eClaire

nearly two weeks ago now, I was toy fighting with the other half and I punched his knee a little harder than I intended to (I wasn't even aiming for his knee ); anyway, it sounded like a hallow popping noise and it REALLY hurt.

It is still really sore up the little finger side of my hand especially when I move it certain ways, there is a lump on the side of it and whenever I go out into the cold it makes it ten times worse. It's been nearly two weeks and I am getting a little worried!

Poor Guy

i had a lump that moved when i banged my elbow real hard which when touched, felt like punching a desk. but the kump just faded away in a month or so. might be something like this.

Alas

Could be one of the small bones in the back of the hand either dislocated or even broken. Serves you right

Jaydee5

Staved? Is that Russian for something ?

eClaire

Thats what he said Alas. Bet it hurt me more than him though

I think I will get it checked out though, Im not man enough to leave it two weeks - although if it is broken or staved i don't know there is much the can do for it, is there?

You know, I can't actually define staved although I know what it means Gee, Im bright!

Jaydee5

It's motherhood, eClaire


Directs your brain to more important stuff

I can live in ignorance

eClaire

I am sure I can manage that

fast bloke

staved is when you stretch a tendon or ligament - sounds like it might be dislocated

Alas

Here you go
4. To accidently bend back (a finger or toe) and injure the joint at its base.

Example: staved my finger playing netball

Except it was'nt netballs you were trying to hit

Jaydee5

Thank you Does that mean I can speak scottish now ?

eClaire

Out of curiosity - what would they do if it someone dislocated one of the wee bones in their hand? I imagine they would just leave it to sort itself out?!



LOL Alas

fast bloke

Nah - They pull your finger in a certain direction and it pops back in. IIRC it will never go back into place itself without some assistance. I dislocated one attached to my middle finger at school. PE teacher thought he was on MASH and decided that field surgery was the only way. After half an hour of complete agony he gave up and sent me to A&E. The nurse gave it a tug - then she got the doctor to relocate my finger - Sorry - had to do that one before someone else did. The nurse pulled my finger and..... I farted... NO - The nurse pulled my finger and the bone relocated with no additional pain

David_Dickson

My cousin had a big lump appear on his hand after punching someone when we got jumped on a night out.

After a day or two of pain a trip to a&e for an x-ray revealed he had chipped a section of his knuckle off.
Nothing they could do for it, his hand was splinted and he was given pain killers. He was left with a slightly lumpy knuckle after that, but had no other ill effects beyond the pain for a week or so.

eClaire

Not too bad then.

Cheers

fast bloke

The again - it could be something really really bad - it might be some sort of burrowing insect gone in there to lay its eggs or sumink

eClaire

Oh yeah, just like earwigs burrow into your ear to feed off the protein in your brain, lay its eggs and lets its offspring do the same!!

fast bloke

who told you that? they feed off your earwax

Swen6

Pure genius, sort of the thing the missus would do, hit me and hurt her self, and then wonder why your nearly crying with laughter

eClaire

Erm, I dunno fb, jus some bloke!

Yeah, yeah swen, heard it alllllllll already

MikeCardiff

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Sounds like a fracture or break in the bone - I had one like that on my big toe when someone broke it with a 2x4 - in casualty they said they cant do anything to set small bones, you just need to strap it up so it doesnt move too much and it'll start healing itself.