My finger is really swollen.
Its like three times the size of my other one.
What happend was... In P.E. we had to play volley ball. And the ball went out so I went to grab it and another guy hit it as hard as he could with my hand over it about the grab it and it got hit. My index finger my middle finger and my ring finger was all swollen my friend said pull them all really really hard and it will pop back into place. I did that It hurt really bad but the index finger and the ring fingers swelling went down. But I pulled the middle finger over and over and over again and it just hurt worse and worse. What should I do and do you think its broken.
2007-12-15 15:59:21 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Stop pulling those poor little fingers!! It sounds like you may have a fracture in your middle finger. What you want to do now is "buddy" tape it to your index finger. Get some bandage tape and wrap it around the lower digits of your index and middle fingers. Then get another piece of bandage tape and wrap it around your upper digits of your same two fingers. This gives your middle finger some support until you can go get an xray. Ice it with an ice bath or an ice pack frequently, that will help keep the swelling down. Take ibuprofen to also keep the swelling down. Make an appointment with your doctor on Monday to have it xray'd.
It will take a few weeks to heal.
2007-12-15 16:10:32 · answer #1 · answered by Bingo's Mommy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
first of all, stop pulling them... just tape a popsicle stick to your finger to keep it straight for now, put ice on it, and get x rays to make sure its not broken or fractured
2007-12-15 16:50:05 · answer #2 · answered by L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See a doctor.
2007-12-15 16:07:03 · answer #3 · answered by hamrrfan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋