Stuart's hand update...

[Glacier]

Stuart saw the hand specialist yesterday. He had some new xrays taken and it appears the bone is starting to knit. He has to keep the pin in for three more weeks at least. But it looks like he will be able to keep his ring finger entirely.

He's still a whole lot of pain. There may be some tendon damage, but it's hard to tell at this point. He'll be doing some physiotherapy when the pin is removed. The specialist said he did some nerve damage, but it may not be permanent. He doesn't have normal sensation in the other fingers. Two of them are almost completely numb and his ring finger just hurts from top to bottom! The nerve damage will take up to a year to heal.

And today he finally got a follow-up app't with a neurosurgeon (about his back). He has to fly to Vancouver at the end of the month for that one. No neurosurgeons come to the Yukon.

Thanks for all your well wishes everyone. It is much appreciated.

[Laura's Babies]

I am glad things are looking good for him.. I just hate he is in pain... Doctors really just don't understand PAIN!

[slick]

Glacier...I'm in Vancouver. With some advance notice I might be able to get a day off and pick him up at the airport and be a chauffeur. If you think I can help, PM me and I'll send you my contact information.

[poofy]

Prayers for him ,for sure..

[finn's mom]

Great news...glad he won't lose his finger. I'll keep on sending good thoughts up that way. ;)

[Cinder & Smoke]

Hi God ~

Thanks for helpin out wiff Stuart's Finner!

Iffin You gotz a minnit, kuld You turn da *hurt* off onna Ring Finner and
*fix* da feelin onna udder wunz?

An we'll all be Prayin fur a good outcome onna Back Appointment.

/s/ the Prayer Pups

[Corinna]

Glad to heaar the good news. The docs have told Tim nerves repair about a millimeter a day. so it's slow.

[pnance]

I'm glad it's good news and hope he's feeling better soon. As for possible nerve/tendon damage, my roomate sliced her finger all the way to the bone at work and had fairly severe nerve/tendon, it took her about a year but she did get feeling back in her finger.

[Husky_mom]

i was just wondering what the doc said.............
great news!! i´m sorry for his pain, doctors really cant understand it :rolleyes: , hope everything (fingers/back) get better, you are still in my thoughts.......

it sound a long time to recover but its worth to keep your finger, so i´ll cross mine to help at every moment....... HUGS to all

[K9karen]

It's so weird how you never think of your fingers being connected, just individual joints. When my mom damaged her pinky, it affected her ring and middle finger. Digit injuries are especially painful. Poor Stuart. I hope he's getting some pain relief. My mom had to have a lot of hand physical therapy.
Yikes! Good luck with his back. He has my sympathy and compassion as I'm still recuperating from spine surgery from June. It takes over a year they say. Regardless, it sure is a lot better now than it was so I have no regrets. Back problems suck, they interfere with everything you do and it's hard not to think about anything else. I hope it's not serious enough for surgery. Good luck Stuart, I'll be thinking about you.

[Barbara]

I am so glad it looks better now. A hand is such a complicated thing- I really hope it all works out.

[furrykidsmother]

Glad to hear that things don't appear as bad as first thought. Continued good thoughts!

[cyber-sibes]

Good news about Stuart's hand. JoJoe almost cut off his thumb last year and it's still numb, they say it takes a long time for the nerves to grow new pathways around the injured site. Hope the major pain lessens up, poor guy. We'll just keep praying for Stuart's health ;)

[ramanth]

Continued thoughts for him. *hugs*

[Queen of Poop]

I'm glad things are looking better. Hopefully the pain will subside soon. Good thoughts continue to come your way.

[Vela]

Glad to hear he will probably keep his finger, even with pain and numbness it's better than losing it completely and hopefully those things can heal. It will take a long time but still preferable to losing it so that is good news! Will keep him in our thoughts and prayers for a full recovery.

Slick, that was a very nice gesture to offer to help. The world needs more people like you.

[anna_66]

I understand how painful it's got to be, I'm just glad to hear that he's going to be able to keep the finger and that it may be alright.

When my parents had their motorcycle accident my mom had shattered the bones in her arm and had to wear some contraption that had pins in it to keep her arm in place. It's now been a few years and although it still hurts her she is lucky enough to have the use of it.
I'll be hoping the same for Stewart.