Cogito ergo scribo

I've been lax in blogging for the past few days, due to a reason that i mentioned before. Uh huh, i spent the last long weekend watching Dae Jang Geum. Just two more discs and i'll finish watching the whole series. Fast huh?!

I removed the bandage last Thursday but still felt the pain. Thanks to my best friend Sui who told me that her manager had also hurt his hand from golfing, i decided to search the Web for information on golf injuries, which led me to discover that the condition on my left ring finger is known as trigger finger. It is one of the most common injuries suffered by golfers, and the embarrassing part was that i wasn't even considered a golfer yet since i've only started learning golf and so far have only practised at driving range.

Also thanks to my favourite mommy blogger Suzette, i began to wonder if the pain on my left thumb was due to injury to the tendon instead of ligament. However, i didn't heed the mommy's advice to see an orthopaedist. I went to see another Chinese physician, recommended by 贝's physician who has been treating his gastric problem.

The Chinese physician massaged my left arms instead of the hand. He told me that i wasn't supposed to rub the injured thumb when it was already hurt (just as Suzette had mentioned). I was also given a bottle of liniment to apply on my own. Before my visit to this physician, 贝's physician had also prescribed some Chinese herbs for me to immerse my left hand as a form of therapy. As for the trigger finger, the condition is mild so i was told to gently massage the joint area with a bit of ginger consistently for three months.

So how am i feeling now? Better but still a bit of stiffness on the thumb and the "triggering" sensation on the ring finger in the morning. I guess this takes time to heal. In the meantime, i'll still be golfing.

Labels: life, trivia