Should I just amputate this pinky?

**John_B** · 02-26-2024, 06:31 PM

Originally Posted by cat in january

What about a pinky laser?

House cats would love him!

Edit: Unless the power was high enough to vaporize.

**Dantheman** · 02-26-2024, 09:23 PM

Originally Posted by Name Redacted

Problem is, there's just too much scar tissue around the joint. It was basically sand that they screwed back together to something that resembled a join, then took the screws out. I was awake during the second surgery and was able to touch the pinky to my hand then, which was pretty cool to be able to see the inside of the hand. But ever since then, it won't bend nearly that far. And it definitely won't straighten out.

Taking all those screws out is a lot of trauma. Even a moderate finger sprain takes months to heal (for me at least). I'll bet your ROM will come back to at least what it was before the hardware removal. Pinkycide is not reversible, so don't make any impulsive decisions.

**stealurface831** · 02-26-2024, 09:44 PM

did you lop that thing off yet?

you know how they say you can bite your finger off like a carrot, but your brain won't let you? hows about you get really fucked up on your inhibition-lowerer of choice and put that to the test. for science.

**muted reborn** · 02-26-2024, 10:18 PM

You should sell it to some bar so they can mummify it and put it in a drink and call it a witty name. Just like some Dick did in the Yukon with a found toe, then with many toes. 2 feet of toes total.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50383337

The StinkyPinky would be the first obvious choice.

**skinipenem** · 02-27-2024, 01:23 AM

Originally Posted by Dantheman

Taking all those screws out is a lot of trauma. Even a moderate finger sprain takes months to heal (for me at least). I'll bet your ROM will come back to at least what it was before the hardware removal. Pinkycide is not reversible, so don't make any impulsive decisions.

Finger ROM takes a long time to come back. If I remember correctly though, you need to get after it aggressively and asap in order to get ROM back. Dan and old goat have great points

Fastfred you rule!

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sb · 02-27-2024, 04:36 AM

Robot arms would be much better for furious masturbation.

**boltonoutlaw** · 02-27-2024, 05:30 AM

Originally Posted by Name Redacted

Crashed my dirt bike last July and smashed the shit out of this pinky. 7 screws. 2 surgeries. Got the screws out now. Very little range of motion still even after second surgery and lots of PT. Finger won't open all the way or close all the way. Keep banging it on shit and hurts like a mother fucker when I do. I work with my hands a lot. Putting gloves on and off is a chore.

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So would there be any real drawbacks to just having the surgeon lop it off? The joint is basically already arthritic and I doubt that'll get any better wit time as I already have arthritis in other joints. It is just a pinky right? Maybe I can get a cool prosthetic or something.

My friend faced this, made his decision, went out to the woodshed and lopped it off himself.

**Danno** · 02-27-2024, 07:29 AM

Originally Posted by Name Redacted

He's apparently one of the most respected hand surgeons around. We are pretty lucky here in the CO high country to have some very good ortho surgeons. And my PT specializes in just hands. She seems pretty darn good at it.
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Viola?

He did surgery on my finger a dozen years ago.

What does he say about lopping it off?

**Name Redacted** · 02-27-2024, 07:38 AM

Originally Posted by Danno

Viola?

He did surgery on my finger a dozen years ago.

What does he say about lopping it off?

Yeah, haven't asked yet. Need to make a follow up appointment, because I canceled the last one due to a powder day.

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**MagnificentUnicorn** · 02-27-2024, 08:43 AM

I dislocated my index finger in a mtb crash 10 years ago, fully dislocated my middle phalanx was sitting on top of the proximal phalanx. I reduced it on the spot. Asked the hand surgeon I work with how long to get back to normal, he said “A year”. He was right

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**Self Jupiter** · 02-27-2024, 08:55 AM

In my early 20s I had a non-malignant tumor removed from the ulnar nerve on my left hand. Took quite a while and a lot of OT/PT with a hand specialist to get it back to feeling and functioning somewhat normally.