Broken Bone In Hand . Advice Please

[beezaneez]

fell, broke i suspect a bone in my hand, 8 weeks ago, painfull , even now when someone shakes my hand the pain is extrutiating, i went to A&E last week for xray, waited 3 hours and still didnt get seen, went again next morning was seen after 4 hours or more, doc looked at xray and told me no breaks ? i am very very surprised at this.

will xray be sent to my own doctor or results ? can i get a 2nd opinion without having to go to go back and wait in AE for 4-5 hours ?

thanks

[Baldric]

Just curiosity on my part, but did the fall have anything to do with the
30 pints of Beer you drink a week?
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Body-and-Soul/Question1305535.html

[penelope2]

Not your 'drinking hand' I hope.

[ChillDoubt]

If Baldric is correct in his assumption, you may be suffering from PAFO resulting in a UDI.
(P*ssed And Fell Over, Unidentified Drinking Injury).

In all seriousness, if the pain is constant you need it looking at again. Were you given an explanation as to the cause of the pain, if not a break? Possible nerve damage etc?

[Baldric]

Chill, please, not an assumption, just idle curiosity, . . . as you do!

[boxtops]

whyever didn't you stay at A&E on the first day, to get an Xray and get treatment started straigh away? A 4-hour wait is quite normal unless you are bleeding or it's an emergency.

Anyway - there are no breaks, it must just be severe bruising. What advice did they give you at the hospital? The results will go to your GP and ought to be there now, as they are sent electronically. Your GP will advise if a second opinion is necessary. Ring your GP.

[LazyGun]

Not sure I quite understand this. You fell over and hurt your hand badly - 8 weeks ago.

The pain, which you describe as excruciating, is not sufficient it seems for you to go along to A&E until 7 weeks later? How does that work then?

As for getting a second opinion, not quite sure how that would work - You could go back and ask them to get another Doc to look at the XRay that has been taken to see if they arrive at the same conclusion, unless you think the XRay itself was at fault?

Why did you not visit A/E sooner if the pain was that bad? Why wait 7 weeks?

[pixie373]

You could get it re-x-rayed if you're still having problems- although it could have reset itself in 7 weeks. (although probably show on x-ray). If it's any consolation, i once broke several bones in my hand- stood on by a horse. They didn't put a cast on anyway, just a sling to elevate it and a bandage over the cuts (they don't stitch palms, either). Do you have any bruising or swelling? Can you move all the fingers normally?

[solvitquick]

Dear beezaneez,
I have referred to Baldric's hot-link.
You clearly have 2 problems: drinking and the injury to your hand.
However as a virtual non-drinker myself I don't think yor current problem with your hand should be scornfully dismissed as seems the trend here.
You have done yourself a disservice by leaving the hand problem very late - two months! omg!
If the x-ray shows no broken bone(s) you may well have trapped a vital nerve, torn tendons etc.
Your GP is your second opinion NOW. You should have gone to your GP FIRST and been totally honest.
That A&E x-rayed your hand but did not bind it up or plaster it "seems" wrong but that's your fault - just maybe they thought 2 months was too late to effect any protection to aid natural repair of trapped nerve, torn tendons or whatever.
You have been going about things upside down and compounding this by asking for help here.
Get back on the correct path by seeing your GP ASAP.
You are dicing with the unlimited use of your hand and will not find the answer here on ab.
Second opinion? Nope!
Secondary advice and possible treatent from your local hospital ? Yes if your GP deems this necessary.
I hate the common advice of "pull yourself together" but here it seems applicable if, as I believe, you are being dishonest with yourself and possibly your GP whom you have disregarded in favour of A&E.
You face a long-haul ahead so start that process today. Make a GP appointment and don't use alcohol as an excuse to "relieve pain or to aid sleep"!
I wish you well as deep-down you must know the answers to your dual problems lie ultimately with your future actions
SIQ.

[beezaneez]

listen up...i was running !!! stop jumping to conclusions !!!!! fell on hand hurt it, thought it was sprained, waited weeks as there was no / very little swelling, thought it would heel itself instead of going whinging to A+E and wasting doctors time, i waited then when pain didnt go away i went to hospital.


whats the big drama ?

[pixie373]

Yes, see your doctor about both problems asap.
Being an alcoholic means he needs help, not ridicule.

[Baldric]

SiQ, since you refer to my link, then follow up with
//scornfully dismissed as seems the trend here//
please be aware I asked a straightforward question prompted by curiosity and was at no time scornful.

[pixie373]

Baldric, at this point, it makes no difference what the cause was.

[Baldric]

Don't recall saying it did, I asked a straightforward question prompted by curiosity.

[LazyGun]

The drama comes from your description of your own injury, beezaneez.

"fell, broke I suspect a bone in my hand, 8 weeks ago, painful, even now when someone shakes my hand the pain is excruciating".

That sentence implies that it was an impact injury with ongoing pain, especially when shaken/squeezed.

For me, what I could not understand was why you did not seek medical attention in the intervening 7 weeks, rather than clogging up A/E 7 weeks after the fall, and then complaining about the time you had to wait to be seen.

Why did you not see your GP or go to A/E before then? As for the rest - a second opinion of the original xray analysis should be easy enough I would have thought, although you might have to wait a bit - unless you think it was the XRay itself that was the problem - which seems a bit unlikely.

[solvitquick]

Dear Baldric,
My reference to your link which provided some background was useful but I was not referring to you as being scornful. Sorry if you inferred my post that way. I think you can see who I mean.
Anyway, Baldric, thanks to beezaneez plus pixie373 I would not wish to extend this into an inter-ab debate. It's all up to beez now.
Apologies,
SIQ.

[pixie373]

I think he's explained his thought process at the time. I imagine being recently diagnosed HIV positive, along with other problems posted and a drinking problem, is not helpful to anyone's judgment.

[LazyGun]

@pixie " I imagine being recently diagnosed HIV positive, along with other problems posted and a drinking problem, is not helpful to anyone's judgment."

Where does all this information come from? None of this is contained in the post, and I have no idea how I am supposed to take any of that into account when responding..

I am objecting, I suppose, to the manner in which A/E is being apparently (ab)used.

[anneasquith]

beez. you hurt your hand, it is not improving, you assumed what by attending A&E a fracture would be found on xray. either poor quality xray. wrong diagnosis by medical staff. no fracture, pop to gp for advice. good luck.

[pixie373]

From previous posts, lg. It isn't really relevant to this question. I was just thinking why he may not have looked after himself in the way most of us would.

[solvitquick]

Dear beezaneeze,
Oh dear, as I said, you would not solve your hand problem, nor I might add any health problem here on ab.
Your response to all ab'ers givng advice is very disappointing.
So you did not seek informed medical help because you were sympathetic regarding your GP's and A&E's time.
I did not realise that you were so community-spirited.
You end with the phrase "what's the big drama?".
Well the answer is: for us - none!
For you: time will tell!
I'm not going to ask what you have done or intend to do about your problems because I don't want to indulge in what you term a big drama.
Please read all posts and act quickly.
Despite my diappointment in your response I still wish you well.
SIQ.