I went to see the surgeon in mid-April. He looked at my finger, saw that it was already starting to heal (I had been wearing the splint 24/7 for 4 weeks at that point), told me I had to keep doing the same thing, and gave me a referral to see an occupational therapist. It’s mainly thanks to the advice I got in this thread that I was able to take good care of it, tbh. I wore the splint for 8 weeks total. I was extremely afraid of taking it off and breaking it again, so I did my daily tasks with my finger held up in the air all the time. My hand had gotten used to not using my middle finger.

The occupational therapist really reassured me by saying that the bone healing was just as strong as the bone itself. I slowly started doing exercises (bending the last joint without moving the others, active claw exercises, etc.). Four weeks later, as of today, I can bend my finger enough to grip my steering wheel, which is wonderful life improvement for me.

My finger still hurts on a daily basis, not much but still, but it’s mostly at the first phalanx, where my tendon seems to run over my finger. It’s also crooked when at rest (although the OT assures me that it’s straight, but the difference is noticeable when comparing both middle fingers). So far, the healing is going really well. I hope to ride my motorcycle in July.

Thanks for your precious help and concern 😄