It's Eir. Quick update on the arms situation!

Didn't post here when it happened but, on the 14th, we had surgery. Largely uneventful except we had to tag-team to manage pain because, yes, Sunny's pain relief talent is incredibly useful.

We were in a cast after that, but we noticed pretty much immediately that the pain in our right wrist pretty much vanished, almost completely. The fourth and fifth fingers stopped going numb entirely. It already felt way, way better.

Well, just today, we finally got our cast off, and we have some new things to share!

Sunny went in to the wrist surgeon's and, from our shared memory:

• Cast came off, but we aren't completely done yet, we have to wear a new dressing (different bandages) for another week before we get the stitch taken out
• There was almost zero bruising, everything looked beautiful
• Still very difficult to bend elbow, and we will need more time for that

The doctor was extremely cool too, here's some additional info we're happy about:

• He asked first if our fourth and fifth fingers have woken up yet, and when Sunny confirmed, he pumped his fist and went "yessss"
• He told us how happy he was to treat us, and concerning my worries from last time, he was "basically gonna agree to it no matter what" because he always believes the patient over a lack of stupid tests ie. EMG
• Apparently we were exactly right to come to him - there was a "very nasty band" inside our elbow that severely needed help
  • It was apparently bad enough he had a colleague take a picture (it was pretty gross, no idea what we were looking at, but the fact they considered it that bad is telling)
• I like this one comment he made that we've "already been through so much", we're happy that he remembers us and our struggles so much
• He softly socialized with Sunny and asked about our history in school and hobbies a little

And, in the coolest twist:

• When Sunny expressed their interest in digital art, our awesome wrist surgeon talked a little about how AI will never replace artists, and even the people telling him his job could be done by a robot one day are stuck up

Very cool :3

But yeah, the point is, we are totally on the right path with getting cubital tunnel release. Recovery is gonna take longer than with the carpal tunnel from February, but things are looking very good so far.

Today even though the pain was a lot worse for me (Eir) it's very doable for Sunny. And yet it's good enough that we can use the keyboard! Earlier tonight Sunny played some Persona 5 with controller and didn't have to hold it in a weird way. There's good things to come.

Update

I'm sorry to say but the thing about our wrist being better was wrong. Our wrist still feels way better than before, but after only a few days of casual use (non-strenuous keyboard typing, gaming with controller, not even texting) the wrist pain still isn't gone.

Fuck...