Surgery, part deux.

Well loyal readers, the doc went and decided to cut me open again. After a series of neck injections (steroids into my spine), my pain level has gone down immensely. And after a lot of physical therapy, my finger joints are beginning to de-stiffen. Sharma decided to go ahead and schedule another surgery to remove the scar tissue and detangle the nerves inside my wrist. This should give me some more movement, and possibly get my hand back to functional status.  He even said that he'd try to make the incision in the same place as before, to minimize more permanent scarring. There's only one downside... One of the worries of RSD/CRPS is that it will flare up again after every surgery. whomp whomp whaaaaa...

So he scheduled the surgery................................ for TOMORROW. (Monday)

I'll let you all know how it goes.

Intro to Torture Devices 101

Here's a few of the many Physical Therapy (Physical Torture) devices that I get to wear and use on a daily basis. I have some more, but haven't taken a photo of them all, yet. If they look painful, that's cause they are! Enjoy...

My first splint

Plaster cast for wearing at night

Finger bender

Finger stretcher

Later splint 

Hand exerciser