That sucks! I know we all wish you the best Jeff!
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---Ryan

Interesting, wonder if that means Randy Weiss gets the spot of Jeff defers his exemption to next year.

Sorry to hear Jeff! Looked like he was just getting comfortable and making a couple shows at the end there too last year!
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George Palumbo
Visionary Bowling Products West Coast Sales Rep
VBPwest@yahoo.com

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Best of luck Jeff, hope you can bowl this year.

There goes my fantasy team.  

SH

Well here is the official prognosis.....i have a retinacular cyst near the base of my middle finger where it meets the palm. Its a very painful injury that almost forced me to withdraw in Japan. Ive been dealing with this injury all summer long, thinking it was just a tendon problem and it would go away with rest. After i got home from Japan i went to see a hand specialist and he informed me that i have a small cyst in my finger. My options are 1) take a steroid injection that could crush/dissolve the cyst. This is a very painful procedure that carries no guarantee that it will fix the problem. The only up-side is it has a 4-8 week recovery time at most. Option 2) surgery. This is probably the best way to insure that its fixed correctly, but until we know exactly what we're dealing with even that procedure is still a little iffy. If the cyst is attatched to a tendon, the surgery becomes more difficult and carries a longer recovery time.

I plan on bowling the Masters, Taylor and Buffalo. I'm not prepared to give up on the season as of right now. I go back to the doctor November 12th to make my decision on what to do. At that time i will consult with the doctor as to what will be the best way to handle the problem and we will go from there. I've already discussed an injury deferment with commissioner Schreyer, and he gave me a 3-4 week window to make my decision. So as of right now i will be playing the waiting game, but things dont look very promising.
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Bowl up a Storm,
Jeff Carter
www.stormbowling.com
www.jeffcarterbowling.com
www.myspace.com/jeff1295

Hey Jeff,

I remember talking awhile back to Vince Wood, he had a cyst in his wrist area. He said it was actually intertwined with his tendons and the doctors actually told him to keep bowling and it will pop by itself. He did say it was painful as all you know what!! I am not sure if that is an option for you or not.

Good Luck at the Masters, hopefully you will get through this and be able to come back soon!!
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George Palumbo
Visionary Bowling Products West Coast Sales Rep
VBPwest@yahoo.com

For all your bowling needs, visit K&K Bowling Services at:
www.BowlingLasVegas.com
Some of the best people in the business.

I also wish you the best of luck. Hopefully you will be able to make the best of it at the Masters, and have a good showing. Have a speedy recovery.

See you soon, hopefully.
Mike
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