It's about time!!--- I thought. As I write this, one month has passed since this short and sweet visit. At 34 days post-surgery, Dr. Wicks reported that my progress was as or better than expected. He did not advise physical therapy yet. I was instructed to continue with the simple range of motion exercises. In a couple of weeks, the hand therapist would teach me beginning strengthening exercises, which seemed like a very long time to wait.
As predicted, I was getting very sick of wearing the splint all of the time. So I didn't. I took it off at every opportunity, all the while trying to protect the joint from unexpected trauma. I took it off while reading on the couch. Oooohhhh... I took it off after getting in the hot tub. Aaahhh... (And then, I dried off and put the splint back on before getting out.) I took it off while eating a meal. Mmmmm.... When I confessed these indiscretions to Dr. Wicks, he shared his guess that most of his patients put the splint back on before entering his office. So there. We all hate it! And evidently, a good recovery does not really require wearing it all of the time. Even so, I really value how it protects the joint when I need it most.
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