I have the morbid urge to poke somebody right in the eye. Not a little poke, a full on jab. Right in their the eye. I'm sure it will pass soon, but for now it's a good thing that no one is around to poke.

Old photo for reference

Mayren made the point that she couldn't advise me on glasses without knowing what I look like. Well here I am. This is an older picture but it should suffice.

I would like some feedback from my patients

I have recently found a place to purchase some very inexpensive glasses.--zennioptical.com-- I'm gonna get a new pair, but as many know I am totally indecisive.

Here's a few of my top choices, I think I'd like to go with black frames on whichever one I go with. Heres a selection of frame styles I like. Let me know what you think.

This is an inexpensive rounded pair. For the price I gotta say they're appealing.









This pair offers a simple square shape.









This pair is also squarish, but with that emo thick plastic feel to it.







Another round pair, this one actually has springs in the temples.










This is a lovely pair that boasts 180 degree swing spring hinges.












This pair caught my eyes with its interesting temple design.








This pair is almost perfectly round.










These hingeless frames I would actually go with clear, and a rounder lens style.








These frames have a unique style to them.









These ones have small round lenses and bendable ear pieces.












Well I'd love to hear what you think.

Health update

Another little health update for all of my patients.

As of Tuesday I am no longer confined to the dynamic splint. Kathryn the hand specialist was very pleased with my flexibility and said there was very little chance of accidental injury from overstretching at this point. I must still take care not to try and grip anything extremely hard, at least for another week or two.

I am however disappointed at the range of motion in my recovering finger. I can't move the tip more than 30 degrees. This is due, mainly, to scar tissue surrounding the tendon. If this does not work itself out I will have to go in for tenolysis surgery to clear up the tendon. However; Dr. Curnow cannot perform the surgery until the recommended 4 months post original repair. In that time I can only wait and do physical therapy and ultrasonic therapy. There is hope though. From last week to this week I improved the movement by 2-3 measurable degrees. Since the more movement I get the more scar tissue I can loosen up, so every degree of movement I gain could potentially lead to more movement. It is not guaranteed for someone with less than 45 degrees of movement though. So, like I said, I'll just have to wait and see if I can effectively free up the scar tissue on my own. Nothing else can be done for now.

so right now I'm typing with both hands. It is a little bit tough, because this is the first time I've done it in nearly two months. The hand is doing well, but I still can't move the end of my pinky very well. I am doing ultrasonic therapy to break down the scar tissue around the tendon, but only time will tell If I have to go in for tenolysis surgery to remove scar tissue. The splint will probably come off sometime between tomorrow and next week. meh thats all for now

Some important news for my patients--redundant from old blog

Some important news for my patients--redundant from old blog

Sometime soon The doktor's office will be moving.--edit(to here)

Recently I joined the ranks of countless Googlians and signed up for a Gmail account. Doktorsmith@gmail.com I am now in the process of switching over my blog to that account. Don't worry I will post links to the old blogs for easy clicking.
Why am I doing this you may ask. Well I just dont like having to sign in and out of stuff if I don't have to; this simplifies things.

The new blogs address is http://doksmith.blogspot.com/

In other news my finger continues to heal well. There is hardly any remnant of the incisions or the original wound aside from a small red spot and the obvious scars.

Tuesday marked four weeks since the surgery and I have begun exercises outside of the cast. In just two weeks I should be allowed out of the cast completely, unless Kathryn the hand specialist says otherwise.