Today, I saw a doctor about my blue finger, which technically is sort of a blueish purple rather than a nice shade of blue.

The diagnosis: torn ligaments.

What IS this problem I'm having with ligaments?

Bloodflow to the finger is fine and he said the only time he's seen this before has been with torn ligaments. I haven't a clue how this could have happened since the symptoms began while I was DRIVING and during a time when I hadn't done any fencing in a few days.

My annual appt. is next month so if the finger isn't back to a normal color by then, more tests will be required. In the meantime, we just assume that I've somehow torn ligaments in my finger without pain and without any remembered incidents that could have caused this.