Just posting an update on my finger. Saturday evening I was finally able to stop taking the perscription pain medication and switched to Tylenol. My finger is doing pretty good. A film has started to form over the open area which seems to be protecting it a little more. Using the tip of my finger is still very painful if I don't have the splint they gave me. Even trying to type is painful (I thought I would try since it is really hard to type while holding your middle finger out straight.) Today is the last day of my doctor-mandated vacation so tomorrow I have to go back to work after a 1/2 day short of two straight weeks off. That is the longest I've ever taken off in a row.
Since it was feeling pretty good, I went out to the shop last night. I didn't do anything too strenuous, just made up a carrier for my vacuum pump and added a switch. Oh, and cleaned up a little "debris" that was stuck on my router table fence. Hopefully this week I can get back to work on my bed project.