Jammed Thumb Has Lasted 5 Months Posted: 01-23-06 19:52pm
I've been to 2 doctors, had x-rays taken
and examined, been to a hand specialist,
and been to 2 different physical therapy
centers. I have had this jammed thumb,
which is what I have been told it is, for
five months. It was jammed playing
basketball when an arm swung into my hand
and bent my thumb sideways.
The specialist said it was just a jam. I
don't doubt that. But she said it can
take upwards of a year to heal.
My question really is simply has anyone
out there experienced something similar, I
mean a jammed thumb that lasts months?
Did it ever completely recover? I think
what I am really looking for is some
assurance that this problem will
eventually go away.
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odyssey11
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Joined: 14 Apr 2007 Posts: 1
Posted: 04-14-07 19:57pm
OK I don't know if you still are having a
problem but I have the same one.
I jammed my thumb almost a year ago ands
it is still not better. I have been to
doctors and they say it is jammed and it
needs rest. I think a year of rest is
quite sufficient.
They say surgery is not really an option
unless I am losing muscle mass which I'm
not. But I still have pain and weakness
doing every day tasks such as opening jars
or holding something heavy.
Does anyone have any advice??
Please Help.
Thanks.
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jessie29
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Joined: 14 May 2008 Posts: 1
jammed thumb Posted: 05-14-08 14:35pm
I have the same problem. I jammed my
finger in a fight over 3 months ago, and
it still hurts. I have problems opening
jars and even doing normal daily things.
I was on the web searching for home
treatments when i ran into this. If you
or anyone know what to do please help me.
Thank you,
Jessie
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Mikolas
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Posted: 05-15-08 01:32am
Well, finger joints aren't exactly my area
of expertise, but I would assume you
probably injured the cushioning between
your carpal bones (the various parts of
the finger). There is very little blood
flow in most ligaments/tendons, other
areas of cushioning, meaning that the rate
of healing is much slower as well. So
while it seems unlikely, it isn't an exact
impossibility that it would take that long
to heal depending on the degree of injury
you caused it.
Did you mention to your doctors that it's
been taking over a year/months to heal?
Did they attempt to explain the situation?
Lazy doctors =/ they never seem to ever
try to educate or provide more knowledge
of the situation to the patient at hand.
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DPGfitness
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