Today I got the stitches removed. Except for some dead tissue it looks good. No infection. The nurse in Lerwick thinks it is possible that the finger heals. And if not there is the possibility to take skin from some other part of the body and transplant it, without any more amputation, she said. Big inconvenience in that case, but no catastrophy. And to see it from the positive side - I ought to be able to claim 10 percent rebate on manicure...