I'm wondering if i could have a broken bone in my hand?!
Question: I'm wondering if i could have a broken bone in my hand!?
I was playing baseball and when i was up to bat i got hit in the hand with a baseball, it hit the man part of my hand below the fingers!. it got really swollen and it looked like fluid was collecting in the area !. The area is bruised and its painful grasp things and the sensation almost feels like the bone is going to poke through the skin!. I already got it x-rayed , but i will not know till tuesday and i'm supposed to play in another baseball game on monday so i need to know so i can tell my coach if i'm playing!. thxWww@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
If the hand is swollen and hurts that much it is best not to play!. Even if you have no fracture, you could cause damage to other tissues such as muscles and tendons that may have gotten injured, delay healing and you will not perform well!. Many hand fractures don't show up on x-ray right after the injury anyway, especially if there is much swelling!. Return to sports should not be based soley on the X-ray results!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It is quite difficult to fracture a bone in the hand since these are small and compact!. My best advice is you have a dislocated bone which is a common injury!. Unfortunately, I don't think you will be able to play for the next several days!.
If you had the injury within the past two days, try submerging you hand in cold water to ease the swelling!. If its been longer than two days, alternate submertion in cold-then warm water will be better!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
If you had the injury within the past two days, try submerging you hand in cold water to ease the swelling!. If its been longer than two days, alternate submertion in cold-then warm water will be better!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
If your coach sees your hand, I'm sure he/she will tell you to sit out!. You wouldn't be much help to your team!. If you say that it's painful to grasp things and if it's really that swollen, then how are you going to wear your baseball mitt or wrap your hand around the ball to throw it!? I would sit out of the next game and wait for the results to come back before playing again!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Even if it's not broken, you don't need to play on Monday!. It could get hit again and you could put your hand in a even more, possible worse position!. Sorry, but you have to sit out of the next game until you get your results!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Something similar happened to my sister when playing softball!. Her hand, in that case, wasn't broken, however, I think playing would be a bad idea!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Don't try to play until you find out
what you've done to your hand, I
thought most x-rays came back
within the hour, so why tuesday !?Www@Answer-Health@Com
what you've done to your hand, I
thought most x-rays came back
within the hour, so why tuesday !?Www@Answer-Health@Com
i wouldnt play until it healedWww@Answer-Health@Com
i dont think you should playWww@Answer-Health@Com