I did this early in the morning. I rinsed it, wrapped it and sealed it with the thumb of a rubber glove. Then finished out the day. It really hasn't hurt at all. Small twinge of pain when I bump it, but nothing major at all. Didn't even throb the first night, which really surprised me. I've been rinsing it daily with a very diluted water and hydrogen peroxide solution, which is what the hand Dr. told me to do when I cut it 6 years ago. I clean it and wrap it in the evening, then bag the hand when I shower. I'm following the same routine as 6 years ago and it's looking good. The only real difference is that I was about $3,000.00 lighter last time, and was forced to take two months off work. Today I framed the "tree house" at the bookstore, and had no difficulty.
Plus it's fun showing the pics to all the straight carpenters, and watching them grimace.