hand injury - off the bike :(

[rogerspam]

I had a thumb injury from basketball (now retired from it partly due to injuries like this) and it was taking a long time for the pain to subside. Ran into a hand surgeon by chance on vacation in Tuscany at the AirBnB pool. He said "yeah, easily 6 months+ for it to resolve".

It's tough to heal since we use our hands so much--not sure how to do it while riding and with life. If the symptoms are generally improving, patience will likely be the best medicine here. Bracing when possible should help too. I did get a rigid one for a period of time.