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lugerholsterrepair · 12-05-2013, 09:31 PM

John, Sorry to hear about your accident. On my right hand first I had a rattlesnake bite then severed two fingers, tendons and all. I had to have the tendon stretched, re attached. Still cannot completely straighten it out but one learns to adapt.
Time heals all wounds! Hang in there my Friend..Worst thing about all my problems was the expense! I don't want to tell you how many hundreds of thousands I have in my right hand!
Jerry

BogeyB · 12-05-2013, 09:46 PM

John, OUCH! Prayers said! Very good luck now and later.

Mike and Ruthie

Ron Wood · 12-05-2013, 10:32 PM

John,
Best wishes and prayers buddy. Cut my right index finger 3/4 of the way off on a table saw. They sewed it back on (didn't have the tendons stretched like Jerry) but sensation returned after a while and other than not being able to bend the last joint (still can operate a trigger!) it works well. Hope your recovery is even better.

Sergio Natali · 12-06-2013, 03:18 AM

Dear John,

Rest assured you have my prayers.
I wish you a quick and successful recovery.

Sergio

John Sabato · 12-06-2013, 08:15 AM

Thank you my friends for your prayers and sentiments ...

One handed typing sucks...

Swelling and pain this morning in a plaster cast I can't remove when it itches

but the repairs seem to have gone well. Therapy starts Monday afternoon.

I will post progress as it happens... God bless you all abundantly !

...and 318is_Parabellum... "Mr. Sabato" was my late father.

My first name is John.

(but I do appreciate the sentiment)

BogeyB · 12-06-2013, 09:40 AM

God speed, John, God speed!

Mike and Ruthie

Patronen · 12-06-2013, 11:35 AM

+1 for a speedy recovery!

rhuff · 12-06-2013, 03:33 PM

John,

These kinds of surgery take a long time before you see your final results. Also, the older that we get, the slower the healing process proceeds......you can almost watch a baby or young child heal. There is no substitute for youth. Just don't get discouraged. It is sort of up to you now, and I feel sure that you are motivated.

ithacaartist · 12-06-2013, 09:02 PM

John, Best wishes and hopes for "seamless" repair!

David

tomaustin · 12-06-2013, 10:40 PM

John, add my best wishes also----and remember, on this forum, pictures, John, pictures !!!

Ice · 12-07-2013, 07:35 AM

Sorry for lateness. Hoping for your quick and successful recovery.

Charlie

jagervw · 12-07-2013, 02:56 PM

John,

How is your recovery going? Hope all is well.

mauro · 12-07-2013, 03:10 PM

I wish you to recover soon my friend!

Cheers,
Mauro

MikeP · 12-08-2013, 05:10 PM

Good gosh-just when you thought it was safe to go in the kitchen...

Best of luck.

John Sabato · 12-09-2013, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomaustin

John, add my best wishes also----and remember, on this forum, pictures, John, pictures !!!

For those without a queasy stomach about such things, here are two photos after the visit to the urgent care facility to stitch it up... Post surgery photos will be posted when the cast comes off...

alanint · 12-09-2013, 09:23 AM

Although the overall hand looks factory original. The stiches are clearly a modern addition and I see some overall condition issues. Maybe $800 to a collector.

John Sabato · 12-09-2013, 09:30 AM

in the automobile world they would call the stitches "customized" Doug.

cirelaw · 12-09-2013, 09:30 AM

I think it looks fine!!! When will you start physical therapy?

alanint · 12-09-2013, 09:42 AM

Mend well, John!!

sheepherder · 12-09-2013, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Sabato

...A freak accident with a spring loaded oven door hinge severed the nerves and tendons in my right hand...

I usually manage to get a small burn when using the oven, but never a cut...How did you manage that???

I suppose we could outlaw spring loaded oven door hinges...But then only outlaws would have spring loaded oven door hinges...

BTW: Good luck with your left handed duties!!!

(Been there, done that!)

12-05-2013, 09:31 PM	#21
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,760 Thanks: 4,848 Thanked 3,099 Times in 1,426 Posts	John, Sorry to hear about your accident. On my right hand first I had a rattlesnake bite then severed two fingers, tendons and all. I had to have the tendon stretched, re attached. Still cannot completely straighten it out but one learns to adapt. Time heals all wounds! Hang in there my Friend..Worst thing about all my problems was the expense! I don't want to tell you how many hundreds of thousands I have in my right hand! Jerry __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

12-05-2013, 09:46 PM	#22
BogeyB Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Mc Donough, GA. Posts: 419 Thanks: 0 Thanked 222 Times in 96 Posts	John, OUCH! Prayers said! Very good luck now and later. Mike and Ruthie __________________ MAGA Always!! NRA Benifactor, GCA

12-05-2013, 10:32 PM	#23
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 6,986 Thanks: 1,065 Thanked 5,088 Times in 1,674 Posts	John, Best wishes and prayers buddy. Cut my right index finger 3/4 of the way off on a table saw. They sewed it back on (didn't have the tendons stretched like Jerry) but sensation returned after a while and other than not being able to bend the last joint (still can operate a trigger!) it works well. Hope your recovery is even better. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

12-06-2013, 03:18 AM	#24
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,082 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	Dear John, Rest assured you have my prayers. I wish you a quick and successful recovery. Sergio __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

12-06-2013, 08:15 AM	#25
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	Update... Thank you my friends for your prayers and sentiments ... One handed typing sucks... Swelling and pain this morning in a plaster cast I can't remove when it itches but the repairs seem to have gone well. Therapy starts Monday afternoon. I will post progress as it happens... God bless you all abundantly ! ...and 318is_Parabellum... "Mr. Sabato" was my late father. My first name is John. (but I do appreciate the sentiment) __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

12-06-2013, 09:40 AM	#26
BogeyB Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Mc Donough, GA. Posts: 419 Thanks: 0 Thanked 222 Times in 96 Posts	God speed, John, God speed! Mike and Ruthie __________________ MAGA Always!! NRA Benifactor, GCA

12-06-2013, 11:35 AM	#27
Patronen User Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 312 Thanks: 335 Thanked 93 Times in 70 Posts	+1 for a speedy recovery! __________________ Dave

12-06-2013, 03:33 PM	#28
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,270 Thanks: 2,686 Thanked 958 Times in 704 Posts	John, These kinds of surgery take a long time before you see your final results. Also, the older that we get, the slower the healing process proceeds......you can almost watch a baby or young child heal. There is no substitute for youth. Just don't get discouraged. It is sort of up to you now, and I feel sure that you are motivated.

12-06-2013, 09:02 PM	#29
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,282 Thanks: 7,007 Thanked 2,476 Times in 1,319 Posts	John, Best wishes and hopes for "seamless" repair! David __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

12-06-2013, 10:40 PM	#30
tomaustin Lifer X5 Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: texas Posts: 708 Thanks: 87 Thanked 522 Times in 201 Posts	John, add my best wishes also----and remember, on this forum, pictures, John, pictures !!!

12-07-2013, 07:35 AM	#31
Ice User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 552 Thanks: 13 Thanked 69 Times in 57 Posts	Sorry for lateness. Hoping for your quick and successful recovery. Charlie

12-07-2013, 02:56 PM	#32
jagervw User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: S. Florida Posts: 47 Thanks: 52 Thanked 26 Times in 13 Posts	John, How is your recovery going? Hope all is well.

12-07-2013, 03:10 PM	#33
mauro FIREARM HISTORIAN AND AUT Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,535 Thanks: 106 Thanked 349 Times in 129 Posts	I wish you to recover soon my friend! Cheers, Mauro __________________ Mauro Baudino - www.lugerlp08.com www.paul-mauser-archive.com Mauser Company and Firearm Historian - Mauser Parabellum Certification Service.

12-08-2013, 05:10 PM	#34
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	Good gosh-just when you thought it was safe to go in the kitchen... Best of luck.

12-09-2013, 09:23 AM	#36
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Although the overall hand looks factory original. The stiches are clearly a modern addition and I see some overall condition issues. Maybe $800 to a collector.

12-09-2013, 09:30 AM	#37
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	in the automobile world they would call the stitches "customized" Doug. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

12-09-2013, 09:30 AM	#38
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	I think it looks fine!!! When will you start physical therapy?

12-09-2013, 09:42 AM	#39
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Mend well, John!!