What's wrong with her thumb?!?!?!? Please help I'm very scared!!!!!?!


Question: What's wrong with her thumb?!?!?!? Please help I'm very scared!!!!!?
My 12 year old daughter broken the sesamoid bone in her thumb 9 weeks ago. It was a complete fracture and it was separated a little. She was put in a cast for three weeks and got it off on february 28th. She's in no cast or anything right now. Shes still in lots of pain. Here's her symptoms.

Swelling of whole hand

Little bit of bruising

Tingling in thumb and index finger

Non-stop throbbing in thumb

Coldness in thumb at times

Unable to move thumb and index finger

Twitching in thumb which causes lots of pain

Aching up whole arm and hand

She sees her orthopedic doctor on Monday. I've been icing her hand and given her painkillers. But she's still in much pain.

Could her thumb still be broken?

What else could be wrong?

What will the doctors do?

Answers:

I would recommend taking her to the ER. They can tell if its broken much more quickly and will be able to refer you to another doctor if needed. They can also stabilize her thumb until she sees the doctor on Monday to keep her from using it or hitting it. If you wait too long to see a doctor, she could have permanent nerve damage in her hand and be unable to use it.

Broken my thumb 3 times.



Check carefully what is in the painkillers. If they contain ibuprofen or naproxen, then don't change anything.

If they don't, then you could give her an advil (ibuprofen) with some food. That will help control the swelling.

Be careful with the icing. It can irritate the tissue, causing pain, which causes you to ice more, which irritates the tissue more....




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