Tendon repair

2nd FDP repair,nearly 2 weeks into a splint. I over stretched my tendon 9 weeks after my first op after cutting the base of my little finger with a stanley knife. Don't like going through this again, its depressing 8 weeks doing not much at all, can't use hand (not allowed),can't drive & public transport sucks.....

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[homeboydan]

i must be like 12-13 weeks now going strong... apatr from double scar tissue and not being able to stretch the little finer out all the way, even with sleeping in a different spint to counter act it... its not the same and probably never will be. it was making a fist i was worried about but turned out ok.. just the other way is a pain in the arse

[homeboydan]

stitches out

[CHALA1]

Hi mate, I had my fdp and Fds tendon lacerted in my little finger aswell. Exact same injury, but in the right hand.

I've had it re-attached but now scar tissue has set in. How are you getting on movement wise?

[homeboydan]

@CHALA1 well it will be 2 weeks since surgery this wednesday,thats when i have my stitches out,movement is sorta ok,its still swolen, But i can feel the tendon catching when i do my exercise. Wondering if this is down to the scar/stitches being in....

[cp9578]

I am 4 weeks post surgery. It's hard to type with one hand but here we go. i feel like my ring finger is holding my pinky in place when i make a manually place my fingers in place to a fist fist...or hold a fist. I'm still in the1st splint. Is it easier to flex our finger after we get the 2nd splint? i am extremely worried i won't be able to flex all the way. How is your injury coming along? You guys are defn ahead of me in weeks...

[CHALA1]

@homeboydan

The tendon catching is completely normal. Keep it moving. The mistake i made was when this happened to me I thought it best not to move the tendon at all. How wrong i was. I now can't move the tip of the finger at all and can no longer make a fist. Very annoying.

I have to have a 2nd surgery in couple of month to free up the scarred tendons from the bones.

Keep it moving no matter what, i wish i had a2nd chance. No one stressed to me how important it was.