I've been meaning to post an update on Art's hand but just haven't gotten around to it. He hit the ten-week-mark yesterday and he no longer has any restrictions; the tendon is considered healed and at no risk of re-tearing. He does have quite a bit of 'brawny' scar tissue build up along his little finger (that was the physical therapists' term) so she would like him to continue therapy up to fifteen weeks. I told Art to just do it; fifteen weeks will bring us just to the end of the year, he's met his deductible so he may as well take advantage of it.

He can't quite make a fist yet so he has to work on that. Right now that finger sticks out kind of like the stereo-typical British tea drinker, but she thinks that can be improved some. The end of the little finger doesn't move much, about fifteen degrees, but she said that was about as good as it gets with this type of injury.

So he is doing very well and hasn't had any residual trouble other than he says that the pinky finger gets cold faster than his others. But if that's his biggest complaint I think we're ok!