ok so, I had a peice of furniture fall on top of my hand, It hurts sooooo bad, but, i am not 100% sure its broken..... there is a bit of swelling, and I can move it in certain directions, I CANNOT squeeze anything, or make a fist, it is a bit bruised, it is extremely painfull, and hurts all the time, but heres the thing, I broke a different bone in the same hand, a few years ago, and it swelled like a golf ball was under my skin, and turned dark purple. this time it's different, looking I mean, still hurts really bad.
I know i should just go get it exrayed, but I don't wanna feel stupid, and waste the money if its not broken.... does anyone have any idea? does it have to swell badly when its fractured, or is just a little swelling still a sign, OH and there is a small/med sized lump right under the skin, the lump is kinda hard, and hurts like the devil if i touch it.
its located just under the knucle of my pointer finger..... any ideas?
2006-10-04
17:47:09
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pink girlie
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Thanks to those of you that actually answered, i can use my hand and fingers except for my pionter finger, so typing is awkward, but do-able. it is not my finger, or the knuckle, it is below the knuckle. I know there are a lot of little tiny bones in the hand.......
My question was whether or not there had to be a LOT of swelling and bruising!!!! BTW this happened monday night, and I keep trying to tell myself, its nothing serious, but I think I am going in to se the DR in the morning..... the ice doesn't help the swelling, it just makes it HURT, and stiff, oh and I didn't mension, that the hand (all of it) feels SOOOO cold! and its hard to keep it warm.
2006-10-04
18:06:07 ·
update #1