Woodworking Injuries #1: Broken tendon, .....that's tendon, not tenon

Bob,

You have deepest sympathies. Man that is a bummer. A lot of us are guilty of not asking for help in situations like this and insisting on going it alone rather than inconveniencing someone else. We tend to ignore the fact that we just aren’t as resilient as we were 30 years ago. One of the jocks spoke volumes about this the other day when he commented about his age to me and stated that “getting old sucks”.

Anyway I hope your surgery goes fine and that you will be back making sawdust after your therapy is complete.

-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine

ouch!!!
best of luck with the surgery and a speedy recovery. I keep hearing that sound or what I imagine it sounded like.. eww

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

My prayers for successful surgery and a swift, complete recovery.

God luck on the surgery. My thoughts and prayers go out to you.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

I hope the surgery goes well, and wish you a speedy recovery.

I think I’m hanging out here too much though. When I first scanned the entry, I read it as
“Woodworking injuries #1 – Broken tenon.” I was wondering how much damage a tenon could really do :-)

-- To do is to be

My dad has had that happen to him… Surprisingly, only once. It’s painful. Hope you get back in the shop real soon!

-- He said wood...http://hickbyassociation.blogspot.com/

I’m sorry this had to happen to you. I wish you a rapid recovery.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

I just turned 50 so I better watch out. Hope you get better soon.

-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX

There was a guy at my fencing club who did something like this, but the bicep rolled up like an old window shade, and all this happened during the night, while asleep! When he woke up, his bicep had crawled inches up towards the shoulder, and rolled under itself, so while it now was about half as wide or long as it was before, it was twice as tall, as though he had suddenly developed a huge muscle during the night. Pretty freaky looking. In his case, no pain, however. It’s a very recoverable surgery though, so as long as you take care of it, and rehab it properly, it should work out just fine.

-- "That which has in itself the greatest use, possesses the greatest beauty." - http://www.willmego.com/

Best wishes for a flawless surgery and a rapid recovery.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

good luck Bob, wish you a speedy recovery. Be sure to let us know how you are feeling

Regards

DAN

-- keeping myself entertained

You still have the right arm to work with. So show us your next “one arm “project.

-- Zipsss

I couldn’t read this without cringing… good luck with a speedy, full recovery.

-- Happy woodworking! http://www.blakeweber.us

ouch

Surgery will most likey be the easy part the recovery and rehab will be tough – i’ve repaired a ton of tendons in dogs/cats and I know its a tough rehab process – best of luck to you!!

-- Doc Hanson - www.ripnchisel.com