Hurt Hand!

 Hi everyone - here is the brochure that the doctor gave me - explaining the curling down of the fingers...especially the ring finger and pinkie.  Mine was only 20% - this one looks 80-90!

 Medical explanation of how the collagen changes with old age.

 Yep - this is what was happening.  I asked the doctor how long before my hand wasn't functional - after all I'm 70 years old!  He said he couldn't tell - so I may as well get back to full function...for now.

 Today, the doctor numbed my left palm and 'cracked' the cords - you could actually hear them popping - yes it hurt!  Not as bad as the initial injections!!  I can have milder pain meds - good!

 Here's the back of my swollen hand -notice the bruising under the pinkie.

 Here's the front of the affected hand - even more bruising.  They gave me some exercises to do to strength the fingers.

 I should wear this splint at night for a month - because most of us curl our fingers downward in sleep.

 Back of the splint - hope I don't smack Dad in the head while sleeping!!

Dad found the first spring flower in the back yard - pretty yellow crocus!!  more coming around it!  We woke up to an inch of snow - but it was gone by 10 - happy for that.