He has the "boxer" break in his left hand... ER put on a temporary cast until he can be seen by a specialist. Is there ANY way other than ice/elevation/pain pills to help ease the pain??? He's a tough guy and is seriously struggling, and I feel so bad for him.
2007-03-17 04:34:19 · 5 answers · asked by * 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Some boxer fractures need surgery, elevation above the heart, ice and some pain medication is about all you can do at this point, make sure to check the temp cast and make sure it is not too tight from the swelling.
2007-03-17 09:14:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Take him back to the Doc, and see if they can assist with his pain. A "Boxer" type fracture {down around the base of his thumb, right?} is a fracture of concern....I'm sure that'.s why he is going to see an Ortho specialist. Be especially concerned if his injured hand is cold, or pale-blue-ish at the fingernails, or if he is unable to "move or wiggle his fingers". Good luck, hope he heals as fast and as well as possible.
2007-03-17 11:56:26 · answer #2 · answered by rer348 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The intense pain should die down soon but they should
have given him some Vicoden or Hydrocodone/Codeine pills
to cover him for a few days...
2007-03-17 11:42:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be better for him to use a sling, and the only thing that you can do is to decorate his cast :) and spoil him a lot!!!! so he can forget that has a cast :) lots of love does the work :)
best wishes
debby
2007-03-18 07:18:48 · answer #4 · answered by Debby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take this from a 12 year old... when i broke my arm they told me to sleep a lot, they said it would help me keep my mind off of it and if i took my mind off of it than it wouldnt hurt as much.
but idk
2007-03-17 11:43:12 · answer #5 · answered by :D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋