If you get a pin, that's the easy part. (Well, I was asleep when I got mine). Getting it out isn't fun.
I had my middle finger knuckle pinned at 90* for about 6 weeks. At the Dr's appointment, she walks in and says "let's take a look." She held my hand with both of hers, twisting this way and that. There was still some swelling, but I had kept it clean and the pin was sticking out about 1/4 or so. She asked if I was ready to get it out, I said "yes." She said "good" as she reached in her back pocket. Out came a pair of pliers. She grabbed the pin with them and twisted and pulled until it came out. Not so much as a "Hold your breath, this might hurt." Then, the torture device came out. After six weeks at 90*, I couldn't straighten my finger. I got some crank device that had a threaded thumb screw that literally pushed my knuckle down, thread by thread. I was suppose to wear it for hours at a time, constantly increasing the pressure. I still can't lay my knuckle flat. Little things like twisting the crank of a can opener can make it hurt like heck.
I sure hope you get healed up, Terry.
