Yep, still here

[jesse_the_k]

The good news is the surgery went well. Previous trigger finger release was traumatic. That's why I delayed this for around 18 months. Now I know it can be a well-orchestrated procedure with minimal terror and pain. Since this is the sixth time I've had trigger finger I'm sure there will be a next time for me not to put it off to.

The bad news is it's the middle and ring fingers on my dominant (right) hand and wow do I feel clumsy. To ensure that I don't reach for things by mistake, I've installed a very large fluffy mitten.

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I'm switching between macOS/iOS forms of dictation, voice control, sticky keys, and bashing my head gently against a pillow—it's very weird to go from typing 80 words a minute to whatever I don't even want to count.

In summary: medical procedures don't have to be traumatic!

You really don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone. Last week I was starved for content. Now I’ve got six posts I could draft if I could only type. Not to mention eight pieces of beadwork I would craft if I could only use my right hand.

MyGuy is being exquisitely helpful, and still my major mood is Whine.

Comments

[sonia]

Glad to hear your procedure went well and was not traumatic. Yay for good care! I hope it heals up soon and you get the use of your hand back.

Interesting that you now have lots of content waiting to be typable!

[jesse_the_k]

Yep. And I'm actually typing with two hands, although I have to ration my time. What a relief.

[lilysea]

*waves*

[jesse_the_k]

👋🏻

[wendelah1]

I hope you heal quickly.

[jesse_the_k]

...thanks ... I'm able to use both hands now, judiciously.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

I'm so glad the procedure went without trauma. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

[jesse_the_k]

👋🏻

[pauraque]

I'm glad it went well! Good luck with your recovery.

[jesse_the_k]

👋🏻

[sasha_feather]

*waves hello*

[jesse_the_k]

👋🏻👋🏻

[yourlibrarian]

Good news about the surgery! Also, a suggestion re: post drafts. If you have an Android phone (might work with Apple too) you can dictate into an email draft. Then later you can copy those drafts into a post form. You may even be able to dictate direct into a post, but I've only done this for emails. Still, might help you remember what you want to discuss before it slips away.

[jesse_the_k]

👋🏻

[brainwane]

I hope the floooooofy mitten feels as nice as possible!

[jesse_the_k]

Thanks. Keep ripping it off in the middle of the night -- my sleeping self is v dramatic.

[brainwane]

Hahahaha!

[isis]

I admire your hat collection! (And your big red mitten. Heal up!)

[jesse_the_k]

Even though my guy installed 27 pegs I still have to swap them between the warm and cold seasons (and some are doubled or trebled!)

[applenym]

Glad to hear the surgery went well!

[jesse_the_k]

👋🏻

[worlds_of_smoke]

I'm glad to hear the surgery went well! and I hope you heal up quickly. <3

[jesse_the_k]

Thanks!

[cathexys]

see icon :)

Glad things went well!!!

[jesse_the_k]

Wow, that is one expressive bit of 100x100.

...healing is already happening so it's all good.

[seascribble]

Fingers crossed for a quick recovery!

[jesse_the_k]

Indeed. I'm also fingerspelling to maintain flexibility and reduce fluids.

[tozka]

Love the mitten! Glad your surgery went well and am sending happy thoughts for healing quickly and easily.

[jesse_the_k]

I looked at that icon and thought, Huh, DWJ? and I was right!

Yeah the mitten is constantly reminding me not to over do, and it's helping.

[gloss]

Oof! Hurray for lack of trauma, and may you heal up nice and fast! <3333

[jesse_the_k]

Thanks so much! Your good wishes are already working 👋🏻

[vass]

I'm glad the operation went well. Best wishes for the recovery -- that sounds super frustrating.

[jesse_the_k]

I'm very lucky -- I'm already able to type with two hands again, however briefly.

While I well know people can run computers without using their hands, those first couple months are definitely frustrating.

[luzula]

Oh, I'm glad it went well, but my sympathies on the lack of manual dexterity while it's healing! I don't mind posts full of typos and weird punctuation, if you want to dictate them. : )

Also, you have an impressive array of hats.

[jesse_the_k]

You'll be getting 'em.

Indeed, and that's just the Winter collection (the whole rack turns over for summer).

[agoodwinsmith]

Best wishes for rapid recovery. I, too, like the mitten. :)

[jesse_the_k]

Thanks so much. The mitten has truly helped me heal faster, since mitten + wet is instinctively wrong.

[j00j]

Glad you got good care. <3 Wishing you comfort and as many fluffy mittens as you need.

[jesse_the_k]

Thanks. Evidently, it's at least two, since the hot pink one disappeared into the bedding the same day of the picture.

[emceeaich]

Here's to comfy mittens, supportive partners, and complication-free surgical procedures.

🍺🍻

[jesse_the_k]

Thanks!

[firecat]

Glad for non-traumatic surgery! If your major mood is Whine, you're over the worst of it.

[jesse_the_k]

Very true, thanks for the reminder.

[write_out]

I am so glad it went well!!! I hope you continue to recover well and are back to full functionality soon.

Thanks

[jesse_the_k]

I can type for a little while now, so I believe I've summited.

[peachpai]

Isn't that the way it always goes? The second you can't work on something for any reason is the exactly moment you really want to work on it. It's the worst. Anyway, I'm glad the surgery went okay!

Thanks!

[jesse_the_k]

Indeed.

(Probably why that song is such a durable hit. Although my YT-fishing expedition showed me this lyric has been reclaimed every decade by another singer.)