I think i broke my finger?

Question

yesterday i was closing the car door and i didn't realize that my hand was in the way til it was to late. my whole hand hurt ,but through the rest of the day it felt better except my pointer finger and now its swollen and it hurts. i can still type good and allot of other normal day things. i was just wondering if i just hurt it or broke it. and if i should get an ex-ray. all answers are appreciated

Answer 1

even if you go to a doctor, there's not much they can do for it.  Go to a pharmacy (Rite-Aid, Walgreens, etc) and get a splint.  Immobilize your finger to keep it from getting worse.  Only time will help.  

Answer 2

it may need to be amputated.  you should go immediately to a doctor.  good luck.

Answer 3

You Can Tell If Youve Broke Your Finger because Your Whole Fnger Will Turn Black From Bruising,

Best Get It Checked By A Doctor

xoxo

Answer 4

I'm no genius, just a sports first aid responder.

You may or may not have broken the finger.  They are very sensitive with many, many nerve endings for sensory reasons.

Swelling can be flesh or bone.  Sorry, it has to be seen by a doctor, and possibly x-rayed.

Good luck.

Answer 5

Ouch! I bet that hurts!

It's a good sign that you can type.But it looks like you may have a hairline fracture.If you're in a lot of pain,I'd advise you to put some ice on your hand and take a painkiller .See your doctor as soon as you can.He'll examine your hand and tell you to get an x-ray if necessary (and i think it really is!)

Good luck! I hope you feel better soon! :)  

Answer 6

Owh!

Think the hand muscles got hurt.

So try to put medicated plasters on first.

=D

Answer 7

I have to say you should see a doctor , but I wouldn't.

They can't do much more than splint it with tape and a popsicle stick.

As far as pain , they would probably give you Ibuprofen (500mg) , you can just take a couple of otc IB for that.

***edit***

I've broken dozens of bones , and the only one that turned black was my ankle.

I doubt that the bone is splintered or you would have more problems than just swelling.

If you have money to burn see a doc. Again , I wouldn't.

Answer 8

I've done that a lot of times, totally sucks, but I never broke any of my fingers from it. I just ice it and bandage it, the swelling should go down, if not you should go to a doctor