18kRonin
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I've had carpal tunnel off and on for the past 30 years that I could live with, but after the feeding frenzy last winter with a string of good hunts my digging hand was screaming. At night my hand would only let me get a max of 4 hours sleep before waking me up with numbness and pain.
Decided to get something done about it and had surgery.
The surgeon said it could take 6 months to fully recover which was a bit of a worry.
Anyway three weeks after the operation got the 10 stitches out from the two deep cuts they'd made. A week after that had my first frustrating if not painful wet sand hunt.
Six weeks after the operation and with a few other hunts under my belt took the DF out for a fitness test before my hopefully final visit to the Doc.
Was planning on only hunting for 2-3 hours but ended up hunting for 5, finding the biggest plat I've found at this beach helped
2 hours in found a low spot that I've never seen before at this beach, rocks sticking up out of the sand. Got just a hint of a target, took me awhile to find it again, just tiny bit or so away from dead center and I'd lose it. After a few scoops in a sand filled hole between a couple of big rocks found a nice 14.7g hunk of Pt950 in the scoop. Yeah baby!!! Payday!!!
Covered the area and went looking for another low spot but couldn't find one so headed back to where I'd got that plat and
it was filling in fast could just find the tips of a couple of rocks.
Just got lucky, the right machine at the right time in the right place
Even without the Plat, it was just great being in the water again and being able to do some heavy digging, man those zippos were deep
One of the best mods I've had done, hopefully the last.
Thanks for looking.
HH&GL
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Zippos with silver from the hunt.
Been awhile since I've seen clay colored silver, real good to see
Decided to get something done about it and had surgery.
The surgeon said it could take 6 months to fully recover which was a bit of a worry.
Anyway three weeks after the operation got the 10 stitches out from the two deep cuts they'd made. A week after that had my first frustrating if not painful wet sand hunt.
Six weeks after the operation and with a few other hunts under my belt took the DF out for a fitness test before my hopefully final visit to the Doc.
Was planning on only hunting for 2-3 hours but ended up hunting for 5, finding the biggest plat I've found at this beach helped
2 hours in found a low spot that I've never seen before at this beach, rocks sticking up out of the sand. Got just a hint of a target, took me awhile to find it again, just tiny bit or so away from dead center and I'd lose it. After a few scoops in a sand filled hole between a couple of big rocks found a nice 14.7g hunk of Pt950 in the scoop. Yeah baby!!! Payday!!!
Covered the area and went looking for another low spot but couldn't find one so headed back to where I'd got that plat and
it was filling in fast could just find the tips of a couple of rocks. Just got lucky, the right machine at the right time in the right place
Even without the Plat, it was just great being in the water again and being able to do some heavy digging, man those zippos were deep
One of the best mods I've had done, hopefully the last.
Thanks for looking.
HH&GL
18
Zippos with silver from the hunt.
Been awhile since I've seen clay colored silver, real good to see
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My surgeon went through the base of the palm too, sorry to hear your sister has trouble with hers... My rehab was pretty simple, there was none, I just kept working and it was interesting surveying & drafting with my arm in a brace & sling for a little while. Had my left hand & elbow done first then the right a month later.
