"Slow and Steady,"' they say.

So this morning I had my 2-week follow-up.

They removed the splint,

they x-rayed again,

they removed the stitches,

and they cast my arm for the next four weeks.

All this while I proved why I could never be a nurse.

I saw the scar and stitches

and got very, very lightheaded.

The scar wasn't really red or particularly disgusting,

but it was long and I will definitely have a story to tell for the rest of my life.

I wish it could have been another splint,

but the doc said I had created too many pieces.

"Slow and Steady," he said.

I am glad that more of my fingers are free this time.

I am exercising them regularly and will try basic 5-finger piano very soon.

No octaves for a while.

I wasn't quite bold enough to go with the pink camo or the tie dye.

The blue is pleasant ... and there is really no disguising the cast anyway.

We do think it is a little less bulky than the splint, so I may be able to find a few more long-sleeve tops that accommodate it.