I can not begin to tell you how happy having this surgery has made me. It was a long time coming: restless nights because my fingers were numb, frustration of not being able to write anything without pain, etc.
My surgery was on Tuesday, Nov. 26. Two days before Thanksgiving.
Dr. David W. Schippert, my doctor, was amazing. The surgery didn't take long at all. I was "awake" for most of it. I think the most painful part of the experience was trying to get an IV. My veins were not very cooperative, thus bruising.
I had this wrap for a week or so. You never think of what all you do with both hands, or even your dominant hand, until you can't use it. I went for about a week using only one hand. It was harder than I thought. But each day I got stronger. And my lovely bruise. It looks better in the photo than it did in person. This was after a couple of days. #blacknblue
Stitches! This was my first time ever to have stitches. It was gross, but cool at the same time. The cut in my wrist/hand was an awkward place but any movement stretched the skin a bit. But after a while, it wasn't sooo bad. There were times when I could tell I was over doing it because there was pain.
On the right, was after I got the stitches out (2 weeks after surgery). Crazy how quickly the body heals and comes back together.
And today... I have a little bit of a scare, but not too bad. There's a little bit of pain every once in a while, but that's normal while I build the muscles back up.
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