Docs and Stuff

I haven't given you guys the finger (update) in many weeks.  The doctor said on Monday I was cleared for all activities with no buddy straps, no splints, etc.  He said at three months the finger is about as strong as it's ever going to be.  It may take a year for all of the swelling to go away, but the joint will always be a little bit bigger because of the damage done to it.  If some activity makes the finger hurt or something, the buddy strap is optional at my discretion.  So I played volleyball that night sans protection - it was the start of the indoor season.  It did pretty well.  I'm still a little bit leery about it taking any big hits though.  Hand exercises have ceased except when the joint feels kind of stiff and I do a few quick claws or fists.  The doctor was pleased with my full range of motion and, just like the OT, said that he had not expected my results to be quite that good.  They must not get many patients that follow directions.  Either that or I'm one of the lucky ones.

To answer Eva's question, I'm not sure why it was the OT that I saw instead of the PT.  Maybe because your hand muscles are involved in fine motor skills that are needed to do most everyday tasks?  And since an OT's goal is to help you live your life in as independent of a state as possible, I guess that kind of makes sense.  Maybe my expert readers can provide more guidance on why I was seeing an OT for my hand instead of a PT.

You guys lucked out that I only partially watched the last presidential debate.  I was too tired from the weekend to get real excited about it.  Plus, I figure when it comes to international policy that everything is so unpredictable and complicated that there's really no reason to get too uptight about it.  I think the CIA and those kinds of agencies are the ones that really know what is going on, and nobody knows what they know until they become president, and then you can't tell everybody.  So I'll vote in the ballot box based on domestic policy and vote on international policy using my prayers.

All for now folks.