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Should I get this checked out? (Finger injury?)

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Iron McFist, Jan 21, 2004.

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  1. Iron McFist

    Iron McFist Member

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    Was playing football afterschool today, and I closed my hands a bit early when making a catch. The ball hit the semi-closed fist, mainly the middle finger. Now, when I hold my hand open (palm to ground), the finger is straight except for the part after the first joint (right before the fingernails) -- it's bent at a.. I don't know, 10 to 20 degree angle downward. When holding my hand limp, it doesn't really hurt, just sort of numb but when I try to straigthen it out or grip anything tightly, it hurts.

    Dislocation? Should I get it checked out?
     
    #1 Iron McFist, Jan 21, 2004
  2. fadeaway

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    Could be a fracture or break. I'd get that Iron McFinger checked out if I were you.
     
    #2 fadeaway, Jan 21, 2004
  3. MoBalls

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    Iron Mcfist my ass..........of course you should get it checked out.
     
    #3 MoBalls, Jan 21, 2004
  4. bnb

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    That's your driving finger, man.

    Get it checked out!
     
    #4 bnb, Jan 21, 2004
  5. AMS

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    How the hell are you typing???
     
    #5 AMS, Jan 21, 2004
  6. Iron McFist

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    Right hand.
     
    #6 Iron McFist, Jan 21, 2004
  7. Two Sandwiches

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    Sounds like a break or fracture if it's numb and bent downward...but I'm not a doctor....I'd see one.
     
    #7 Two Sandwiches, Jan 21, 2004
  8. Iron McFist

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    Well, it's not completely numb, just sort of a buzzing, slight numbness. Doesn't feel that much like this when I raise my arm, dunno if it has anything to do with this or not.
     
    #8 Iron McFist, Jan 21, 2004
  9. Two Sandwiches

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    Even if it's only slightly numb it could still be a break or fracture. My arm was only slightly numb when I broke my wrist, and I almost decided not to go to the doctor for it even though I was only like 9.
     
    #9 Two Sandwiches, Jan 21, 2004
  10. MR. MEOWGI

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    Can you bend it? If not it's probably broken.

    I had the same thing happen and I broke my pinky.
     
    #10 MR. MEOWGI, Jan 21, 2004
  11. OmegaSupreme

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    dod has advice for this kind of thing.
     
    #11 OmegaSupreme, Jan 21, 2004
  12. Iron McFist

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    Going to the hospital to check it out as soon as mi madre gets off work. When you say bend it, do you mean the finger or joint? The finger I can bend a bit, but it hurts like hell to raise it as if to point. I can lightly grip things as well. The joint, well, I can push it back and forth a tiny bit, but not on its own.
     
    #12 Iron McFist, Jan 21, 2004
  13. Mr. Mooch

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    Is it discolored (slightly bruised)?
     
    #13 Mr. Mooch, Jan 21, 2004
  14. Iron McFist

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    It's a bit of a darker red around the fingernail, not sure if that's related.
     
    #14 Iron McFist, Jan 21, 2004
  15. Oski2005

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    Quit being a p***y.
     
    #15 Oski2005, Jan 21, 2004
  16. Franchise2001

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    Maybe its a tumor! :p j/k

    Get it checked out
     
    #16 Franchise2001, Jan 21, 2004
  17. Mr. Mooch

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    So it hit around your fingernail; I assume on the joint right under the nail:

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    I've slammed my finger in a door (twice) and these unusual red dots appear on the tip. I've jammed EVERY one of my fingers at least 3 times playing basketball. I usually can't move it much as it hurts quite a bit and gets swollen quickly. It's stiff for a few days and the bruising subsides soon after. I do get these marks that look like stars on the skin over the joints for some reason.

    Every time it happens I think it's broken but it neverhas been. If you think the bone is actually fractured, are you able to try and feel and put pressure on the bone?

    I don't know about numbness, but if it was broken, I'm pretty sure you would know it. I assume you got ice and such. If you don't want to go to a doctor and want to play it safe, you might want to tape two fingers together with medical tape or something similar.
     
    #17 Mr. Mooch, Jan 21, 2004
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    Is it just me, or did Mr. Mooch just give everyone the finger?
     
    #18 Franchise2001, Jan 21, 2004
  19. Apollo Creed

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    I've had this happen to me at least three times. (All three playing football, no less.)

    Only one time was really bad, and that lasted for about a month. It was black and blue and it hurt really bad to bend it. I never went to the doctor, and eventually it returned to normal. I suppose it could've been worse than it was, but I figured if it could bend at all, then it'd be okay eventually.

    It just sounds like a jammed finger to me, but then again, I'm sure as hell no doctor.
     
    #19 Apollo Creed, Jan 21, 2004
  20. Dallas Rocket

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    Possibly a mallet finger.

    Get it checked out.

    D R

    ps - I'm an orthopedist
     
    #20 Dallas Rocket, Jan 21, 2004
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