Broken arms and a sprained wrist Posted: 07-03-08 07:01am
I fell in the shower seven weeks ago and
my Wrist, hand, and thumb are still sore.
I fell on an outstretched hand. I got soap
in my eyes and as I tried to turn around I
slipped while I had both hands on the
wall. My right one in back of me and my
left on the side of me and as I fell, both
hands went all the way down until I
reached the tub surround. My left thumb
bent inward underneath my left hand when I
hit the tub surround. The pain immediately
begun and it was awful. Do you think it
might be more than just a sprain?
I got it checked out and they diagnosed me
as a sprained wrist and hand. But it is
still sore, swollen, and bruised, so I got
a referral to Orthopedics. It is swollen
on the palm side of my hand where the
thumb is and near the wrist and there is a
bump also on one of my thumb bones
This was because when I got surgery on my
ankle in April, a few weeks later, I tried
to take a shower and not put alot of
weight on my ankle and that is how I fell.
As I turned around
Current medical status: Hurt Wrist, Thumb,
and Hand
Current medical treatment: Advil
A more serious injury than a sprained
wrist, extended tendons, or contused
muscles is a broken bone of the arm, but
that can be proven only with an X-ray
image.
You may want to consult the orthopedist,
which you were referred to, about your
problem.
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