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im going to more then likely go batty . im have surgery on my left hand and was told i'll be 12 weeks to recover . first 6 weeks it be pretty much fully bandaged and in a ace wrap. then 6 more week till i have full or near full use of it with rehab. they need to slice / dice open the palm to repair some muscles. that maybe do to a injury some 15 to 20 years ago. Im right handed so im lucky this way . I just know my left hand has always seem to be the one. that I had to go to the ER for with work related cuts and worst.
I may take a short road trip to Georgia. to see friends when im given the ok by the DR. I'll be going wife be staying in florida . it be a month before that will happen and given the ok to drive. anyway its on the 27th that i get my hand operated on.
what I have is called dupuytrens-contracture and it affected my ring finger .the same finger i massed up years ago and loss the tip of.

Aww, crap. Wish you a smooth and successful surgery, as well as a fast recovery, Buddy!

Damaged pulley? I recently almost completely snapped the pulley on my left middle finger. Hurt to grab anything. Been doing physical therapy for about a year now. Better than surgery. But my case wasn't as bad as it could be.

Oh, lawdy,,,
Praying all will be well!!

well I was wrong about rehab - got a call from this part of the treatment yesterday -I'm to report 2 weeks after surgery. may have to rearrange a road trip. to Georgia we were thinking of doing to a friends home. figured we go there about week 4 or 6 while recovering.

surgery was done today .had to be there at 6:15 am . was done about 10:30 hand bandaged up and its like a big mitt. fingers are covered but open and wrap to about 1/3 up my arm. there a hard cast inside wrap 2/3 around my hand and go to wrist to limit movement.my thumb is free to move no bandage . let the healing begin already needed and started my pain meds but trying to do only 1/2 pill at a time .

My goodness!

Heal quickly. I hope it is worth it.

Time to decorate the bandage so it looks like Thanos' gauntlet

Heal quick!

FP

LOL!

im really not sure it worth the bull Shit and this is only day 5 . still a week 7 days before i see the DR again . also knowing week's of pt .but it's to late to change my mind. still taking my pain meds every 4 hours around the clock . the cast / bandage is very uncomfortable 24/7 .I do have a little bit of finger movement on 3 of the 4 fingers. having to sleep with arm above my head weird. it was elected surgery on my part . it wasn't like It just happen . lived with it for years and it can return again I have read . it rare but can happen. its the discomfort now more then pain of the cast and hand wrap all up .like a having big oven mitt on but way more restrictive .

Wait until it starts to itch, and then the smell.

,, sounds mighty uncomfortable,,,

hand like this but the difference is. there a ace bandage wrap - its taco shape plaster cast only around the middle finger to and around baby finger . as to protect the palm of my hand. so like I said before my my thumbs the only one that has true movement. also the fingers are being keep straight out not bent .