Might loose index finger, need advice on playing

I think you will be fine. Many guitarists only use 3 fingers (index, middle & ring) anyways.

Don't give up. 8)

howdy guys, want to say thanks so much for all of the advice and kind words. the doc did 4 hours of surgury yesterday, re attached all of the tendons and nerves. wont know much for a few weeks, will have to see how it does.

thanks again for everything, i will keep ya posted on how its going. i am not giving up, i am going to play again, :D

thanks
bill

Sounds like good news already.

And a good attitude to go along with it.

Good luck with a speedy and thorough recovery.

Thumbs up!

howdy guys, want to say thanks so much for all of the advice and kind words. the doc did 4 hours of surgury yesterday, re attached all of the tendons and nerves. wont know much for a few weeks, will have to see how it does.

thanks again for everything, i will keep ya posted on how its going. i am not giving up, i am going to play again, :D

thanks
bill

I firmly believe that the mind has the power to heal the body. It starts with a positive attitude and hard work in rehab. Heck, guitar playing may be considered rehab. It could give you an excuse to buy a new guitar. :lol:

Yeah, sounds good. You'll get it back if you work at it. :D

Great news Bill, I wish you a speedy recovery.

But realistically, it might take a year to get good movement back in that finger. On the plus side, you may be able to play a barre chord better than ever. :D

Just kidding a little there, hope everything turns out well. Don't be in too big a hurry to play, give your finger time to heal well.

WOW! My wishes for a speedy recovery.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~healing mojo~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Good luck to you! Just keep up your good attitude and you can't lose :!:

Just wanted to say I'm thinking of you! I'm sure if you want to play bad enough, you'll find a way around it. Good luck to you and keep us posted. You've had a lot of great suggestions here so far!