doctor said broken hand is fine

rockyroad217 · 10-27-2009, 04:45 PM

i broke my hand about 3 weeks ago, and i wasnt sure it was broken until the swelling went down..i finally went and got it xrayed and was told i have a boxer's fracture which is the bone under your pinky knuckle..its broken in half and i can see it sticking up under the skin..the doctor today told me that it was fine and that bone would be sticking up forever now and didnt even put it in a cast..i asked him why it makes a popping sound when i move my finger and he said its because the fracture is moving. wtf how is that fine? i realize i might have waited a while to get to the doctor, but i figured they might at least rebreak it so i wouldnt have to deal with it forever lol..anyone else had anything like that happen?

dannyboy954 · 10-27-2009, 04:58 PM

So what did you punch? lol

rockyroad217 · 10-27-2009, 05:00 PM

lol i was goofing off at work and someone kicked the cooler door shut when i was coming out tryin to push it open

stv-lo · 10-27-2009, 05:13 PM

and you broke it punching their face in? cuz i woulda lol

ka_jd7and1 · 10-27-2009, 05:28 PM

I was in an accident at work and had to go to the company doctor Thought I had broken my nose. Got through sitting for an hour (now 5-5:30PM) to be told that there was no radiologist on staff that could help, the only guy left wasn't qualified for X-rays above the neck. Was told I was fine, and I could come back tomorrow if I wanted.

Work wanted me to, so I did. Ended up I had broken my nose in 2 places. It had set relativey straight (ended up bumping it later and it set crooked, but never mind that). Doc was going to let me go as-is. I asked for some tape so I could at least tape it to keep it straight. Doc goes rummaging through a drawer, finds a roll of tape, gives it to me, and says "It's not what I was looking for but it should work." WTF?

firstgenon24s · 10-27-2009, 05:30 PM

WTF? You guys must live in the sticks...lol

Fannatick · 10-27-2009, 05:37 PM

Quote:

finds a roll of tape, gives it to me, and says "It's not what I was looking for but it should work." WTF?

Thats hilarious.

rockyroad217 · 10-27-2009, 06:04 PM

i got an appointment for a second opinion..so we will see

BlownDime · 10-27-2009, 06:10 PM

Doctor did the same thing to me when I snapped my wrist in two. He was wiggling it around, said it was fine. I went and got xrays myself, clean break of bone parts of the bone, went back to the doc. His excuse was "Oh you weren't making any sounds of pain while I moved your wrist around". No shit, I was almost blacking out.

4 months in a cast, and the day I get it out, it snaps again, and back to the cast. Worst high school years ever.

blackGMC · 10-27-2009, 06:18 PM

Crushed my left ring finger in a machine in a factory i was working in. Went the the local ER (small hospital) Xrays showed nothing broke but i needed several sets of stitches. They put me in one of those metal finger splints and sent me home. Continued WICKED pain for 2 more days then went to the Factory's recommended dr. He took one look at my finger and said "You're going to the Hand Center". Monday we go to the Indiana Hand Center in Indianapolis, they find my knuckle is in 3 pieces and I have to come back the next day for surgery!

18 months, 2 more surgeries and I have to have my finger either fused solid or amputated. I chose amputated! 9 fingers rule!

rockyroad217 · 10-27-2009, 06:31 PM

wow you got me beat then 9 fingers lol

ka_jd7and1 · 10-27-2009, 06:40 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by BlownDime

Doctor did the same thing to me when I snapped my wrist in two. He was wiggling it around, said it was fine. I went and got xrays myself, clean break of bone parts of the bone, went back to the doc. His excuse was "Oh you weren't making any sounds of pain while I moved your wrist around". No shit, I was almost blacking out.

4 months in a cast, and the day I get it out, it snaps again, and back to the cast. Worst high school years ever.

As a child, my wife managed to brake both wrists at the same time while rollerblading. As a freshman in high school, she went back to the same hospital for a surgery and the doctors remembered her as the girl that broke both her wrists.

roboticsguy · 10-27-2009, 06:50 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by ka_jd7and1

As a child, my wife managed to brake both wrists at the same time while rollerblading. As a freshman in high school, she went back to the same hospital for a surgery and the doctors remembered her as the girl that broke both her wrists.

I guess she'll never live that down, eh?

mattm05 · 10-27-2009, 07:28 PM

i had the same fracture as the OP about a year ago. i had my hand in a case for about 4 weeks and i have a raised lump on my hand where the bone healed.

ENVY22 · 10-27-2009, 07:34 PM

I had a boxer fracture about a year and a half ago. My pinky knuckle just sits lower than the other. I was in a splint and cast for a month.

rockyroad217 · 10-28-2009, 03:22 PM

here's a couple xrays of my hand from a week ago lol

ka_jd7and1 · 10-28-2009, 03:52 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by ka_jd7and1

As a child, my wife managed to brake both wrists at the same time while rollerblading. As a freshman in high school, she went back to the same hospital for a surgery and the doctors remembered her as the girl that broke both her wrists.

Oops, managed to misuse "brake" for "break". Dunno what happened on that one.

MeltingPlastic · 10-28-2009, 03:59 PM

heh...

when i broke my leg and dislocated my ankle back in december, i went to the emergency room straight form the ice rink(got tripped playing hockey) they gave me some pain killers and took x-rays... the PA came back in like half hour later and said they paged the orthopedic surgeon, 3 hours later the PA keeps coming back in saying they keep paging him and nothing etc. So he finally comes in with the head doctor and the x-rays. He shows me my fibula is shattered and says that they'll just put a splint on it cause thats all the ortho woulda done and sent me home... BUT i had to go see an ortho in the morning asap!(seeing as it was 2AM by the time i left the hospital) I go to my ortho he looks at my x-rays i gave him and goes, tell me what happened. I explained everything to him and hes like so THAT'S why they let you outta the hospital. I looked at him weird and he explained not only did i shatter my fibula but i dislocated the ankle and tore EVERY ligament in my ankle. Doc goes did they give you pain killers, i said yup percs and he goes take 2-3 i'll be back in 20... he then attempts to set my ankle(them percs didnt help for SHIT!) does more x-rays and says he didnt get it on the first try and he doesnt wanna try again cause my skin was now caught between both bones of my ankle and that im going in for surgery sat morning first thing... its been a fun 10 months with multiple surgeries since then lol

rockyroad217 · 10-28-2009, 04:02 PM

lol man thats rough..glad its just my hand

DigitalSoCal · 10-28-2009, 04:06 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by rockyroad217

here's a couple xrays of my hand from a week ago lol

I'm no doctor.. but that looks normal to me

JMew03 · 10-28-2009, 04:16 PM

*knock on wood* I've only broken 5 toes so nothing major like posted above. I get a cool limp every now and then though.

bad03xtreme · 10-28-2009, 04:23 PM

I did that in High-school punching a locker.

I got a thing that put constant pressure on the break and it healed up to a 5º angle and I think up to 20º is acceptable. Try and find you one of those things it worked awesome no bumps on my hand.

rockyroad217 · 10-28-2009, 06:13 PM

lol im not sure what that degree is..i hope its not acceptable..i was told if it stays like that i might have pain and arthritis from it from now on

sixfeathers · 10-28-2009, 06:20 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by blackGMC

Crushed my left ring finger in a machine in a factory i was working in. Went the the local ER (small hospital) Xrays showed nothing broke but i needed several sets of stitches. They put me in one of those metal finger splints and sent me home. Continued WICKED pain for 2 more days then went to the Factory's recommended dr. He took one look at my finger and said "You're going to the Hand Center". Monday we go to the Indiana Hand Center in Indianapolis, they find my knuckle is in 3 pieces and I have to come back the next day for surgery!

18 months, 2 more surgeries and I have to have my finger either fused solid or amputated. I chose amputated! 9 fingers rule!

one less to eworry abut being smashed and lost in ;places where your fingers shouldnt be.

dannyboy954 · 10-28-2009, 10:27 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by rockyroad217

lol im not sure what that degree is..i hope its not acceptable..i was told if it stays like that i might have pain and arthritis from it from now on

I had a break just like yours about 6 years ago and still have a plate and four screws in my hand.

94ChevySS-10 · 10-28-2009, 10:40 PM

Yep, I had that from punching a dumpster, thanks to my father pushing my buttons. Doctor said it was a boxers fracture, was the first time I had ever heard of it and and there wasnt anything he could do about it. Hurt like hell for about a month and my hand looked like a balloon for about 4 months but it finally went down and everything has been fine since.

gpwrastler · 10-29-2009, 11:38 AM

to the op mine is kinda the same except the third time really messed my hand up.. if its cold i can hardly move it and it sticks up and looks like shit.. i have finaly learned not to hit shit when im pissed though

rockyroad217 · 10-29-2009, 02:19 PM

hmm i just hope the doctor i go to today will actually do something about it, i wonder if the bone is already fused back if he will rebreak it..i really dont want problems with my hand im too young for that lol

wickedklown · 10-29-2009, 07:45 PM

i have a similar pinky bone break and once it healed i rub it where the bump is and put pressure from the palm side up and its straightened out almost not noticeable now this was a yr and a half ago.

ExtremeVI · 10-29-2009, 07:55 PM

You'll be fine. I did the same thing a few years ago. Went to the doc after about 3-4 weeks, and found the same thing. Healed up fine. Just a slight bump under my pinky knuckle. After 3 weeks, there's not much a cast is gonna do for you anyway, as it's already started to heal.

10-27-2009, 04:45 PM	#1
rockyroad217 got me some 20s Age: 23 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3,952 Location: Pine Bluff, AR User is: OffLine	doctor said broken hand is fine i broke my hand about 3 weeks ago, and i wasnt sure it was broken until the swelling went down..i finally went and got it xrayed and was told i have a boxer's fracture which is the bone under your pinky knuckle..its broken in half and i can see it sticking up under the skin..the doctor today told me that it was fine and that bone would be sticking up forever now and didnt even put it in a cast..i asked him why it makes a popping sound when i move my finger and he said its because the fracture is moving. wtf how is that fine? i realize i might have waited a while to get to the doctor, but i figured they might at least rebreak it so i wouldnt have to deal with it forever lol..anyone else had anything like that happen?
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10-27-2009, 04:58 PM	#2
dannyboy954 5-Cylinder Member Age: 28 Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,464 Location: Denver, CO User is: OffLine	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine So what did you punch? lol
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10-27-2009, 05:00 PM	#3
rockyroad217 got me some 20s Age: 23 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3,952 Location: Pine Bluff, AR User is: OffLine	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine lol i was goofing off at work and someone kicked the cooler door shut when i was coming out tryin to push it open
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10-27-2009, 05:13 PM	#4
stv-lo Useless Age: 22 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,498 Location: your mom... User is: OffLine	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine and you broke it punching their face in? cuz i woulda lol
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10-27-2009, 05:28 PM	#5
ka_jd7and1 is a fungineer Age: 24 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4,142 Location: Bakersfield, CA User is: OffLine	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine I was in an accident at work and had to go to the company doctor Thought I had broken my nose. Got through sitting for an hour (now 5-5:30PM) to be told that there was no radiologist on staff that could help, the only guy left wasn't qualified for X-rays above the neck. Was told I was fine, and I could come back tomorrow if I wanted. Work wanted me to, so I did. Ended up I had broken my nose in 2 places. It had set relativey straight (ended up bumping it later and it set crooked, but never mind that). Doc was going to let me go as-is. I asked for some tape so I could at least tape it to keep it straight. Doc goes rummaging through a drawer, finds a roll of tape, gives it to me, and says "It's not what I was looking for but it should work." WTF?
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10-27-2009, 05:30 PM	#6
firstgenon24s Registered User Age: 21 Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,696 Location: User is: Online	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine WTF? You guys must live in the sticks...lol
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10-27-2009, 05:37 PM	#7
Fannatick Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 884 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine Quote: finds a roll of tape, gives it to me, and says "It's not what I was looking for but it should work." WTF? Thats hilarious.
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10-27-2009, 06:04 PM	#8
rockyroad217 got me some 20s Age: 23 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3,952 Location: Pine Bluff, AR User is: OffLine	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine i got an appointment for a second opinion..so we will see
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10-27-2009, 06:10 PM	#9
BlownDime Works too much. Age: 22 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,319 Location: Alberta User is: OffLine	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine Doctor did the same thing to me when I snapped my wrist in two. He was wiggling it around, said it was fine. I went and got xrays myself, clean break of bone parts of the bone, went back to the doc. His excuse was "Oh you weren't making any sounds of pain while I moved your wrist around". No shit, I was almost blacking out. 4 months in a cast, and the day I get it out, it snaps again, and back to the cast. Worst high school years ever.
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10-27-2009, 06:18 PM	#10
blackGMC I only got 9 fingers!!! Age: 28 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,252 Location: Northern Indiana User is: OffLine	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine Crushed my left ring finger in a machine in a factory i was working in. Went the the local ER (small hospital) Xrays showed nothing broke but i needed several sets of stitches. They put me in one of those metal finger splints and sent me home. Continued WICKED pain for 2 more days then went to the Factory's recommended dr. He took one look at my finger and said "You're going to the Hand Center". Monday we go to the Indiana Hand Center in Indianapolis, they find my knuckle is in 3 pieces and I have to come back the next day for surgery! 18 months, 2 more surgeries and I have to have my finger either fused solid or amputated. I chose amputated! 9 fingers rule!
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10-27-2009, 06:31 PM	#11
rockyroad217 got me some 20s Age: 23 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3,952 Location: Pine Bluff, AR User is: OffLine	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine wow you got me beat then 9 fingers lol
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10-27-2009, 06:40 PM	#12
ka_jd7and1 is a fungineer Age: 24 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4,142 Location: Bakersfield, CA User is: OffLine	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine Quote: Originally Posted by BlownDime Doctor did the same thing to me when I snapped my wrist in two. He was wiggling it around, said it was fine. I went and got xrays myself, clean break of bone parts of the bone, went back to the doc. His excuse was "Oh you weren't making any sounds of pain while I moved your wrist around". No shit, I was almost blacking out. 4 months in a cast, and the day I get it out, it snaps again, and back to the cast. Worst high school years ever. As a child, my wife managed to brake both wrists at the same time while rollerblading. As a freshman in high school, she went back to the same hospital for a surgery and the doctors remembered her as the girl that broke both her wrists.
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10-27-2009, 06:50 PM	#13
roboticsguy Truckless Member Age: 33 Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,737 Location: Seattle, WA User is: OffLine	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine Quote: Originally Posted by ka_jd7and1 As a child, my wife managed to brake both wrists at the same time while rollerblading. As a freshman in high school, she went back to the same hospital for a surgery and the doctors remembered her as the girl that broke both her wrists. I guess she'll never live that down, eh?
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10-27-2009, 07:28 PM	#14
mattm05 finally fully bagged! Age: 20 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 440 Location: Salisbury MD User is: OffLine	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine i had the same fracture as the OP about a year ago. i had my hand in a case for about 4 weeks and i have a raised lump on my hand where the bone healed.
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10-27-2009, 07:34 PM	#15
ENVY22 Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 1,633 Location: Wilmington, NC User is: OffLine	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine I had a boxer fracture about a year and a half ago. My pinky knuckle just sits lower than the other. I was in a splint and cast for a month.
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10-28-2009, 03:22 PM	#16
rockyroad217 got me some 20s Age: 23 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3,952 Location: Pine Bluff, AR User is: OffLine	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine here's a couple xrays of my hand from a week ago lol
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10-28-2009, 03:52 PM	#17
ka_jd7and1 is a fungineer Age: 24 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4,142 Location: Bakersfield, CA User is: OffLine	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine Quote: Originally Posted by ka_jd7and1 As a child, my wife managed to brake both wrists at the same time while rollerblading. As a freshman in high school, she went back to the same hospital for a surgery and the doctors remembered her as the girl that broke both her wrists. Oops, managed to misuse "brake" for "break". Dunno what happened on that one.
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10-28-2009, 03:59 PM	#18
MeltingPlastic Broken Handed Superman Age: 24 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 5,267 Location: Hackensack, NJ User is: OffLine	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine heh... when i broke my leg and dislocated my ankle back in december, i went to the emergency room straight form the ice rink(got tripped playing hockey) they gave me some pain killers and took x-rays... the PA came back in like half hour later and said they paged the orthopedic surgeon, 3 hours later the PA keeps coming back in saying they keep paging him and nothing etc. So he finally comes in with the head doctor and the x-rays. He shows me my fibula is shattered and says that they'll just put a splint on it cause thats all the ortho woulda done and sent me home... BUT i had to go see an ortho in the morning asap!(seeing as it was 2AM by the time i left the hospital) I go to my ortho he looks at my x-rays i gave him and goes, tell me what happened. I explained everything to him and hes like so THAT'S why they let you outta the hospital. I looked at him weird and he explained not only did i shatter my fibula but i dislocated the ankle and tore EVERY ligament in my ankle. Doc goes did they give you pain killers, i said yup percs and he goes take 2-3 i'll be back in 20... he then attempts to set my ankle(them percs didnt help for SHIT!) does more x-rays and says he didnt get it on the first try and he doesnt wanna try again cause my skin was now caught between both bones of my ankle and that im going in for surgery sat morning first thing... its been a fun 10 months with multiple surgeries since then lol
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10-28-2009, 04:02 PM	#19
rockyroad217 got me some 20s Age: 23 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3,952 Location: Pine Bluff, AR User is: OffLine	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine lol man thats rough..glad its just my hand
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10-28-2009, 04:06 PM	#20
DigitalSoCal .com Age: 26 Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 3,794 Location: Foothill Ranch, CA User is: OffLine	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine Quote: Originally Posted by rockyroad217 here's a couple xrays of my hand from a week ago lol I'm no doctor.. but that looks normal to me
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10-28-2009, 04:16 PM	#21
JMew03 . Age: 24 Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 10,164 Location: DFW, TX User is: OffLine	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine knock on wood I've only broken 5 toes so nothing major like posted above. I get a cool limp every now and then though.
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10-28-2009, 04:23 PM	#22
bad03xtreme Choosy moms choose Jeff Age: 27 Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,118 Location: Manassas, VA User is: OffLine	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine I did that in High-school punching a locker. I got a thing that put constant pressure on the break and it healed up to a 5º angle and I think up to 20º is acceptable. Try and find you one of those things it worked awesome no bumps on my hand.
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10-28-2009, 06:13 PM	#23
rockyroad217 got me some 20s Age: 23 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3,952 Location: Pine Bluff, AR User is: OffLine	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine lol im not sure what that degree is..i hope its not acceptable..i was told if it stays like that i might have pain and arthritis from it from now on
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10-28-2009, 06:20 PM	#24
sixfeathers Registered User Age: 37 Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 169 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine Quote: Originally Posted by blackGMC Crushed my left ring finger in a machine in a factory i was working in. Went the the local ER (small hospital) Xrays showed nothing broke but i needed several sets of stitches. They put me in one of those metal finger splints and sent me home. Continued WICKED pain for 2 more days then went to the Factory's recommended dr. He took one look at my finger and said "You're going to the Hand Center". Monday we go to the Indiana Hand Center in Indianapolis, they find my knuckle is in 3 pieces and I have to come back the next day for surgery! 18 months, 2 more surgeries and I have to have my finger either fused solid or amputated. I chose amputated! 9 fingers rule! one less to eworry abut being smashed and lost in ;places where your fingers shouldnt be.
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10-28-2009, 10:27 PM	#25
dannyboy954 5-Cylinder Member Age: 28 Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,464 Location: Denver, CO User is: OffLine	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine Quote: Originally Posted by rockyroad217 lol im not sure what that degree is..i hope its not acceptable..i was told if it stays like that i might have pain and arthritis from it from now on I had a break just like yours about 6 years ago and still have a plate and four screws in my hand.
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10-28-2009, 10:40 PM	#26
94ChevySS-10 Hardcore Chevy Metalhead Age: 43 Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 85 Location: Wyoming (better known as hell!) User is: OffLine	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine Yep, I had that from punching a dumpster, thanks to my father pushing my buttons. Doctor said it was a boxers fracture, was the first time I had ever heard of it and and there wasnt anything he could do about it. Hurt like hell for about a month and my hand looked like a balloon for about 4 months but it finally went down and everything has been fine since.
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10-29-2009, 11:38 AM	#27
gpwrastler Registered User Age: 20 Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,840 Location: ohio User is: OffLine	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine to the op mine is kinda the same except the third time really messed my hand up.. if its cold i can hardly move it and it sticks up and looks like shit.. i have finaly learned not to hit shit when im pissed though
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10-29-2009, 02:19 PM	#28
rockyroad217 got me some 20s Age: 23 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3,952 Location: Pine Bluff, AR User is: OffLine	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine hmm i just hope the doctor i go to today will actually do something about it, i wonder if the bone is already fused back if he will rebreak it..i really dont want problems with my hand im too young for that lol
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10-29-2009, 07:45 PM	#29
wickedklown Registered User Age: 22 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 145 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine i have a similar pinky bone break and once it healed i rub it where the bump is and put pressure from the palm side up and its straightened out almost not noticeable now this was a yr and a half ago.
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10-29-2009, 07:55 PM	#30
ExtremeVI Suicided Member Age: 34 Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,112 Location: Bowie, MD User is: OffLine	Re: doctor said broken hand is fine You'll be fine. I did the same thing a few years ago. Went to the doc after about 3-4 weeks, and found the same thing. Healed up fine. Just a slight bump under my pinky knuckle. After 3 weeks, there's not much a cast is gonna do for you anyway, as it's already started to heal.
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