yes, my expectation is that it will be temporary. already some improvement. right after surgery all five fingers were numb, tingly, fiery. it improved from outward in-first thumb and pinky felt better, then index and ring fingers. now it's just mt middle finger which so far refuses to show any sign of improvement. still totally swollen and unbending, and numb, thobbing, on fire.

so of course i feel like a jerk. 99.9% of me feels perfectly fine and only one finger is an issue, though enough to keep me from getting decent sleep. i can't even imagine the ordeal robin went through!