<p>So last night I had a sleep study & was warned basically every few days not to miss my appt or be late, so when I fell and hurt my already arthritic wrist 10 minutes before I was to leave, I just slapped an ice pack on it and drove off.
But today it hurts worse, I couldnt really get all the goo out of my hair ( from the leads) because washing yourself with one hand is hard,
I havent yet gone to the dr, because I didnt want a lecture on why I am avoiding her, but the pain is moving to my wrist & down my arm. Its probably between a 4-6.
I need a new thumb joint which I have been putting off & I suppose I could get an xray, but would they do anything besides tell me not to use it( which I am already doing)?</p>
<p>Is it swollen and bruised? Usually broken fingers and toes bruise up quite a lot when broken…spoken from recent experience, which needed surgery. If it’s not swollen and bruised, and it is not getting worse, I think you could use a hand brace to immobilize and see what develops. Even if it were broken, they’d need to wait for swelling to subside before any surgical intervention. Good luck!</p>
<p>I fell on my hand a month ago. It turned black and blue and I decided to have it x-rayed after about 6 days. My doctor said they couldn’t see a break, but that sometimes it takes 2 weeks for the swelling to go down in order to even see a break. You might want to hold off on those x-rays. She also told me that hands take a long time to heal because there is not much of a blood supply. I’m debating whether I need a second set because my hand still hurts.</p>
<p>It is swollen but I think the most that could have happened is that I fractured a carpal bone. It sure hurts though, I’m definitely going to have joint reconstruction this summer.
But it will be good to get it over with.</p>
<p>I broke my thumb on December 30. I saw a hand guy who put me in a thumb immobilizer for 6 weeks. 4.5 months later it is better but STILL somewhat swollen and still hurts when I try to use it. :(</p>
<p>I have a friend who had the same surgery that I need , ast year. I know she had pretty intensive physical therapy, but about 3 months later she had full use of it.</p>
<p>It seems that your hand shouldnt still be swollen unless you have arthritis or something else going on.
How annoying.</p>
<p>We’ve had a rash of broken hands/wrists in the office lately - three in a row. If you are avoiding your doctor (and I can’t say I blame you) go to the ER or urgent care and have someone else look at it.</p>
<p>Its doing a lot better. Its not showing any bruising.II bought a brace to wear since we are going out to a show & I wanted to protect it.
They arent designed very well. Virtually all of the supports at the drug store had an elastic/neoprene sleeve you had to squeeze your hand through to use.</p>
<p>^^^^I hate those supports. It starts hurting my wrist. My brace was a thumb brace only (called a “frog” brace I think?). The proper brace can be dependent on where in the thumb the fracture is. </p>
<p>My problem is that I also tore a ligament or two, which is why my thumb continues to hurt and the swelling hasn’t gone completely down. Soft tissue injuries can take much longer to heal than bone fractures.</p>
<p>You don’t realize how many times a day a healthy thumb comes in handy until you can’t use it. </p>
<p>Well, thumbs are the most important fingers. </p>
<p>I suspect that the “brace” you bought at the drugstore is not as good as some type of splint you could buy at a surgical supply store. The splint would immobilize your thumb; the brace only wraps it tightly.</p>
<p>Apropos of nothing, I just realized that the "Post edited by . . . " note is no longer bright flaming red.</p>
<p>I had a cast made by OT department. I had DeQuervain’s tendinitis. I’m sure I messed up spelling. Nonetheless, I kept the cast, and if I overuse hand, I put my cast on hand for a few days. I have not tried a CVS/Walgreen cast, just the one made for me. Anyway, hope by now you have found some relief. </p>
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<p>When I first broke my thumb, D2 kept quoting that scene from *Meet the Parents *</p>
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