I fell about 6 feet on to my side.. ?

Question

mostly i landed on the left side of my left wrist and i cant twist it very well or bend it well... i got xrays the doctor said it doesnt look like its broken but they r not sure so i am going back in a few days. it was VERY swollen but i have a splint and a ace bandage so not very much anymore. but yea it hurts and that bump on ur wrist does not look like it is in the right spot. i am not sure if it is not in the right spot or if it is just swollen. sound like its spranged or broke or somethingelse????

Answer 1

It is most likely swollen that is why it does not look like the other wrist

if they X-rayed it and a brake did not show up it is not a complete brake

some times a fracture does not show up until it starts to heal

some times it will not show up on X-ray for weeks

in those cases we only put casts on to keep you from injuring it farther

ie going from a fracture to a complete brake

just be careful with it use ice for the swelling and do what they said to do for the pain