awwww, shucks!  you, too?  i had to open the seam, from the cuff up, of a
sweatshirt, just so i could wear something with long sleeves around the
house when i was in that fixator.   i'm glad i did that and can wear it with
this cast now.  (my cast is powder blue.LOL)  a thin nylon sock over it,
helps it slip through coat sleeves, so the thumb doesn't hook and tear out
the sleeve-lining seams of my wool coats.  (had to get one of those coats
repaired, before i wised up.)  gathered/elastic cuffs of parka jackets just
won't work with my cast, cuz of thumb position--bet that's a prblem for you,
too.  and it stretches the heck out of sweaters.  don't know about you, but
keeping the thumb dry is not easy, though it dries very quickly by the
woodstove or with my hair drier.  at least this casting material doesn't
disintergrate when it does accidentally get wet.  the old plaster casts were
a mess.

glad you're doing ok, sweetie.  heal well, my friend.

kate

saw my surgeon today.  they removed the bandages and first splint, the
incision looked good and the stitches came out.  because of what he found
during surgery, i.e. the bone spur and the degree of joint erosion, he wants
to keep the thumb immobilized for another 3 weeks for optimal results.  i'd
wondered if the post-op course would be affected by what he'd found so i
wasn't too surprised when he said he wanted 3 weeks in a cast before i move
to splint only.

naturally, i wanted an orange and blue cast for the Florida Gators, but it's
too small of a cast to do 2 colors well and they didn't really have the
right
blue anyway.  settled for a medium green - cheery w/o being obnoxious.  at
least the cast is less bulky than the post-op bandaging/splint was and i can
use my fingers a bit more.  down side is that my thumb is still in an
extended position ALL the time as he says i'll have the best ROM down the
line if it's cast in this position.  makes the right hand a real devil to
get
through the cuffs of winter coats and jackets though!  and winter's supposed
to be re-appearing here next week...........

cast comes off the afternoon of Valentine's Day.  see my RD and have blood
drawn next week with my pretty green cast on  ;-)

Glad the stitches came out. I hope the three weeks go quickly for you that
you have to keep the thumb immobilized.

Should have gotten a red cast that way it would have been good for
Valentine's Day unveiling. LOL ;-)

Between you and Kate, you will look like you are giving us double thumbs up.
Sorry couldn't resist.