Oops! Sorry, lacyloo, about your finger. It's hard to do anything with an injured finger. I jammed a fork in the side of my thumb the other day and been having the hardest time pulling up my pants. Hope yours feels better soon. Take good care of it so it doesn't get infected.
I finally righted myself and unhooked my hand, I promptly stuck my hand into the snow to keep from swelling - I was worried about not being able to remove the ring which I couldnt, I tried to snip it off with tin shears, (the ring not the finger) anyway the snow helped with keep the swelling down. I was babying my finger that night, and when I went to pull a pan out of the oven with just my right hand, I burned the outside of my palm. That was a bad day. So, you're not the only one hurtin. Ice packs and neosporin helped alot.