Thumbellino

orthodoc · 10-14-2013, 04:51 PM

Ahhhhhh, ow. Ow. I'm guessing you can't flex the distal joint in your thumb? Yes, an x-ray is important. If the distal tuft is fractured there's no specific treatment other than for comfort, but if you've fractured into the joint it's a little more involved. You could need a visit to the hand surgeon, depending. So do please follow up. You may need that subungual hematoma trephinated* by tomorrow morning too; relieving the pressure will do a lot to bring your pain level down.

You did this while chipping stone ... please please tell me you were wearing eye protection?

All right, I'll stop being smothery/doctory and hope you get some sleep with the percocet. And keep that thing elevated.

*using a small cauterizing tool to relieve the pressure of a hematoma under a fingernail.

10-14-2013, 04:51 PM	#11
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Ahhhhhh, ow. Ow. I'm guessing you can't flex the distal joint in your thumb? Yes, an x-ray is important. If the distal tuft is fractured there's no specific treatment other than for comfort, but if you've fractured into the joint it's a little more involved. You could need a visit to the hand surgeon, depending. So do please follow up. You may need that subungual hematoma trephinated* by tomorrow morning too; relieving the pressure will do a lot to bring your pain level down. You did this while chipping stone ... please please tell me you were wearing eye protection? All right, I'll stop being smothery/doctory and hope you get some sleep with the percocet. And keep that thing elevated. *using a small cauterizing tool to relieve the pressure of a hematoma under a fingernail. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

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