What? No Hands! | Paul Sellers
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- Опубликовано: 16 ноя 2023
- What? No Hands!
I have to tell you some news about my two hands.
For over 20 years, I have had a contraction on a finger of each hand that prevents the fingers from straightening, and so far, it has not restricted my work, but one day, it will if I don't take some action now. I have decided it is time to have some work done by a surgeon specialising in this disease who believes she can help me, so this video explains what I am proposing.
I will keep you posted on my progress.
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All the best, Paul. The Woodworking community is behind you. 👍
All the very best and wishing you a speedy recovery.
I'd never heard of that problem before. It's nice that it can be treated, and we'll be keen to have you back again. Relax and heal well!
I have that, went through the surgery. They straightened out my fingers, permanently. Now, I've lost dexterity in my left hand, with all the scar tissue, etc. I used to play simple guitar stuff, and was a model builder for many years. Can hardly do that again. Good luck.
‘Celtic claw’ - a down side of northern English heritage. And one of Mother Nature’s less welcome experiments in ‘improving’ our design. I have had 4 operations. Two fingers on each hand curled right over so can not use gloves or cup water to wash face. Latest op a palmar fasciectomy. For what it’s worth my surgeon does not think much of the needle treatment and thinks it gives short term benefit only. I wish you well and will be keen to see - glad to see - a good result. Best wishes
Best of speedy recoveries, Paul. You are a great teacher and kind soul.
You hid that very well Paul! Ive been watching your videos for years and never noticed. My very best wishes for your treatment and a speedy recovery 👍
Paul, you're a gift to the woodworking community and I wish you all the best and a speedy recovery.
May surgery go well for you Paul. Thanks for the many years of helping us become better craftsmen.
Thanks for update. I’m 80 and have a similar condition affecting several fingers on both hands. I’ll be very interested to hear about your surgery results and whether the fix is permanent or temporary. It sounds less invasive than what was proposed to me in California.
Hi Paul,
I had the same problem on the middle finger of my left hand some years ago. Had the op. and now the hand is as good as new. The biggest ‘pain’ was the wait until I could get back to woodworking. Stay positive and good luck with the procedure…. You’ll be back at your bench before you know it!
Best wishes,
Chris
Thanks for this explanation. I’m a retired GP and this video would have been very useful to pass on to the many patients who develop this condition. You give great examples of what it is, what you do to adapt and what the treatment eventually involves. Just shows that you have transferable skills with teaching by careful explanation!!
Looking forward to more from you in future.
Thanks for including us in your journey, Paul! We appreciate you, may the surgery go well and you return again to the work you love.
Eyes and hands. Every wood workers fear to lose. Speedy and successful recovery Paul.
Paul, you never cease to amaze. Not only do you constantly share amazing woodworking hints and tips, you're now showing us how to do it even with reduced dexterity.
Sending prayers for a speedy recovery, Paul. You're an inspiration to everyone. I love watching your videos.
Mr. Sellers you are adding a new dimension to your living legacy. The tranquility and honesty with which you are approaching this change is inspiring. Godspeed.
Praying for a speedy recovery for you Mr. Sellers.
I wish you the best of luck with your surgery and recovery! *After your surgery - do the exercises they tell you to do as often as you can without overdoing it, that’s the only way you’ll regain use of those fingers.* We’ll still be here when you get back, no worries there!
My dad had the same issue but not as severe.
Surgery will be fine and you'll enjoy full potential of your marvellous hands soon ;)
Paul, one of the few real advantages to living in this age is the abilities that doctors have to change our lives for the positive. While I did not have your procedure, I had hand surgery, both hands a couple of years ago, it gave me not only my hands, but my life back. Good luck on your surgery and all the best for a quick and full recovery.
After 33 years of being a auto/ diesel mechanic, both of my hands are messed up, so I understand your plight. I wish you the best of luck!
Good luck with the operation, Paul. I'm 65 and have the beginnings of this in my left hand, I wondered what it was, so thanks for the explanation. Hope all goes well when the time comes🤞👍
Get well soon, Mr. Sellers. You are an inspiration and a wonderful teacher. Your passion for your craft is infectious. I've learned so much from you in my woodworking journey and I will be forever grateful.
My father had that, curled both of his pinky fingers in the exact same way. Surgery definitely helped get it back to at least a usable state. My older brother has it, and I'm starting to show signs as well. Best wishes for a fast recovery!
Don't mean to be nasty. Take care of yourself. We need you and love your work.
Your book is on my end table.
Praying for a speedy recovery. Been watching you for years, your one of the best and I love your style
Good luck to you Paul. My father has had both hands done and it certainly gave him a new outlook. Our prayers are with you. Best wishes, Pete
A friend of mine had his hands done last year and it’s made a massive difference. Like you he had to adjust the way he held his tools etc. but now he’s got the full use of them back again. All the best Paul.
I’ll be praying for your successful surgery and complete recovery. Thank you Paul for changing my life for the better!
I'll pray for a speedy recovery Paul. Thank you for all you do
I hope the operations go well and you recover fully. I look forward to seeing you back making wonderful videos soon.
The very best luck with your upcoming op. I'm sure we'll all be thinking of you, and wish you a speedy recovery.
I wish you all the luck in getting this fixed and back to work. As a lifelong woodworker, carpenter, cabinet maker, etc. I value my hands and their strength. At 75 I am aware of far less flexibility but still have all my fingers and no problems like this. Take care, follow the doctors and therapists orders and we look forward to hearing how this turns out.
You’ve been my go-to online teacher for many years now so good luck, best wishes and hoping for a quick recovery without any complications!
Very best wishes for the procedure Paul. By coincidence I went to watch Bill Nighy last night in a NTL production. He’s had that condition for decades and is very noticeable and have always assumed there wasnt a procedure for correcting it, but now I know. Thanks Paul for all the videos you’ve made. They are invaluable.
Have a friend with this who does a lot of cycling. He’s about 70. Operations are very successful I believe, good luck.
Paul, I had that surgery last year with COMPLETE success! Wishing you the same. You’ll be thrilled; recovery time is weeks, not months.
Speaking as a person that currently suffers from CTS, I can empathize but I wish you the very best of luck with your procedures and wish you a swift recovery. Looking forward to you being back in action!
All the very best with the procedure Paul, and I wish you a speedy recovery.
My dear friend, though we have never met, my thoughts and prayers are with you for a speedy recovery! And if you are ever back in Texas, please don’t be a stranger!!! God bless!
My dad was a car mechanic and he had a similar problem with his middle two fingers, but not so severe as he passed away young. I had never heard of anyone else having the issue; this was very interesting. Thanks for sharing Paul.
Go well Mr Sellars and speedily so. An inspiration where others once stood.
Never noticed anything, but thank you for talking about it, hopefully this will help many others. And also a huge thank you for everything you have done to teach and inspire so many of us over a very long time.
Wish you all the best for a safe surgery and a quick recovery, Paul! Give your hands time to heal .
I know I speak, not only for the members of this, or should I say, your community, on this side of the pond, but for all of us around the world. Speedy recovery and all the best.
Good luck with the operation mr. Sellers and hope to see you woodworking soon.
Good luck with the operation, Paul! Get better soon!
I hope that you have a fast and full recovery, I am not a woodworker but I really enjoy watching your videos. I just turned 68 years old and noticed that my warranty expired just after 50 years old… I can’t read without glasses can’t hear very well without my hearing aids always worked around loud machinery but I have no regrets. Best wishes from Colorado, U.S.A
The best of luck with the operation Paul. Take your time with recovery and come back to us when you’re feeling well again.
Bem se eu o admirava, agora mais ainda, você é um ícone no segmento ❤️
Abraço aqui do Brasil 🇧🇷
„I don‘t hammer my screws in, by the way“ - made my day 😂
The woodworking world is wishing you a successful surgery and speedy recovery. “The world “, that is your legacy with much more to come. Enjoy your time recovering my friend. We’re going to love your return to health
Those hands are gold. I hope you have a quick and full recovery.
Dear Paul,
You have been a joy to watch and learn.
I shall pray for the surgery to go well and you shall be back in action soon with your favourite No 4 Stanley Planer.
Stay blessed.
🙏
All the best, Paul!! Get your beautifully gifted hands on wood and saw again, whenever ready. We will all be waiting!
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
May you recover quickly and feel better soon cohort, best of luck in your surgery.
Good luck with the surgery and recovery Paul. We’ll look forward to seeing you back with increased dexterity.
I fumble along at my little bench, using your teachings every time I put the apron on. There are a zillion people making woodworking videos Paul- but it’s you that I turn to first for solutions. Thank you for all youve done for me. Good luck. I’ll wish on the occasional shooting star for your quick successful healing.
Here in Sweden it's called viking disease because it is common among Scandinavian and Northern europeans. One of my colleagues (64 yrs) has it and had several operations through out the years. It makes it better but comes back ever so slightly. Good luck Paul!
I wish you all the best Paul. Speedy recovery. As a friend of mine says, getting old is not for sissies.
Oh Paul not good for a hand tool wood worker, we rely on your hands too! Wish you well and hope the surgery is successful. Very best wishes and thanks for the great tutorials.
My best regards for a safe and complete recovery. Your classes have helped me a lot in the last pair of years, and I'm sure a lot more of people have enjoyed your great classes and learned as much or even more than I have. While this might sound too selfish of me, please be sure that you will always have our support, so take all the time you need for recovering, as your hands are worth more than any money can buy.
God bless you Paul. You’re in my prayers for a quick and full recovery. I have followed you for years, and God willing it will be many more to come.
Paul, everything will be fine, God will help you. Many of us need you and your skills.
I pray for a speedy recovery for you Paul.
I hope this allows you more time for your poetry and musings which we also enjoy.
Thank you for teaching and sharing.
I wish you a fast recovery from surgery.
I find very relaxing watching jour tutorials
Best wishes to you, Paul! My brother has had multiple surgeries for this in his 30's and now 40's. You'll get a lot of mobility back and be back in the shop in no time!
All the best Paul! You're a living legend. Wishing you a speedy recovery
Paul first of all, i wise you the best for the up coming surgery and quick recovery! I am a beginner in wood working and i have to tell you just one think with all my heart : you are a really charismatic teacher!!!
Paul, thoughts and prayers when you have the surgery done. Let's hope that surgery takes care of that issue with your hand. We will be here when you return. You're the best around, thank you. Cheers :)
We're all behind you, praying for a speedy recovery. As for content I personally would enjoy story time with Paul.
And I always thought how you grab the wood and put your hand on a table is very elegant. Turns out, its disease! Wishing you a speedy and full recovery!
I pray that God will bless you with a speedy and complete recovery.
Prayers for a successful surgery and recovery.
Paul, you're a treasure and I wish you all the best. Looking forward to your return.
Well, that issue certainly didn’t affect your amazing woodworking abilities. Been watching you for years and never noticed. Best wishes for a complete and speedy recovery!
Wishing you a speedy recovery Paul, the hand centre at Derby is excellent so hopefully you'll be back doing what you love in no time!
All the best Paul.I can imagine how frustrated I would be if I can't grip my tools properly.My daughter had more or less the same problem.They called it trigger finger.A small procedure solved the problem and 18 years later she is still well.Speedy recovery.
Hi there from Portugal,
Best wishes for the operation and a speedy recovery.
See you soon 😁
Obrigado(Thanks)
All the best Paul I am sure we are all routing for you sir. I fond memories of my Grandmother hand where her ring and pinky were both bent in and I can still feel her hand brush my hair out of my face. Back then they did not know what to do for folks she had to give up playing the piano because of her fingers.. All the best Paul
I’ll be in prayer for you, the staff that will be treating you and your recovery! There are a lot of folks that have learned so much (me especially) from you and this channel! So, take this time for yourself. We’ll be right here waiting when you’re back!
Your partying comment of "still taking you on the journey of becoming a real wood worker" which I take it you mean you believe those of us watching are beginners. I'm sure I'm not the only one here who is far from a beginner. As a qualified carpenter joiner with over 40 years experience both in the shop and on building sites, still in the trade and still on the tools, I get a lot out of your videos Paul and long may they last.
Like others have said all the best and hoping it all goes well. Hope to see you back fit and well and ready to teach : )
My father had the same condition and had surgery some thirty years ago and did fine. It's amazing what we take for granted. Hope everything works out for you.
I know two people who are about to have the same surgery, I wish you and them all the best, it must be incredibly frustrating.
Best wishes! Won't be too bad. I'm a doctor and had quite a few patients with the same problem. Everybody was happy after surgery.
My grandad had this same condition. He was a real artist with wood, a pattern maker by trade. There’s always been a familiarity between yours and his movements and now I know why!
Paul, I have the same condition. Middle fingers both hands. Not as severe as your affliction. Didn’t know it had a name or treatment. Blamed it on many years of flying, truck driving, farming and working with my hands. Like you, I can’t pick up or hold small objects. Coins fall through my fingers. Had to give up sailing. Couldn’t handle the lines even wearing gloves. I must wear soft leather gloves to comfortably drive, do woodworking mow the lawn or anything using my hands. I am 81 years old so I don’t think I’ll seek treatment unless the condition worsens. I will be watching you for the results of your surgery. Good luck and God Bless.
We are all wishing you a successful procedure and a rapid recovery!
God speed, Paul! You do what needs to be done, we'll wait for your successful recovery 🙏
Paul you're an inspiration. Wish you a speedy recovery from surgery.
Hey Paul. Best of luck with your surgery. They (Drs.) can do miraculous things these days and I am living proof with two hip replacements behind me?Ha Ha! and getting a total shoulder replacement in two weeks. We first met at the woodworking show in Kansas City Jan 2013 and then I attended your 9 day course in New York later that year. You have always been an inspiration to me in my woodworking journey and now I am a woodturner.
Best of luck with the surgery, Paul! We will be anxious to hear about your recovery!
You could do an “ask me anything” while your hands are healing! Best wishes for your surgery and recovery!
All the very best Paul!
You are a great example to us all. For every person who posts, there will be many many other wishing you well but who struggle to find appropriate words.
Best wishes for your surgery Paul! Everyone is rooting for your speedy recovery and relief.
May all go well, and the surgery be a roaring success. I have a friend who underwent the same process successfully. Wishing you all the best! I've learned so much from you and you teaching methods.
I wish all the best, Paul. Get better soon, we will be here. And don't worry about new content, there's always something new to learn or re-learn from your previous videos as well. A master's work never gets old.
All the best Paul - take your time with recovery we will still be here
Blessings abundant Sir 🙏🙏😇😇. Praying for you and rapid and complete recovery
Crawford out 🙏🔥⚒️🧙🏼♂️
Wish you all the best. Take your time in recovery....we all will be here when you are ready to come back
Prompts rétablissement à toi Paul, on t'aime ❤
Our thoughts will be with you and your family for a speedy recovery.
Here's to a skillful surgeon. And to a swift recovery.
Best of luck with the surgery Paul, we are all hoping for a fast and full recovery for you.
Good luck with the surgery. I hope you have the best outcome and that you are soon back with us showing us just how great hand tool wood crafting can be. All the very best.