I'm recovering

[SmartWombat]

I pushed my hand to the limit this weekend.
I picked up a DSLR for the first time since the accident.
Today I hurt, from the fingertips to the wrist.
But it's from strenuous exercise, not the surgery.



I ended up using a stick-on heat pad to combat the rain and wind, because there's only one artery feeding the hand, not two. I'm sensitive to the cold (not a good thing at Silverstone) and the little but constant heat did the trick.


1st photo by Mark Plowman, with my iPhone.
Thanks Mark!

[Grandpaw]

Glad to hear you are out doing some shooting. I hope your hand and spirits will be getting much better quickly. Jeff

[Old Timer]

Great that you were able to get back to the DSLR even though you had to pay the price. It's been a long dry spell for you. Looking forward to your full recovery.

[mattb]

Congratulations! Comebacks are hard but the rewards are pretty sweet.

[Photo-John]

Good to see you're getting back on the horse, Paul! How does your hand feel, a couple of weeks after the fact? I expect the exercise will be good for it, even if it does hurt. Won't that help it develop new blood vessels?

[SmartWombat]

I'm hoping the exercise will help, a 1D and L lens is about 4-5lb (depending on the lens) and the physio had me working with 1/2 & 1kg.
All the walking carrying a couple of bodies, lenses, and stuff is getting my a little fitter.
Coughing up lung each outing as I walked around Spa.

[JETA]

Oh no PAul. Did you get a work related injury?

[SmartWombat]

Roll-over car accident nearly two years ago.
Severed tendons repaired and the back of my hand replaced with a bit of thigh.
Just had hte medico-legla exam last week, so now the lawyers will start work.

[JETA]

Oh gosh. I don't think I remember that. So glad you are recovering PAul.