There's a whopping great bruise at the base of my thumb which is quite tender, pressure from the cast has left its mark. That's the most painful thing at present, the stiffness is still there but it's better than 24 hours ago. The specialist suggested wearing a wrist brace (I already had one from a sprain last year) and that is helping to ease my arm from the weight of the cast to feeling totally unsupported. But even that is putting pressure on the thumb bruise so it might come off for a while.
The orthopedic doctor I saw in Canada would, if we had been staying for a bit longer, have had the break reset. But the doctor here seemed to feel that wasn't necessary. I'm just a layperson, what would I know?

Cheers
JennieG