right index finger

My hand does not look like my hand and I am hoping that that will change soon. Let me explain.

On Thursday I spent a good part of the afternoon lounging in my parents pool enjoying the final days of July, when something floating in the water brushed against my hand. Until my hand made contact with the insect, I had thought that it was dead. Well, it wasn't as I quickly learned. Pain shot through my finger as I pulled it away as fast as possible.

At the time I had thought that that was the end of it. My finger was sore, but it looked normal. Now that isn't true. By my best guess, I would say that my right hand has swelled to about twice the size of my left hand and it itches.

Besides the swelling and the itching, I am getting very tired at not being able to use my hand without some kind of reminder that it isn't the way that it should be.

 
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