Wednesday 21 May

The pain is definitely going up the arm; shoulder very stiff when I woke up and I had a deep ache on the inside of the elbow all day.

I have resorted to giving deep massages to my right hand whenever I can during the day: each finger, top and bottom of palm, including the scar; the pain can be excruciating to start with but after a few minutes it becomes more bearable and I can feel the tissues softening and the hand better irrigated and more supple; middle and little fingers still the main problem. These frequent massages really help me keep the hand and fingers active and feeling somewhat functional; it also gives me some control over this recalcitrant hand and forearm.

I also got some pain in my back today for the first time, at the level of the kidneys; am wondering if it is related to CRPS; quite scary if it is however it can be something totally independent from the condition.

Did a lot of exercises tonight, slow extension and flection with 1 kg weight, forced extension with left hand, arm in back and pushing body away from wall.

Am still wearing silicon at night over the scar, plus a compression glove over the whole hand and a splint that maintains the wrist in extension.

Scar treatment

I put silicon every night on the scar and the results are incredible. I have been doing this for only over a week and the scar has changed from a purple colour, gaping sides and dry pieces of skin to a pinkish closed neat scar.