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.