Suspected wrist fracture – Should I go to A&E

Should I go to A&E? Its such a faff; and I have a load of scribbling for work to do at home.

I mean… all they’ll do is x-ray it and say ‘yeah you’ve got a fractured wrist, stay off it for x weeks.

BTW it hurts like a mofo when I do this…

…owwww!

[edit; dammit- missed a question mark off the title
I think this belongs in the bike forum as it was achived whilst attempting to cross two parts of a trail via more than 10ft of gap]

Go to A&E now before they get busy.

If you really have a point that is that sore then yes

There is a tenuous blood supply which winds around the the wrist, if this is injured you may could end up with necrotic bone (=dead bone) 😯

Oww.. damn my chicken bone wrists.

*Packs a book and goes off to the hospital.

Thanks for ruining my productive day guys… sheesh! 😉

If it hurts anything like* it did when I broke my wrist you’ll know whether you need to go to A&E 😀

ps – GO!!

*”like a motherf***er” for the record

The answer to “My arm/leg/wrist/todger/head* hurts should I go to A & E” is nearly always yes – take a book & iPod and go. Limited downside if it’s the wrong decision – massive upside, up to and including avoiding death (RIP N. Richardson) if it’s the right one.

(* delete as appropriate)

I suspected from your post that you were young ‘un (GCSE sort of age). Seems you may be an architect, which requires years of study.
If you don’t get it checked, you risk a lot more time off work and numerous potential nasties in the future.
Can you not “scribble” in a waiting room? Presumably you “acheived” the damage yesterday, so the continued/increased pain is not a good sign.

No! someone on here will be happy to diagnose you and sort you out.( They are good like that on here , all ex GP’s just taking a rest from the medical life stacking shelves at ASDA so they can hit the trails and chat on here more often ).

how did you get on flamejob?
broke mine 8 weeks ago 🙁 felt like a real bad sprain but xray showed 2 breaks.
6 weeks of plaster and now physio and i’m nearly ready to go biking again

GO!
Ignoring a potential fractured wrist could lead to lots of problems and a long time off the bike!

Off to Teddington drop in clinic I go!

lol@ boxelder I’m 34 and yes; design buildings for a living (donno where you sniffed that out from)

No, leave it it’ll be fine – bones heal themselves really easily, just be careful not to move it out of position for the next 6 weeks.

I was reluctant to go to A&E after breaking my thumb saying they only x-ray it and tape it up, how wrong was I. Turned out I nearly tore all the ligament of my thumb. 1 night stay because It might be operated on but they didn’t in the end, but 6 weeks in a cast and 2 weeks in a brace then 4 trips to physio. Still gives me jip now 4 years on.

He went, and don’t he look happy.

Your profile gives some clues!

Yep; tiny crack in my yawossercalledit bone. Dammit! No casts or anything thank the Gods.

*looks up wrist things

hamate – little bone ; not the important bit though apparently

Anyone want to buy an Ae Avalanche entry for ‘many bargains much cheapness’?

flamejob – Member

Anyone want to buy an Ae Avalanche entry for ‘many bargains much cheapness’?

JojoA1 was expressing an interest…

dude, that sucks! was hoping to catch up at Ae, however once again the gods have conspired, you are injured and my van blew up. Last year it was me that was injured, the joy.

They are good like that on here , all ex GP’s just taking a rest from the medical life stacking shelves at ASDA so they can hit the trails and chat on here more often

Some are still GPs.

My first thought was go when I did my wrist and the second time in less than 3months for that matter! see pic for pain factor. It hurt like ****! get it looked at..

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my wrist is killing me…

Doc in A&E says it’s ok but still hurts like f***

How’s life on the frontline Drac?

Jeypers those look way hurtier than my ‘yeeeeah.. *squints at X-ray* I think you’ve got a crack in there’.

Any Ae Avalanche entry takers have a look at this thread

How’s life on the frontline Drac?

Not bad just started to get busier again now holiday season has started so should be plenty of customers coming on for you.