T1B

Ok, so I went to webmd.com and all it said when looking up my symptoms was to call a health professional.

I was playing softball and dove for a ball. I planted with my right hand, and my right index finger bent sideway. I felt a crack or two in the main joint, second from the nail. It became swollen immediately and I iced it down. This was 6 weeks ago. It is still tender as hell and I still can’t make a tight fist. When I squeeze the joint from the sides with my left thumb and index finger, it hurts like hell. After typing at work for a few hours, it is sore as hell too.

I’m no human biologist or doctor. Is there some kind of tendon there that might be torn? Can it not heal with time? I’m going to go to the Dr. but wanted to see if anyone else had anything like this happen before and what their experience has been.

Serious replies only, please.

If you broke it, it is too late to do anything about it. It is already healing natural. If it is healing wrong, then you can either live with it, or have it broken again and reset. With a finger, most people won't go through all of that and will learn to live with it.

Probably at this point, the only thing a dr would do is prescribe Naproxen, an anti-inflamatory. That should keep a lot of the swelling down, which in turn will alleviate the pain.

Depends, do you use it for any strenuous activity on a regular basis?
(I.e. Is it your pussy finger?)

88 is correct--I've been lucky so far that any
aches/pains have healed--it just takes a longer
time than when you were say 18.
I'm on the football field tomorrw morning for a high
school scrimmage (starting my 37th season).
I've been run into, kicked, stepped on and even
smacked in the mouth by accident and never lost
a game to injury.
Hope I keep that string going.

If it's partially dislocated, find the nearest tight ass, insert finger, ask the person that said ass belongs to to clench down on their butt cheeks, Mr T. style, then remove finger as quickly as possible.

Seriously though, the chances are pretty good that there's some tendon damage. After the initial injury, use heat, not cold. Cold is to prevent swelling. After that, you want to promote blood flow to the area, not restrict it. If it's not feeling better after a week or so of heating, then yeah, see a doctor... or suck it up. Who are you, Chris Simms?

the_ouskull

My advice to you is to start drinking heavily.

IndyFrisco wrote:When I squeeze the joint from the sides with my left thumb and index finger, it hurts like hell.

Stop squeezing the joint from the sides with your left thumb and index finger.

Mike the Lab Rat wrote:My advice to you is to start drinking heavily.

Oh, and I'd listen to him...he's pre-med.

rub some dirt on it, you pussy.

Spray some Windex on it...wait, you said "serious" replies only.

Ok, this thread got started in the CFB forum and then got moved here?

That's seriously retarded.

If shrub wasn't over there doing the bidding of the zionists, we'd have money for universal care and you'd be no more than a month or two away from your "free" doctor visit.

JCT wrote:rub some dirt on it, you pussy.

Fuck That!
Just have em lop it off and get back to work.

Sincerely,
Ronnie Lott

I broke my ring finger once and it was healed in five weeks.So if your finger still hurts after 6 weeks,...I'd say gang green has set in.Find your self a good Civil War era docter and have him do some "surgery".

splint it. stop using it, and it will heal.

same shit happened to me playing basketball about 10 years back. finger got bent way the fuck in the wrong direction, heard a crack. It was swollen and then I had a red bump on the side of my finger for a couple of weeks and it just never got better. went to a doc, Doc called it some weird name, and splinted it. 1 month later splint came off, finger was healed but weak as all hell, and it took another week or so to feel normal. Doesn't bother me at all any more. when the splint came off the fucker curled up on me and I couldn't straighten it for a week. Weird to have a finger that wouldn't work right.

give it time.

I once injured a finger real bad several years back. Me and several other drunken fools decided to play some basketball one day and started a game of Hoops. I was having trouble breathing because I had this huge Booger that just wouldn't budge. Finally I just said "Fuck It" and decided to Pick that Bastard Out and get it over with. Sure enough as I stood there near the Free Throw Line with a good half a digit up my right nostril my dumb fucking buddy bounces the ball Hard and it comes straight back up, catches my elbow and I drive my fingernail right into my nasal cavity damn near up into my brain. Sure enough I pass out and slam my face into the court snapping the finger in two pieces with it already lodged in my dome. There was Blood everywhere and all my buddies did was laugh at me. So I wake up in Emergency and my finger is still up my nose, it seems the little bastard swoll up and was stuck in there tight. What happened next is another story altogether, other than the time I accidentally amputated my right foot with a Diamond Blade Saw or when a buddy's Outboard Motor sliced my back open it was by far one of the worst things that ever happened to me.

If you happen to go see a doctor see if you can get him to cough up a Oxy Script. That'll fix it if you don't mind being hooked on Opiates......

Indy, WTF???

DO you have Insurance?? If so, Break down, pay the $10 co pay and stop asking a bunch of Bored Posters for medical advice!

If you do not have medical insurance, go to the free clinic and get some medical advice from a real MD and Xray (if the feel it is justified)!

I would not even trust a doctor's advice if He/She did not actually see my finger in question and just dispensed medical advice in some troll forum!!

btw.. finger injuries can take time to heal due to your inability to fully rest the finger!

Good Luck!!

Trampis wrote:gang green ...Civil War

Yeaaahhhhhh, buddy!

WAR - U of O, 13-0

QQMF

Go to the doctor man. Sure you can roll up and play poker with your Kof C boys but you can't make it to the Doc's office?
My guess is he will splint it and tell you to cut down to 5 posts or less per day while at work.
Asking for medical advice from us is like trying to explain what being blind is to a sightless person by drawing picture

Y2K wrote:I once injured a finger real bad several years back. Me and several other drunken fools decided to play some basketball one day and started a game of Hoops. I was having trouble breathing because I had this huge Booger that just wouldn't budge. Finally I just said "Fuck It" and decided to Pick that Bastard Out and get it over with. Sure enough as I stood there near the Free Throw Line with a good half a digit up my right nostril my dumb fucking buddy bounces the ball Hard and it comes straight back up, catches my elbow and I drive my fingernail right into my nasal cavity damn near up into my brain. Sure enough I pass out and slam my face into the court snapping the finger in two pieces with it already lodged in my dome. There was Blood everywhere and all my buddies did was laugh at me. So I wake up in Emergency and my finger is still up my nose, it seems the little bastard swoll up and was stuck in there tight. What happened next is another story altogether, other than the time I accidentally amputated my right foot with a Diamond Blade Saw or when a buddy's Outboard Motor sliced my back open it was by far one of the worst things that ever happened to me.

If you happen to go see a doctor see if you can get him to cough up a Oxy Script. That'll fix it if you don't mind being hooked on Opiates......

ILMFAO

Indy,
I was shopping at Walmart today and I ended up chatting with the clerk that stocks the area that has all the discount paper goods and womens sanitary products. Out of the blue we ended up on the subject of broken up fingers and I immediately thought of your unfortunate situation out of concern for good health since I'm such a stand up kinda guy. Dude has a friend who thrashed his hand pretty bad and fixed the thing all by himself without a visit to the Clinic. Walmart Dude said other than the guys Meth Habit his buddy was fairly believable. Seems the dude was shoplifting several boxes of Sudafed from a Walgreens and the Manager spotted him.
As dude was about to get to the sliding doors they closed quickly and his hand was the only part that partially cleared the door snapping several digits before the Emergency switch activated and auto-opened the doors.
Lucky dude was holding a revolver in the other hand because he wouldn't have been able to rip off a few rounds and make everyone hit the floor. Luckily he escaped on his 10 Speed Bike and made it home narrowly avoiding the perimeter the cops set up. In order to reset his broken fingers dude started punching his ole lady but all she did was get knocked out and bleed everywhere so he started punching walls until he located a stud behind the drywall. Took a while but the holes in the wall weren't a big deal because one time he worked with a drywall company for cash therefor avoiding child support and any outstanding warrants he had. Needless to say this didn't work and all he did was bust his hand up even more. Dude busted out the glass and got busy while pounding a fifth of Daniels and then he ran to a jobsite right by his ole lady's apartment and ripped off a Sawzall from some dumbass Plumber who had it in his truck.
He refreshed his buzz and dropped a new blade on his saw. He cut off his arm right at the elbow and carterized his would with the small torch he uses for smoking Rock. He says the guy feels great and even got Welfare to supply a Prostetic Arm for free. Even though dude was shot when police staked him out when he went to collect the new hand he swears it was worth it. You might give it a try, beats going to see your Doctor anyday.

Good Luck!

wtf? ha ha

Y2K wrote:Indy,
I was shopping at Walmart today and I ended up chatting with the clerk that stocks the area that has all the discount paper goods and womens sanitary products. Out of the blue we ended up on the subject of broken up fingers and I immediately thought of your unfortunate situation out of concern for good health since I'm such a stand up kinda guy. Dude has a friend who thrashed his hand pretty bad and fixed the thing all by himself without a visit to the Clinic. Walmart Dude said other than the guys Meth Habit his buddy was fairly believable. Seems the dude was shoplifting several boxes of Sudafed from a Walgreens and the Manager spotted him.
As dude was about to get to the sliding doors they closed quickly and his hand was the only part that partially cleared the door snapping several digits before the Emergency switch activated and auto-opened the doors.
Lucky dude was holding a revolver in the other hand because he wouldn't have been able to rip off a few rounds and make everyone hit the floor. Luckily he escaped on his 10 Speed Bike and made it home narrowly avoiding the perimeter the cops set up. In order to reset his broken fingers dude started punching his ole lady but all she did was get knocked out and bleed everywhere so he started punching walls until he located a stud behind the drywall. Took a while but the holes in the wall weren't a big deal because one time he worked with a drywall company for cash therefor avoiding child support and any outstanding warrants he had. Needless to say this didn't work and all he did was bust his hand up even more. Dude busted out the glass and got busy while pounding a fifth of Daniels and then he ran to a jobsite right by his ole lady's apartment and ripped off a Sawzall from some dumbass Plumber who had it in his truck.
He refreshed his buzz and dropped a new blade on his saw. He cut off his arm right at the elbow and carterized his would with the small torch he uses for smoking Rock. He says the guy feels great and even got Welfare to supply a Prostetic Arm for free. Even though dude was shot when police staked him out when he went to collect the new hand he swears it was worth it. You might give it a try, beats going to see your Doctor anyday.

Good Luck!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!

6 or what, 7 years knowing you guys????

I've never read a funnier story of self-destrction than this one Y2K just threw out. I hope that dude in the story used a Milwaukee sawzall with a metal blade to make the ER job easier for the Osteo surgeon.

You can't make this story up.

Rack Jack!!!!