Should I see the doc? It's swollen and turning purple. and next finger is starting to swell as well. hurts. Thanks!
2006-10-29 01:51:17 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Thank you all for responding. going in to see doc. pulsing pain,purple swolen and nausea
2006-10-29 01:09:56 · update #1
You should put ice on it to keep the swelling down and go the the Doc/ER to see if it is broken. Not much they can do if it is except splint it. Make sure there are not tendon or vein damage. If you can't bend it, it is a good sign, of course pain is a good sign it is broken, but pain is a sign for a number of things. You could have sprained it. Good idea just to make sure it isn't broken. You don't want it broken so that it will start to damage the tissue around the broken bone, if it is broken. Good possibility that it is from what you say.
2006-10-29 01:55:39 · answer #1 · answered by Stephanie F 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Go to your doctors, better to be safe than sorry. Years ago a friend and I was goofing around and she twisted my pinky. It swelled just a little but it didn't turn colors. It hurt but I could still bend it. I thought if I can bend it then it is not broke. Now I have a crooked pinky. It must have been broken I just didn't know it.
Good luck
2006-10-29 01:55:41 · answer #2 · answered by Peanut 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you can't move it without pain and its swelling and turning purple you definitley fractured it. I would get an X-ray at your doctors office, you don't want it to heal in a broken position as this will complicate things in the future and they will have to re-break it and reset it. Don't wait, go to the emergency room.
2006-10-29 01:01:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i had a broken pinkey once playing teather ball and my finger turmed purple and blue and it swelled to the size of both my thumbs put together i think it might be broken can u move it
2006-10-29 01:54:56 · answer #4 · answered by Imperfection At Its Finest. 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You probably did break it. Go to the doctor or the emergency room to have it X-Rayed. If it hurts and you can't move it, it is probably broken.
2006-10-29 01:53:39 · answer #5 · answered by judirose2001 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I t sounds like it is broken. You should have a doctor examine it ASAP. You could develop a bad infection or a malformed finger....or possibly something worse.
2006-10-29 01:52:42 · answer #6 · answered by weezzze 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
get ice on it now, ice the 1st 24 hours. jams sprains and fractures can all look the same, xray only way to tell for sure unless theres obvious deformity.
2006-10-29 01:53:20 · answer #7 · answered by David B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
go to the doctor
2006-10-29 01:33:06 · answer #8 · answered by grumbles1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
go to the doctor
2006-10-29 01:52:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
it's doctor time. you busted your pinky. they will take x-rays to see if it needs to be re-set.
2006-10-29 01:59:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋