oudplayer - 4-11-2005 at 03:45 PM
hey all
i have bad news i was at a party and in the middle we started to do capoeira which i s brazzilian marchal art with flipoing and cartwheels ans kicks
and stuff like that its a fast game . anyway while i was doin it i did a one handed flip and i landed right on my thumb and i heard a pop not good.
it sweleled up and now i have a cast on it and the doctor said i need surgary on it and i need to get a plate in it with screws so that ot goin to be
good . well basicly i will notbe playing my oud for a long time and i hope u guys play for me.
thx sammy
mavrothis - 4-11-2005 at 04:02 PM
Ouch,
I hope you get better soon my man. Take care of yourself, do what the doctors say, and soon enough you'll be playing again.
In the meantime, listen to as much oud as you can. You'll still be learning, even though you can't play right away. A few years ago I hurt my hand
pretty badly too, I know how you feel.
Take care buddy,
mavrothis
habeebkum - 4-11-2005 at 04:03 PM
that is bad news dude.
maybe you can become another naseer shamma and play one
handed! but thats just a thought. hope u get well soon.
san3any - 4-11-2005 at 07:07 PM
I am sooo sorry for hearing all this...... May God help you on going through
this.... and... As long you love the oud, you will be fine, don't worry you won't forget anything as long as you love it.
Ahmed 
spyros mesogeia - 4-11-2005 at 10:54 PM
Dear friend,
I am sorry for your problem.
I hope that after the cure you will be the same as good you were before the accident.
Best Regards and God be with you on this
Spyros Koliavasilis
dss - 4-12-2005 at 05:00 AM
Sorry to hear of your accident...
I went through a very similar experience in the fall, although I went one step further and broke my entire wrist. All of the bones in my wrist on now
held together with plates and screws. Total time for my wrist to get back to being usable was about 3 months, I would expect your thumb to be much
quicker.
Follow your doctor's and physical therapist's advice and you will get back to nearly normal. The major thing is to start moving your thumb as soon as
possible after your surgery (it will hurt though -- that is where the pain meds come in).
Good luck and stay on your feet!
Don
Mike - 4-12-2005 at 05:48 AM
Sammy,
Get well soon my man. No more kung fu martial arts for you after you heal though, please. 
Take care,
Mike
oudplayer - 4-13-2005 at 06:45 AM
heyn thx you all for caring about me and whe i get better iw ill be back and beter and as long as i cant play i will will watch and listen to
everyones taqims ans ouds. and i will be here like i never left.
thx all sammy