So, had a little accident that I have been keeping quiet about.
Finger got caught in a belt sander and ripped off the whole fingernail, smashed the tip to bits and fractured and split the bone tip.

Miraculously the fingernail has grown back but I've lost sensitivity on the whole tip of the 3rd finger.

Issue is I'm now having major problems playing with alternating stroke using my 3rd finger as I can no longer accurately feel when I'm making contact with the string which is now hitting the...

Finger tip exploded! Warning: gory pics ahead.