I had surgery on one of my fingers three weeks ago, and I have had it in a splint for three weeks. The surgeon met with me last week and told me to take the splint off today and try to make a fist. He warned me that I would not be able to make a fist the first day. I just took it off, and it feels like my finger is a twig that I can move up and down but not bend. It is the weirdest feeling! I had surgery on it because I severed a nerve when I cut my fingers five weeks ago, and my fingertip was completely numb because of that. The doctor said I would never get feeling back unless I had surgery, so surgery I had.
The doc who performed the surgery was a plastic surgeon. Let me just say that the 9 stitches on my ring finger that he did are a lot prettier than the ugly stitches that the PA at the ER had done. His stitches covered a much larger area, but they have healed perfectly. My finger still looks disgusting because it hasn't seen the light of day in five weeks--it is all shriveled and nasty.
I really never saw myself as one who would have a plastic surgeon for anything. I actually felt a little awkward in the waiting room, wondering if other people in the waiting room thought I was there for some embarrassing kind of surgery or something. And when I went into the exam room and saw a white bath robe hanging up, I thought "Wow, I am so glad that I don't have to wear that!"
I am very excited to be able to do normal things again like wash my hair using both hands (I haven't been able to get that hand wet at all), and wash my hands! I can't say that I am excited about doing dishes again though. A five-week break from that has been pretty nice.
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