Saw the surgeon - he said the next 6 weeks are critical. Had to put metal rods in my arm/hand that may/may not need to be removed. The muscle & tendons need to "knit up." Can do no pinching movements with thumb/forefinger but must do lots of other finger movements. Have a splint, so can take a real shower (hooray!). But the bike will have to wait. Maybe I'll work on my running & swimming. Apparently the joint was pretty well shot. I have a very high pain tolerance that gets me in trouble.