Two Mondats ago the big arm splint came off. I saw the sutures and it looked like something from a Halloween costume. Didn't feel good either. They gave me a new hand splint that sretched my pinky and ring fingers. I took the splint off every to clean every day and tripped out on the nasty scars. The wound was cleaned with a dry gauze and q-tip every night. I was given Vicodin to take, but didn't really need it, so I have 28 pills I don't need. Wish I new a Rush Limbaugh I could sell these fuckers to. I did take the Ibuprofen for swelling though. It helped me extend the pinky alot more.
Last Monday the sutures were taken off and the hand splint was gone for good. I washed the wound with some red stuff and rinsed it with warm water.
It looks much better today. I can clinch a fist and almost extend the pinky completely. The MCP and PIP joints hurt a bit when I do (lower knuckle and middle knuckle respectively), but I massage and stretch the fingers like I read on some Mayo Clinic website.
I start therapy in two days. Stretching the palm open and soaking the hand in some warm water I hope. Most likely though, it'll be some Nurse Ratchett type stretching the fingers till she sees a tear in my eye.
OK. I think it will actually turn out good. As a matter of fact, Imight try typing with two hands in my next post.
Looking forward to counting the typos. I saw one in the last post. Haven't counted this one yet.
Update:
Urgent Urgent URGENT
09/10/2010
Umm... It's not Dupuytner's. It's Dupuytren's (dupe-trenz).
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