I roto i te marama o Hanuere 2002, i whakahaeretia a Mustaine ki te hohipera mo te tango i te kohatu whatukuhu, a ka whakahaeretia he rongoa mamae i whakaoho i te hokinga mai o tana haurangi tarukino. I muri i tana noho, ka tirohia e Mustaine ia ki tetahi pokapū maimoatanga i Texas. I reira, ka moe a Mustaine me tona ringa maui i runga i te tuara o te tuuru, na reira ka pehia te uaua radial. I muri mai ka kitea he mate neuropathy radial, i kore ai ia e kaha ki te hopu, ki te patu ranei i te ringa maui. I te Paenga-whawha 3, i kii a Mustaine i roto i tetahi panui panui kua whakakorehia e ia a Megadeth, na te mea kaore i taea e tana ringa te whara te purei. Mo nga marama e wha e whai ake nei, e rima nga ra i te wiki, ka tiimata ia ki te "whakaako" i tona ringa maui. Hei whakatutuki i nga herenga ki a Sanadeth, i tukuna e Mustaine te kopae kopae kopae a Meg
Hānuere 2002