Carpal Tunnel and Locking Trigger Finger . . .

Tuesday, May 26th I went in for same-day surgery for my right hand. All went well, although, you can see it is quite bruised and swollen. I will have the stitches out on Friday, June 5th. Right now it hurts to bend it and I have a hard time picking anything up as I have no strenth due to the bruising. I've become quite good at eating left handed, writing with my left hand (well, not that good at writing - it is like learning to write all over again!) I feel like a first grader in my writing skills. About the time I get really good being left handed, it will soon be back to normal - thank heavens. It started giving me trouble last fall when during the night my hand would fall asleep and my middle finger would lock in a down 'not up!' positon. It was quite painful and so annoying. After some nerve tests and seeing the Dr. he felt it best to have the surgery now before there was any further nerve damage.