Just back from the Doctor. Firstly Thank you for your kind comments. I'm under the care of Dr Chen. He escaped from China some 20 years ago without his lovely wife, but she has now joined him. He has worked with several musicians with the same problems. He immediately went to the cause of the pain in my right hand and traced it to my neck and shoulder blade. He repeated it with the left which is not so bad. He then applied acupuncture to most of my back, neck elbow area and hands. The latter two areas had me gritting my teeth in pain but eased in a minute or two. I spent 25 minutes resting over his table, and then he removed the pins and went in hard with a massage, together with hot glass cups. It hurt like hell, especially when he rotated my hand and finger joints. He was concerned enough to ask me to return for a total of six sessions. I do have faith in him, despite paying a not-inconsiderable amount of money to cover the costs of the treatment. Finally, I feel as if I have done five rounds with Tyson Fury, however surprisingly my mood has lifted, and I am hopeful that this thread may help other sufferers. Enough about me for now. No playing or painting today!