How do i know my thumb is broken?!
Question: How do i know my thumb is broken.?
I was at camp with my youth group and i was on our slide we made and hit my thumb on a tree coming down.. Afterwardsif stung and about an hour later it was twice its size and i couldnt touch it with my other fingers and it would'nt bend at all and now i can touch 2 fingers and i see 2 brusoes on both knuckles and can't make a fist it gives off a sharp pain every like 5 minutes and it makes my entire hand hurt can someone please help me!!!!
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no i was trying to turn i mean i can still drive but it hurts at the bottom of the thumb whenever i touch it and it looks like a knuckle sized bruise on mu knuckle but my dad says i jammed itHealth Question & Answer
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no i was trying to turn i mean i can still drive but it hurts at the bottom of the thumb whenever i touch it and it looks like a knuckle sized bruise on mu knuckle but my dad says i jammed itHealth Question & Answer
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i jammed my ring finger while playing around with my buddies......it hurted for about 6 ***** MONTHS.. i also thought it was broken too but i could still move it but after a certain point i felt a lot of pain......so after a few months....it got all better.. but take xrays to be sure/Health Question & Answer
Even though it may hurt, if you can bend it then it's not broken..
Your dad is probably right, it sounds like you did in fact jam it.. Which can be pretty painful.. So it's no wonder you though it might be broken..
Ice it for 20 minutes at a time and buy a finger splint at CVS, or anyplace like that, that way you can immobilize it and it will heal quicker..
Good Luck..Health Question & Answer
Your dad is probably right, it sounds like you did in fact jam it.. Which can be pretty painful.. So it's no wonder you though it might be broken..
Ice it for 20 minutes at a time and buy a finger splint at CVS, or anyplace like that, that way you can immobilize it and it will heal quicker..
Good Luck..Health Question & Answer
The only way to surely know if it is broken is to have it examined and x-rays taken.. If it has been casted, I assume a doctor has seen it and determined it is broken.? ...... If you are unsure, go to the ER and have it evaluated.. That is one bone you don't want to heal "wrong" because you use your thumb for so many different things! Good luck..Health Question & Answer
The easiest way to tell if a bone is broken is if it twitched after you hurt it.. If it twitched after you hurt it, then it is broken.. If you can't remember and it is still hurting and is really bruised and swollen tomorrow, go get it x-rayed..Health Question & Answer
I would consider talking to a doctor.. Health Question & Answer
x ray is the wayHealth Question & Answer