If you want a little inspiration there’s a British climber by the name of Mick Fowler, born 1956 (year older than myself), who:
In 2017, Fowler underwent treatment for anal cancer which required him to use a colostomy bag; however this did not stop him from climbing in the Himalayas in 2019,[22] and on making first ascents of new routes on sea stacks off the Irish coast in 2023
people don’t really think to ask doctors the “as long as you’re here” question. but yeah, if you already have a hand specialist in the room might as well ask him if he could take a look at both. the downside is you might be limited with both hands for a while.
My oldest has Crohn’s and had part of her colon removed when she was a teenager (about to turn 29 in about 6 weeks). Thankfully, she didn’t need a colostomy bag.
I know how you feel. I got hit by a truck 5 years ago, and 6 ribs were broken in multiple places. Despite 2 surgeries and pain meds, there are days where it hurts to play more than 1/2 hour, on other days I can play much longer.
I see videos of bassists (sort of) jumping around the stage, although there is only so much you can do with a big bass as opposed to a guitar. But come to think of it, there isn’t much demand for rock concerts (or bassists that jump around the stage) any more anyway.
Alternate ways to hold a pick.
That is an important first step towards your recovery process
Wishing you the best @Wombat-metal 
Well I got my cortisone shot today, and asked not to use it, which means light practice on the short scale today in my book
Don’t push too hard,. Taking a break for awhile won’t have a pronounced effect on your present skills/retention. Best of luck to you.
I heared that light modding also helps 
Best of luck to you! That sounds rough.
I hate to sound like someone’s mom, and I hate to give out unsolicited advice, however I LOVE seeing other people learn from my dumbass mistakes, so . . .
Recommend you follow post-op instructions to the letter. Even be a little more conservative and really take it easy, so you heal and make as good a recovery as you can. I pushed it too much after a surgery I had, and it took a lot longer to heal than it should have.
Also, if they recommend physical therapy, go for it. PT can make a huge difference if you stick with it.
I hope you are able to play as well as you could before and without pain.
Appreciate the thought. As it turns out my wrist got more sore as the day went on and I didn’t pick up the bass. Or play video games. Or get on the computer. I watched TV which I never do.
I completed my PT a year ago, it took that long to get an MRI - we have a shortage of them out here on the peninsula.
We’ll see how it is tomorrow.
Good luck!
Appreciate the good wishes.
Hurt like the blazes last night, feels better today and when i flex my wrist there’s no rattling going on (usually it’s been like marbles rolling around in there grating against each other)
When I hurt my hand, the doc said “we aren’t built to use are hands every minute of the day”. I have purposely stopped doing some things or reducing them so that I can use the time to play instead. Computers, games, etc. - no bueno
It’s one of the reasons I post less here. Shave some off of other activities, get some back.
All good
I like to write, so I got a vertical keyboard, that helps reduce strain, but it’s reprogramming old muscle memory. I’ve a vertical mouse at work and it helps a lot
And I am using a gamepad to to play games on the PC - again making new muscle memory. Also haven’t played in a while.
You make your choices where to spend the time.
Beware! My vertical mouse was actually causing me a lot of greif! The PT and the DOC both asked “do you have a veritcal mouse?”, to which I answered ‘yes’ and they said ‘great’.
BUT - it wasn’t. The logitech veritical mouse may be doing more harn than good. I went to a less agressiveMX Master logitech ‘semi-vertical’ mouse and it made a huge difference.
this one…
An update.
Hard to think it’s been a couple weeks already since the cortisone shot. Overall my wrist is feeling better. I picked up the bass and started it over, and so far so good.
I picked up my Rascal bass and tried playing, but right away I felt needle like pains in my wrist, very minor but you know it’s only going to get worse. So short scale it is. Time to sell.
Glad you feel better, but a couple of weeks sometimes isn’t enough.
Before taking drastic decisions, try talking to PT, Doctor, etc… to understand a bit more.
I’m in and out of wrist and finger pains, so I’m really considering in asking for a referral to get both hands checked.
Sensitive areas, we’ll have to be patient!
Hope it gets better with time!
I almost posted in the struggling thread, but I don’t feel like I’m struggling as much as overcoming.
Saw the Ortho yesterday and they gave me a brace for my wrist so it doesn’t bend much. And played last night and it was like starting over with fretting.
So I restarted the course and will get through it. Pinky stretch is a problem to be worked out