I have a bone island in my scapoid bone
let hand (found on x-ray after twicsting
my wrist and being unable to use my hand
and was put in plaster for 6 weeks because
of a suspected fracture). My consultant
diagnosed me from an x-ray.
My question is why am I in agony with it?
He said I cannot possibly be (they never
hurt) and I must be just suffering from
mental illness which I don't understand,
but then he looked at my hand and said it
looked fractured (swollen, discolouration)
checked the x-ray again and nothing there
but the bone island and looked mystified.
He offered to put me in plaster again but
I refused because that was no help last
time as my hand kept swelling and the
plaster was removed several times over the
6 weeks. He said he could refer me but it
was probably just from me not wanting to
use it properly (chance would be a fine
thing).
I cannot take pain killers (due to severe
reactions) and the medication I take for
my right elbow problem makes no
difference. The only thing that helps is
warm water.
I cannot sleep at night and am looking at
being forced to resign from my job because
I cannot concentrate and do it properly
from the pain, i've already had to give up
my musical instruments (played for 22
years and now cannot at all). The physio
is making the pain worse and although I
can move my hand properly it really hurts.
I cannot lift anything with it at all.
The more I use it the worse it gets (the
consultant said this was normal and just
to ignore it but I can't). I've been
having pain getting worse for two years in
it and all I was told was how I was just
experiencing growing pains (i'm 28) and
there was nothing wrong. I was put in
plaster for 6 weeks because of a suspected
fracture and still have fracture signs and
symptoms but no fracture.
Does anyone know anything about bone
islands? Do they hurt, am I just a crazy
woman? Any ideas?
