I forgot to mention that he also wore a compression glove for swelling. Many of his PT exercises were geared toward improving the dexterity in his fingers. I would estimate he's only regained maybe 40% of that dexterity but that's due more to the nerve damage from the saw. His fingers and knuckles have retained a little of their swelling even to this day, but it's nothing compared to when he was experiencing so many classic CRPS symptoms.

I did hours and hours of research on the internet, looking for anything that might help with his swelling. One thing I found suggested taking NAC (N-Acetyl Cysteine) so we bought some of that (GNC probably carries it -- we bought ours at a natural food store) and he took that in addition to his gabapentin.

I even massaged his hand every night after his exercises, thinking that I was helping "push" the swelling out of his hand. I don't know if it helped or not, but it made me feel like I was in the fight with him.

Again, I would just encourage you to try anything you think might help and stick with the things that give you good results.

We're all rooting for you!