Get well soon.
Good luck!
Hopefully they perfuse some some antibiotics in that joint space when they open it! Infected joints can quickly turn into osteomyelitis, and I have seen crazy things happen to tendons when there is a persistant joint infection. My wife is a veterinarian and I have seen some bad joint infections in animals. Systemic antibiotics suck for reaching the joint space.
best of luck hope it goes well.
I’d hoped the antibiotics would work and you could avoid surgery.
Good luck, and don’t push resuming activities faster than the doctors allow.
Wish you the best Lexel. :+1:
Best wishes Lexel!!!
You’ll have plenty of flashlight buttons to push when it comes time for PT :-).
Best wishes to you, Lexel. I hope you can get back to that soldering station soon 
Good luck!
Hope the best for you, Lexel.
For a fully fulfilling healing, ThetaHealing I advise, if you will. Works miracles.
Cheers 
So how did surgery go?
Speedy recovery mate
You may want to consider cold laser therapy after surgery.
I’m wishing you the best for your surgery and recovery.
The importance of good, working hands has been on my mind lately. I saw an orthopedist about aches and pains in mine a week or so ago. No big surprises, age/osteoarthritis, and some old ligament damage. I’ve been using a brace to give my thumb a break, and I’ve been trying to be really aware of what I’m doing with my hands so I can avoid doing anything that causes any more undue wear and tear. It only makes me more aware of how essential they are, how much I take them for granted, and how much adjustment I need to make.
If only because: LASERS!
Seriously though, photobiomodulation works! I tore the MCL in my knee and years later was still experiencing pain, I had an MRI performed and the doctors said it was an inflammatory response and surgery would not help. They recommended against localized steroids because of the risk of infection in the joint space, so I cold lasered my knee 3 times a week for 3 weeks and I have no pain in it now. My wife has used it in Daushunds that could not walk because of spinal cord injuries, even after steroids and this combined with long term steroids has allowed some of them to walk, pretty normally even. So I am a full believer, none of this pseudo-homeopathic crap. Our veterinarians at the clinic use it to help with incisions and ear hematomas and it really does work! For anything soft tissue at least.
Gute Besserung, Lexel!
I hope everything goes well during your surgery and recovery.
Get well soon!
I don’t know any english medical terms, so excuse my choice of words. Usual treatment is to open up the finger/hand, ‘flush’ the tissue, give antibiotics directly into the affected (connective) tissue and close it up again. This is repeated until the infection is gone. This is why the healing process takes so long, it’s a very deep wound.
Wishing you a full and swift recovery , and be careful with that cat !
The standard of care in my county used to be opening up the wound, inserting a drain, flushing with sterile fluids and prescribing strong systemic antibiotics, but not “inserting” them into the wound space. This is because certain antibiotics at higher doses can kill healthy cells or cause kidney failure. It is changing now, as new research has shown putting antibiotics directly into the tissue is better at resolving the infection, but it isn’t always done. Many doctors are uncertain of what strength to use because of the lack of research and really you should perform a culture and sensitivity to the bacteria. Not many veterinarians will even do this, because of the risks. But I can send you some pictures of some very nasty wounds resolving because of this treatment plan.
I’m not a doctor, I’m just repeating what they told me before my planned surgery. Treatment might differ from hopsital to hopsital or has changed entirely in the meantime.