I have had both hands done. I waited much too long for the first and it took months to heal. Did the second one before it got so bad and I was functioning in about three weeks. As far as intricate hand work went-expect it to be a minimum of 6 weeks or even longer. Sorry-but it's well worth it to heal correctly so you don't have permanent nerve damage like I have in my one hand. Listen to what the doc tells you.
Good luck.
Kat