Still recovering

Hi Everyone:

I am still recovering from my finger surgery on June 26. I can now go without my splint in the day but still need to wear it to bed at night. Although it was my baby finger, right hand, that I ruptured a tendon on, it has impacted my whole hand. I am now trying to straighten my fingers out in the day but at night they get bent again in the splint. One more follow up at the Hospital at month end.

I can eat with my right hand and write some. I can hold something, like a peach, in place and peel with my left hand. I am still attending Physiotherapy. I have had some swelling and get a prickly pain in parts of my hand. My skin was irritated by the material of the sock that I use with the splint. At night I line the painful parts with cotton cosmetic pads and the prickly pain stops. I do many exercises throughout the day.

I have managed with much help from my Husband. The overuse of my left hand has caused much buzzing in my fingers. It is hard to be without the splint as I still can't do much with my right hand. I must constantly think before I go about anything. I have been in a store and I am unable to manage well as I only have my left hand and have to be so careful not to use my right hand.

There has been one spot at the side of my finger that has healed very slowly and caused the most pain. There were a few pieces of stitches that did not get removed by the Hospital and my N.P. cleaned it up. It is in that area.

Of course my other problems are still making life difficult. Headaches still a part of me and all my arthritic joints don't go away.

Take care.

Loring

Osteoarthritis in multiple joints, Fibromyalgia, CRPS, Neuralgia, Chronic daily headaches, IB, Hard of Hearing...

Hi loring,

Good to hear from you again, wishing you a speedy recovery from here..

Glad you are doing the therapy..

It sure is hard to play one handed : )

Tale care, lj

Thanks everyone.

Recovery is a bit slow but I will get there.

Loring