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Title: I've got blisters on me fingers!
Post by: BeenDown139 on June 13, 2024, 08:23:08 AM

i've been rehabbing my hands since i got out of the hospital on 1 may.  i was unable to play bass in my mentally addled state prior to my hospitalization for about two months, so the callouses on my fingertips essentially evaporated.  since i got out, my playing has roared back but it's been a struggle getting my fingertips toughened up again.  in the process, i've developed a blister on my right hand middle finger.  i play almost exclusively fingerstyle, this is my strong finger, so it does all of the pulling and popping that's part of my right hand technique.  i haven't had sore fingers since i was a teenager starting out on my instrument 50 years ago.

so, realizing that none of y'all are medical professionals (probably), i'm trolling for what the crowd does for fingertip blisters like this?  laissez-faire?  bite the bullet and lance it?  put some schmutz on it?

Title: Re: I've got blisters on me fingers!
Post by: fclef6 on June 13, 2024, 07:21:44 PM

I’m not a doc…but looks to me like one of the warts that I always seem to get on the wrong finger. Right now I have one on the left index finger that’s messing with my playing. Try “Compound W” or something similar for a few days. Seems to work for me. Just an idea. And believe it or not…a guitarist friend puts super glue on. Not me!