Broken hand... Help!

Shit, that sucks. I am getting towards the end of my recovery (fingers crossed anyway, no pun intended) for a broken 5th metacarpal (index finger). It really is compleatly shity. No riding (no grip), I could bairly do anything. It was also my left hand and I am left handed. If you need any advice on exercizes and what not then let me know.

Do you have a splint that is velroed on? If so, you can take it off and see the mad bruseing. Its like all the colors of the rainbow.

Oh, I was lucky and didnt need sergery (thank fuck). I do now have a hole where my knuckle used to be though.

i had a splint on until friday and the Dr. at the fracture clinic swapped it for the cast,
my hand is turning green/black, which isn't too pretty.
did you have any exercises whilst your hand was restrained or did they wait until you were out of the cast??