How am I doing? What is the prognosis upon removal of the
cast on my hand?
After being in a cast for exactly 23 days, my hand,
particularly my 4th and 5th fingers have forgotten some
of the motions they have been doing for fifty over years.
There appears to be some venous congestion and tightness. I
could not bend and close my fingers tightly to form a clenched fist over the
middle of my palm. So there you have me, not only trying to bend my fingers to
form a tight fist, but clenching my teeth as I bear with the pain to work those
lazy muscles, tendons and ligaments. For the first 20 hrs, the pain was
practically unbearable, but fearing the worst, I persevere and finally could
see some progress. The full strength and scope of movement has yet to
materialize but
I am now confident, that all will be well and soon too.
For the past 23 days I have been cradling my right casted
hand like a baby and being very respectful of my left hand. My left hand had
stood and still stands in good stead of my right hand, although I could not
lift something heavy or that which require enormous dexterity.
I have even been able to write a few legible words and am thankful
that my dear left hand has served me well in my hour of need.