Last week my doctor ordered a CT scan of my hand as it was still sore after almost a month. We got the results on Monday & my pinkie has a fracture near the top! Nurse bandaged it. As my sister said, poor pinkie.

I went to the Hand Clinic the next day & I was glad to get the bandage removed. The clinic was a bit of a surprise - I've never seen a doctor's room with a sewing machine & electric frypan!

She used a sheet of paper towel to measure my hand & drew a rough shape, then picked up what looked like a sheet of thick cardboard & cut it our, then fried it & molded it around my hand, snipping until it fitted

here's a commercial version of a pinkie splint!

I also have an exercise to do (10 repeats, 3 times a day) & will see her again in 2 weeks when she thinks it will be ok.

The only problem is it can be very uncomfortable & I need to take it off at times. I have a fabric thingy underneath it & sleeping was very difficult as the velcro scratched me & I had to make sure the fabric was in the right places to keep the velcro from my skin. I took it off to answer an email 7 post here & need to put it back on!

Last sentence & this are typed with with imprisoned fingers! Fortunately I use 2 fingers on each hand but I us`e mou