Is my wrist broken?!
Question: Is my wrist broken!?
I fell yesterday at home from my own hight (5'3") breaking the fall with my right hand!. I did not hear any bone snap (and I am familiar with the sound) but I felt pain!. I decided to not take it seriously and just go to bed!. I slept really bad because of the pain and my wrist kept getting numb!. When I finally woke up, I saw that my wrist is swollen, that there is a little bump (really just a little one) near/over the radius!. It is not too swollen, it is not blue, I can move it (though it really hurts), I can rotate it (also with a lot of pain) but when I do, I feel my ulna kind of moving out of place and when I rotate my wrist back the ulna moves back to place doing a 'pop' sound (like knukles), I can't lift anything (that is way too painful) and I can't bend my wrist backwards, only forwards!. When I move my fingers over where it hurts I can't feel deformity and besides the bump it isn't deformed!. Mother said we'll wait a week and if it doesn't stop hurting we'll go for x-rays!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
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I'd get it x-ray'ed, like right NOW!. I did mine in January and it sounded pretty much the same!. I was able to pick up a glass, but had big problems writing, among other things!.!.!.!.!. Do it now!.!.!.!.it'll start healing in a week, then you'll have more problems!. I was in a splint for almost a week, then a week after I had the cast on, the doctor x-ray'ed it to see if my wrist was staying in place and he said you couldn't even see the one original fracture, though far from totally healed!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I don't think you have anything to worry about i did the same thing a little while ago!.I hit a punching bag the wrong way and I to had a swollen wrist and mine was purple!.I think if you can move your wrist like that its fine just sprained!.I could barely move my wrist at all but it wasn't broken felt like it though!.Should heal in about a week give or take a few days!Www@Answer-Health@Com
It sounds to me like it's not broken!.!.!.it's probably just a strain or you jammed it!.!.!. Put ice on it and don't use it too much!.!.!.whenever that happened to me I went to the doctor and he gave me a hard protective sleeve so I could keep it straight and protect it while it healed!. (You can also get those sleeves at Walgreens, Wal-Mart, etc!.)Www@Answer-Health@Com
u need to go to teh doctor NOW bcuz a the pain of course and teh popping etc they wil probably give u liek a hand cast or sling and take x-rays and see if u can move it in ceratin places or to see if u have a strong grip etc BUT U NEED to see a doc ASAP!Www@Answer-Health@Com
not that i am a doctor but you could have a really bad sprain on your wrist, if you broke your wrist yesterday you most likely wouldn't even be able to type your question out today from the pain!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I suggest you ice it!. Maybe it's a dislocation, in which case waiting a week would be a rather bad idea!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I am not an X-Ray device!. Or a doctor!. You will need one!. Possibly both!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
did you type all of that with your good hand!? if not then your wrist is not broken!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Time for a trip to the ER for an x-ray!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
just go to the doctors if is hurting stillWww@Answer-Health@Com
Just go to a doctor!. That's the best thing!.Www@Answer-Health@Com