zippo type warmers, but wonder if they will snuff out in the muff? The new rechargeable units sound promising.....
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AYASBP2/?tag=thewire06-20&linkCode=xm2&ascsubtag=AgEAAAAAAAAAABoKAAAAAGout_cAAAAAWRthiw&th=1&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015UO7QBQ/?tag=thewire06-20&linkCode=xm2&ascsubtag=AgEAAAAAAAAAABoMAAAAAGout_cAAAAAWRthiw
I found this article: http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/the-best-hand-warmer/
Has anyone tried either the Zippo in a muff, or the re-chargeable?
Boat work also stalled, but I have another new exciting project, and will post on it soon....
TIA,