New Year - New Hand!

I've had joint replacement - left trapezium - and am in week four of eight weeks recovery.  After seeing or rather feeling what steroid shots accomplished for my hands AND attitude, I am getting excited to have a hand that works well without pain!  The shots gave me two months without pain and allowed me to gets lots of pots thrown and gave me some of that much needed motivation I've been looking for.  It's amazing how much less energy and drive I had when both hands hurt constantly.

Flat Rawley is looking at my incision.
I am a bit grossed out about it.

I will get another shot in my right hand and hopefully put off surgery on it until early fall.  In the meantime I've been reading a lot and not doing any of the things I thought I would do with only one hand; sort photos, learn Google Sketchup.  It's all good.