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khedger Heavyweight Member
Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 754 Location: Cambridge, MA
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Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 8:45 am Post subject: Goodbye.... |
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After a long 'career' of playing I found myself burnt out and not interested in the horn anymore. That was about five years ago. Recently I've been feeling the urge to play again and got ahold of an inexpensive cornet and started practicing.
Unfortunately, I started experiencing severe pain in the ear, jaw, and teeth on the left side of my head. At its worst it felt like TMJ, a serious toothache, and a bad ear infection with a headache, all at once.
So it seems that I've become afflicted with something called Trigeminal Neuralgia which is a nerve disorder that causes pain to the ear, jaw, teeth, and head on one side of the face. It's triggered by things like chewing, talking, and in my case playing.
So I guess it's time to tune up that old electric bass that I've had laying around for years and see if I can make some progress on it.
ciao.
keith |
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kehaulani Heavyweight Member
Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Posts: 9144 Location: Hawai`i - Texas
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Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 8:50 am Post subject: |
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I know all about neurological problems, Keith, so can empathize. Best wishes. And good luck with that bass. _________________ "If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn." Bird
"Well, even if I could play like Wynton, I wouldn't play like Wynton." Chet Baker
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Comeback Heavyweight Member
Joined: 22 Jun 2011 Posts: 1143
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Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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Best wishes to you going forward, Keith.
Jim |
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LittleRusty Heavyweight Member
Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 12699 Location: Gardena, Ca
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Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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Wow, that sucks. Hopefully you can find something else fulfilling to take its place. |
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FrenchPlayer New Member
Joined: 13 Sep 2018 Posts: 5 Location: Paris
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Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 2:57 am Post subject: |
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Best wishes |
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jeholifield02 New Member
Joined: 22 Jan 2019 Posts: 5
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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry to hear. Best wishes |
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plp Heavyweight Member
Joined: 11 Feb 2003 Posts: 7023 Location: South Alabama
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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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Making music is the goal, by whatever means necessary. That is the release, the joy, the desire.
Rock that bass, or keyboards, or percussion, whatever works.
A friend has had to put down the trumpet now for 5 months, due to Bell's palsy.
He absolutely kills on harmonica, can improvise his ass off, but every rehearsal, gives me a progress report on his returning to trumpet. For him, is a passion, and I pray for him daily that he gets back to where he wants to be.
He still has that fire to play, if that has passed for you, let it go and move on.
If it is still a burning passion, give it a few months and pick it up again. If there is the same pain, put it back in the case and go pull some strings. _________________ Since all other motives—fame, money, power, even honor—are thrown out the window the moment I pick up that instrument..... I play because I love doing it, even when the results are disappointing. In short, I do it to do it.” Wayne Booth |
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