Agony and Ecstasy

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Over the last few years I've decided to really learn how song solos and years of trying to create my own style. Stupid I was. /emoticons/default_wink.png I asked ideas of good solos to start with here a few years ago and got many great ideas.

So, finally over the last few months I really started to feel I am making real progress.

I've actually learned some solos from my "I can never learn those songs" list like Killer Queen and a few other queen solos. And many other songs I grew up with that I thought was out of my league. I'm even learning the solo for Adventures in A Yorkshire landscape. And I'm getting it! Not perfect buy any means but DAMN it is fun! /emoticons/default_smile.png

So there's the achievement part.

The agony part is I am dealing with Eczema now. My finger tips dry up and crack and the skin starts peeling off. Dermatologist gave me a steroid cream that helps but it comes and goes but always comes back. Did two weeks with oral cleared it up completely but within a week it was right back.

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So, just wanted to say. Damn this sucks. :angry:

 
My fingertips crack and chap in the winter months, it sucks and makes playing less than comfortable. All this to say, I feel for ya.

 
That sucks for sure, if I was in that boat I would mess around with slide during the times I couldn't fret. You'll get value out of slide practice including useful ear/intonation training. Not to mention a slide can sound really great when you get really good at it (Trucks &" Landreth being two current masters)

 
I've got it's first cousin, plaque psoriasis all over my picking hand. It's a beyotch. Sometimes I can't fingerpick due to the pain, sometimes I can't hold onto a pick due to the callus or whatever the extra thick skin is. Too slippery. And it never really goes away. I use a topical steroid cream that helps, but you have to be real careful not to overdo it, our you'll aggravate the cracking and such. I'm told that a *little* extra Vitamin D can help. Haven't seemn much difference myself, though.

One thing that ain't going to make it go away, but sure helps it be more tolerable is Gold Dond Ultimate Healing hand cream. For me, this is the absolute shiznit.. Anything else just seems to put a glaze over things and actually makes it worse with regard to holding onto a pick, healing the cracks etc.

But wait! There's more!! Since both of these conditions are of an auto-immune nature, there's a good chance that it will throw in, absolutely free, a case of rheumatoid arthritis! Strikes anywhere, any time without warning. Just wait until you hop in the car to go to gramma's house, just fine, and two hours later are unable to walk! It's just coolness on a stick!

I feel your pain, literally. Seriously, try the Gold Bond for the cracking and flare-ups.

 
I have sumpin' too i guess. I have to file down any caliuses or they split, tried lotions, nuthin helps but the nail files I keep in my bag

 
I have noticed the hands of some older players that are still touring. Some have rougher looking hands. You can still play, but the irritation is a price you have to pay.

 
The agony part sucks.

The other part, however, makes me wonder if I shouldn't be doing the same thing my side.

Funny enough, I always cite Brian May as one of my biggest influences. However, in my whole life I've learned "for real" just one of his solos ("Somebody to Love"), some few riffs ("Ogre Battle", "Stone Cold Crazy", "Bohemian Rhapsody"...) and just played three or four Queen songs ("Play The Game", "Tie Your Mother Down", "We Are The Champions"...).

Of course, I've been certainly inspired by his playing and his tone ("Mustapha", "I Want It All", "The Show Must Go On", "Dead On Two Legs", "Dreamer's Ball"...) but never got into learning his stuff note-by-note --not because I thought it was beyond my reach, but just because I felt it was not "of my generation". /emoticons/default_unsure.png

It's maybe time for me to follow your example and do it for real, don't you think? /emoticons/default_smile.png

 
Try pure lanolin - works great on many skin conditions (better than topical steroids, Vitamin E, coconut oil, etc.).

 
I noticed that my eczema flairs up the day after I have fresh made bread or wheat beer. I have also read that some people have found relief from iodine supplements though I don't have any experience with that.

 
You need some Tony Iommi Finger caps. (DUCKS) /emoticons/default_blink.png/emoticons/default_tongue.png/emoticons/default_laugh.png/emoticons/default_cool.png

 
triodecr said:
I noticed that my eczema flairs up the day after I have fresh made bread or wheat beer. I have also read that some people have found relief from iodine supplements though I don't have any experience with that.
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Root cause is very likely to be wheat: Gluten. All the creams and lanolins and aloes of the world are treating the symptoms.

The basic premise is that your body doesn't process the gluten protein and it escapes your digestive track into your bloodstream, causing myriad symptoms- Psoriasis, eczema, irritable bowel, diabetes 2- on and on, over 200 cataloged symptoms from the simple root cause.

What sucks is that gluten is in wheat, barley, malts, the tasty stuff in pizza, bear, donuts, pasta, most processed foods, etc. And so the cure is simple, but not a lot of fun- cut the gluten from the diet.

My wife self diagnosed this almost a decade ago; two years later I had some blood tests done on me (which are pretty unreliable, both false negatives and false positives) and came in at a screaming positive. It's genetic; we took the kids off the wheat. They all sprouted up as fast as the food bill.

Good news? Bourbon is gluten free.

 
I know someone with really bad dry hand issues, they started applying vasoline before bed and wore rubber gloves to sleep. The gloves helped retain moisture, it worked for them.

 
Studio Custom said:
I know someone with really bad dry hand issues, they started applying vasoline before bed and wore rubber gloves to sleep. The gloves helped retain moisture, it worked for them.
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In the winter months I have to do that too. Dr. said to use "Bag Balm" and then put my hands in socks or loose fitting gloves while I sleep. It's really a PIA because I'm an accountant and I can barely use the calculator (or play guitar) when it gets bad.

 
Toadroller said:
triodecr said:
I noticed that my eczema flairs up the day after I have fresh made bread or wheat beer. I have also read that some people have found relief from iodine supplements though I don't have any experience with that.
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Root cause is very likely to be wheat: Gluten. All the creams and lanolins and aloes of the world are treating the symptoms.

The basic premise is that your body doesn't process the gluten protein and it escapes your digestive track into your bloodstream, causing myriad symptoms- Psoriasis, eczema, irritable bowel, diabetes 2- on and on, over 200 cataloged symptoms from the simple root cause.

What sucks is that gluten is in wheat, barley, malts, the tasty stuff in pizza, bear, donuts, pasta, most processed foods, etc. And so the cure is simple, but not a lot of fun- cut the gluten from the diet.

My wife self diagnosed this almost a decade ago; two years later I had some blood tests done on me (which are pretty unreliable, both false negatives and false positives) and came in at a screaming positive. It's genetic; we took the kids off the wheat. They all sprouted up as fast as the food bill.

Good news? Bourbon is gluten free.
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The Doc ordered blood tests yesterday as a matter o' fact. Until recently I thought gluten problems always caused intensely painful Celiac disease but I'm finding out that wheat/gluten intolerance doesn't always cause pain but can manifest in many ways. My eczema is only on my hands (flair ups around the joints are especially painful). Thanks for the additional info Toadroller. /emoticons/default_smile.png

Good bye microbrews, hello fine bourbons! /emoticons/default_biggrin.png

 
I knew I would get some useful knowledge. I have cotton gloves and have tried various lotions/things at night.

The gluten makes me think. Supposedly, this IS allergy based.

 
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