I cut my middle knuckle on my left hand really deep yesterday about an inch long and needed 6 stitches in for 7 days. I didn't really try moving it much as after the numbness was gone it was really sore to even bend my fingers or move my hand. I had a bandaid on it all day because I didn't want something at work to get into it. A lot of the pain has went away but it is really swollen (assuming from wearing a bandaid all day). My middle finger is also really stiff and I can't bend it much and can't open all the way. My question is will that go away as it heals and I get the stitches out or did I cut a tendon in my knuckle which is making it stiff?