My hand...

So, I'm a nurse. And just so you know, nurses don't go to the Dr. Nurses just take care of it themselves... Untill their husbands tell them to "just go." I had a physical a few weeks ago, and while I was there I asked the Dr. about some pain that I had been having in my left hand. At the time my first finger was all swollen and painful and he thought that I might have a ganglion cyst. But, the swelling went away after a few days - just not the pain. Anyway, my doctor had set me up with an appointment to see an orthopedic hand specialist. Since the hand wasn't swollen anymore I almost didn't go - till Kris said "Pro - just go. What's it gonna hurt." So I went. They did x-rays and told me I have tendinitis. Yippy-skippy :) So he froze my hand and gave me a lovely little injection of cortisone and lidocaine that made my finger (and hand) numb for about an hour. (May I just say that I really enjoy - not in a bad way - giving injections, but I hate needles coming at me!!!) Hopefully that will help - otherwise I will start a lil-bit-o hand therapy next week. Then hopefully that will work so that he doesn't have to do his little minor surgery...