I couldn't really find an answer to how long would it take for my fingers to stop hurting, only that to carry on until my fingers become hard etc, I have been playing every day for about nine months, apart from a day here and there where I wouldn't play because of going out or something (about 4 or 5 days in total) some days I only play for about 30 minutes but most days more like 4 or 5 hours, my fingers have developed calluses as far as I can tell, I have small round hard pads on my fingertips and the tips are flat instead of curved, so I guess that's what they are, but they still get sore sometimes to the point where I have to stop.
Yes I can play much longer than when I first started but how long is it usually before it stops hurting? also we are going away for a week in a couple of weeks time and my wife has banned me from taking any of my guitars, not even the acoustic, so will me having a week off be like me starting over again and when I come back and my fingers being even more tender again, or will it do them good to give them a week off?
So does anyone know how long it will be before I can be one of the ones who can say "I don't get that anymore, it doesn't hurt anymore" months, years?