We Now Return You to Your Regularly Scheduled Programming

So, I’ve been on hiatus for the last several days.

Apparently, life minus one finger is relatively complicated. Typing proved to be more trouble (read: pain) than it was worth.  Everyday tasks like showering and chopping vegetables were awkward and unwieldy at best.

I was very excited about having my stitches removed today…until I actually sat in the chair and the Doctor busted out these insanely long tools to do the deed.

Not cool.

The process was relatively simple.  I did not really enjoy the little bit of tugging and pinching because I am, it turns out, the biggest baby on the planet when it comes to this stuff.  Who knew?

Doctor guy tells me the wound looks good, but my days as a hand model are apparently over.  I think it’s horrifying.  The scar is, well…it’s pretty ugly as far as scars go.  I’m not yet at the stage where I think it looks cool.

It doesn’t.

I will spare you the visual evidence.

So, the stitches are off and typing is a bit less cumbersome.  I still have some swelling and stiffness.  Doctor says the swelling should go down as I regain mobility and get the blood flowing.  I’m pretty nervous about that part, though.  It is definitely stiff and difficult to bend normally and I am absolutely terrified that if I bend the finger too much, I am going to rip the gash wide open again.

I suspect that little irrational fear will fade after a while.

In the meantime, I have had lots of time to think and mentally prep a few things to post here.  So stay tuned!

Thanks to all who sent well wishes to me and Frankenfinger!