For those of you waiting with bated breath for how my Tale of Woe ends, I got my stitches out on Wednesday. The doctor said it was healing nicely, but to keep it covered and to use antibiotic ointment for a while longer. There's always a chance that it could reopen, but if I keep from stretching the skin on the back of my thumb too much, it shouldn't. He gave me a release to full work duties. Yay. I mean, Yay! ;D