...and the doctor smiled....

still not on-line at home...

but today was my final appointment...
with the magic hand doctor...
and he was very pleased...

when he came into the room...
and began to examine my previously dislocated digit...
he smiled and exclaimed...
"that looks much better..."
"...there's a lot more movement...
and no swelling..."

he didn't think that it would heal this well...
I could tell by his level of excitement...

he examined it closely...[which HURT !]

and said that there was more range of motion...
than he had thought would come back....
that I should do as much with it as possible...
and if it didn't completely loosen up...
in 3 to 6 months... to return for more P.T....

my physical therapist had said that she expected...
that I would regain most of the motion...
and that it would eventually be able to be straight...
[as in "flat"...] again...

there's no swelling & I can put pressure on it...

and when it's "loose"...[ie warm...]
I can bend it down into my palm on its own...
when it's stiff, I have to stretch it out...
bending it down with my right hand...

they both say to exercise my fingers...
anything that requires digital dexterity...

such as...

sorting papers, filing things, stuffing envelopes...
[hmmmm...I can hear you laughing, MM ]

typing...aka blogging...
[I've GOT to resolve my ISP issues...]

playing piano...
[HA! if they only knew how bad I am at that...]

and...

"playing other musical instruments..."
[hmm...perhaps a recorder ?]

so, I have 2 PT sessions left [Friday & Monday...]
then...we'll just have to see how it works out...

in the mean time, I'll just have to find some "exercises"...
to keep my hand "busy" & moving...

strange how things work out, isn't it ?

[there will be pictures...today I forgot my camera...]