...to get a referral.

I got the referral, but also left with a splint on my pinky finger and a form to get an X-ray done tomorrow morning.

I have a bump on the distal interphalangeal joint and the tip of the pinky remains bent downward.

I hope it's a mallet finger and not early signs of osteoarthritis... fortunately there isn't any pain or inflammation, so I guess it's unlikely to be osteoarthritis.

Here's a photo of a mallet finger... I'd rather not post photos of osteoarthritis (lol).