[Closed] If I'd broken a bone in my hand would I KNOW about it?

You sound fine.

Crack on.

I broke a bone in my palm and rode another 7 miles, by which time it was sore enough to make it hard to remove my mitt...

how's the belly?

I punched a wall by accident 5 weeks ago and I still can't properly move it or make a fist. Just pop into a and e and get it looked at - I should have dime that, but didn't, but I'm an idiot (according to the missus)

When I broke my wrist it took 3 visits to the docs and one to hospital before it was diagnosed

Ooooh...low blow there iDave.

I reckon just a bit of bruising, if you'd broken something, I reckon you'd know. But hey, you can always ring your A&E and find out the waiting time...then decide whether you fancy an xray.

The belly is good. Getting smaller all the time but I still have a 9x6x2cm haematoma that I've been advised to live with. I was advised by two surgeons that scooping it out under GA would result in scarring and a high probability that it would re-fill with seromous fluid. I've decided to learn to love it.

Any name suggestions for the blighter?

I punched a wall by accident 5 weeks ago

Oh yeah....

Yeh - was drunk and tried ago on a punch ball - missed and hit the wall at the side - doh

I always tend to find that you feel a bit sick & get an adrenaline rush when your brake some thing. I broke a little finger whilst skiing, kept skiing for rest of day then went for X-ray where confirmed broken, advised not to ski for the rest of the week but did. Wish I hadn't has finger took about year to heal an now can't hold things quite properly including handle bars

Dude - x ray is the only way to know.

Dude - x ray is the only way to know.

I'm struggling for medical imaging kit in our house at the mo'.

Bought a pre-loved General Electric MRI scanner off the bay for £42 so should know by tomorrow night if it's broken 😀

*Internet diagnosis is not to be trusted*

the normal rule of thumb is - if you [i]think[/i] its broken it is not. When its broken you[i] know[/i] it is

However this is by no means infallible. Swelling and difficulty in movement is a sign of a break. have a good feel / prod / squeeze along each of the bones in your hand. You are looking for a painful point.

If its not getting better tomorrow get yourself down the the GP or minor injuries clinic

the normal rule of thumb is - if you think its broken it is not. When its broken you know it is

I dunno where you got this from but mate a bone Dr (Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon) is standing beside me this very minute and says this is just not true and he has never heard it before. He says go to Casualty and they will examine you and decide if you need an X-Ray

I thought i had sprained my wrist,turned out to be a broken bone in there,Thought it was hurting.

if pushing a door open is a 'no no ' as you say then id have it x-rayed just to be sure...

Having broken several bones in my hands at various times (all confirmed by X-ray at some point). It can vary from agonising floppy finger to the symptoms you describe. Get it checked majority of medical (and MR) people i've talked to and know would rather a wasted visit (and don't i feel silly) than something more serious.

toys - I have heard it a lot over the years in different forms.

Derek, can you knock one off? If you can, then it's probably ok.

toys - I have heard it a lot over the years in different forms.

Fair enough, Dr Bones says don't perpetuate it as lots of people have poor union problems or poorly set bones as people say things like "if you can move it then its not broken" or "Man up" and never get help..

deadlydarcy - Member

Derek, can you knock one off? If you can, then it's probably ok.

Ho Ho

I punched a wall by accident 5 weeks ago

Were you aiming for someones head?

bone Dr (Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon)

Surely that would make him a bone Mr?

And tradition states that they drag their knuckles along the floor and can hardly string a sentence together so how he told you that I don't know...

😉

(oh, and don't bother ringing A&E to ask what the waiting time is.... If we answer those calls we always say 3-4 hours. We figure if you are well enough to ring and ask, you are well enough to wait)

Derek - you really are in the wars.
Get yourself along to the doctor and let him have a prod and poke around.

We need you fit for HtN.

If you've broken your scaphoid, even an x-ray might struggle!

I thought I broke my little finger, went to the hospital, had an xray, and they said it was fine. Now its better it sticks out and looks like it was broken 100%

broke my foot kicking a wall, doctor said it was bruised, x-ray said it was broken, tried to walk on it and caused more damage.
several fingers broken (over a couple of years of playing cricket badly) doctor said just bruised, x-rays said otherwise.
broke my wrist playing football badly, similar story.

only one way to be sure, especially if you think there maybe any displacement.

However, with my hand related injuries, I have left A&E with the same dressing which i went in with.

BigJohn - Member

Surely that would make him a bone Mr?

Yeah but I can't help calling him Dr as he only became a consultant a few years ago..

[i]If there was a broken bone in there would it be obvious?[/i]

Possibly but not always a clue that it might be may be not being able to make a fist or putting any pressure on it say for example pushing a door.

I did the same thing last September, went up like a balloon, couldn't move it, felt sure I'd broken it, quick x ray confirmed it wasn't. still hurt like a bastid though.

Toys - which is why I said if it ain't getting better tomorrow go to get a real opinion.

I broke a bone I'm my hand, went into work the next day and a first aider said it was likely just bruising and my boss told mg to stop being a girl and get on with it.
Then a bloke who used to race motorbikes and had seen lots of mangled hands saw it and told me to get straight to a&e as it was clearly broken.

He was right! I'd get it looked at...

I was convinced I had broken a bone in my foot....been GP and walk in centre (oh the irony) and they are saying tendon prob....which is probably worse 😥

Stuff your hand, is the new bike OK?

I broke my 4th metacarpal the other year, didn't hurt, didn't swell up. Only thing I noticed was that when making a fist the ring finger didn't close correctly and crossed over towards the other finger.

As others have said , x-ray is the only way to tell.

did similar on sat, sore wrist + elbow, A&E sun am, not sure. Fracture clinic tues am, suspected radial head fracture (elbow bit).
If in doubt get thy ass down to A & E.

just out of interest, those of you who have had broken hand bone diagnosed with Xray, what has the treatment been?
when I broke my hand (punching my mates brother) the docs said there's nothing they would do any way, just put a bit of bandage around it for a bit.....

Bumpty bump. STW diagnosis required!

Any thoughts from people with very minor hand injuries?

Hurt my hand in a tumble at a race a fortnight ago. Very slight swelling and a bit of pain a few hours later, but no obvious bruising, and it is only a dull pain if I prod a certain bit of my palm (centre, towards my wrist) with my other hand.

Doesn't sound like my scaphoid is broken (from what I have heard) and I have full use of my hand and fingers, can make a fist etc, albeit 2.5 weeks later, my palm is still a bit sore. I suspect that my wrist is slightly sprained, but it isn't bad, and I'm sure it will sort itself out shortly.

Considering getting it x-rayed just to check, but I have a nagging suspicion that it might be a waste of everybody's time. Is it possible that there is just some tissue damage to my palm which is taking a while to heal, or that a slight sprain in my wrist would extend to that part of my palm?

MTFU comments welcomed.

Sore palm, sprained wrist?

1. MTFU
2. change hands.

Visit GP and see what they say? You can't just ask for an x-ray on the offchance and it's not an emergency so A&E is out.

My rugby club physio failed to spot I had broken a couple of wee bones in my hand for about three weeks.Get to the Hospital.

Think we've covered the full spectrum in 3 answers there!

I figured there is little point in going to the GP as they won't be able to tell if any of the bones are broken.

Currently veering back towards MTFU, but wary of causing long term damage if I have broken a small bone in my palm.

you need to go to gp to get a referral to fracture clinic, not a diagnosis - you shoudln't just present yourself at A&E with a 3 week old injury.

You can tell I'm a bit naive about the whole Doctor / A&E thing as I rarely need to visit either.

I agree that A&E for a 3 week old injury isn't ideal.

Think I'll MTFU for a few more days and call my GP if things don't improve soon.

After 2.5 weeks and no improvement - get your self along to your GP or the minor injuries unit at the western might be best. Nurse led but thay can x ray and check for gross isssues. fracture sounds possible to me.

Thanks TJ - I wasn't aware of that, and it sounds like the best option if I'm to get it checked out.

Thread resurrection after 10 months.

My hand is fine FWIW.

I didn't bother A&E I MnedTFU.