Hi guys...thanks for the responses! I have padded gloves, and try to move my hands around on the handlebars a bit, but I don't quite have my balance yet, so tend to sit in pretty much the same position. I contacted the LBS where I got my bike, and am going in tomorrow for a fitting...I hope that fixes the problem. Today I got up and my finger has a faint bruise running up the dorsal side, continues to be swollen, and my palm has swollen too. I'm wondering if I do use that one finger to shift with, so I sprained it. Either that, or I use it to brake with, and my brakes had loosened up a bit, so I had to really grip hard on them the last time I rode. I will try loosening my gloves and/or not using them at all. I really appreciate all the input, everyone! Thank you...