I banged my wrist up pretty bad about 2 days ago. It's swollen and brused, as would be expected. I'm not sure if I just sprained it or if there could be a fracture or something of that nature. I'm just curious if there's anything I could do to see if there is a more serious problem than just a sprain. I just don't want to I spend 4 hrs. waiting in the emergency room if they're just going to give me extra strength asprin because it's a bad bruise.
2007-08-22 08:05:31 · 5 answers · asked by Bonzilla!! 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Unless a bone is sticking out through your skin or is obviously deformed, you need an x-ray to see if it's fractured.
2007-08-22 08:13:18 · answer #1 · answered by RadTech - BAS RT(R)(ARRT) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could have what they call a greenstem fracture (bone bent a little, but didn't actually break) or you could have cracked it, theirs no way to know without an x-ray, Skip the ER and go to a general practice DR, a lot of them can do x-rays in office, you may want to call ahead first. If they can't do it, they can refer you to an orthopedic DR who can DEFINETLY fix you up in office w/o the AWFUL aggravation of the ER, I know your pain, my hubby could barely breath a month ago and it still took about 2 hours to see a DR who ended up misdiagnosing him anyway...go the orthopedic DR route, definetly!
2007-08-22 16:39:25 · answer #2 · answered by ASH 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to get that taken care of right away. You will lose mobility in the wrist if it's broken and does not heal correctly.
2007-08-22 15:13:28 · answer #3 · answered by shortstop42000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just go to your doctor and he can send you to a x-ray place where you can make an appointment- did it with my foot which turned out to be ripped tenants and they also just give you aspirin for that.
2007-08-22 15:47:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
unless a bone is sticking out no.
2007-08-22 15:53:02 · answer #5 · answered by Peace :3 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋