HI, About three weeks ago my right index finger swelled a little didnt think much of it as there was no pain and i could still bend and still no pain it just feels stiff. In the last week it has started to bruise on the sides of the middle knuckle and now when i squeeze the knuckle from the sides it feels badly bruised but when i bend it still no pain. right now im not really in any pain, its more annoying than anything else as i cant use it properly. It feels as though the skin is stretching when i bend the finger.