poboys94,
My name is Jeff and I just lost most of my thumb on my left hand on april 7th of last year (and of course I am left handed )in a table saw accidnet, it was reattached but did not take and as of october 4th it had to be removed from the joint...
I know that it feels like your life is over bud, when it happened to me I was all but ready to put a bullet in my head thinking I was gonna be a cripple, but do not worry, You just have to realize that you have your life and the rest of your fingers and toes and your menis still works right, well then life is golden!!!! LOL...
I am able to do everything I could do before, in fact I was working on my stang a couple weeks after it happened as well as removing my mini bike motor etc... At first it is pretty tough, but within a short amount of time you naturally become ambidextrious!!! before this happened my right hand was useless, but now I can use my right like I was right handed... I used my right hand for alot of things while my thumb was on the mend, and now that my thumb (or whats left of it) has healed, I can open ziplock bags, grab small objects do whatever I need to except pick my nose, but I just use my right thumb for that now...LOL... Believe me you will learn to adapt... your middle finger will become your index and you won't miss a beat...trust me...
I am sorry that you had to experiance something as tramatic as losing part of your hand, it is a huge blow, but its just a finger, look at all the guys that have lost arms and legs in battle or in horrific car crashes, if you are strong in mind and strong in heart you will end up with a sence of respect for the things you do have and you won't take things for granted anymore and it seemed for me at least that it gave me a stronger resolve to overcome it... Which I have, and you my friend will to!!!
Do not take this wrong as I am not a churchy type of guy and have never been to church, but I believe god tested me for whatever his reason was, and there hasn't been a day that has gone by since, that i haven't thanked him for leaving me my stub and the rest of my hand!!!! you are lucky that you still have the rest of your hand and your still alive...Look at the bright side, it helps even thpough it doesn't seem like there is one right now...
I hope your recovery comes quickly and hope that as depressed as I know it makes you feel, that you know your life isn't over and everything you did before you will be able to continue to do...
Take it easy buddy, and let us know how your doing...
Jeff
P.S. you need to talk to anyone, here is my email address
jrudasill@cox.net