broken metacarpal

IceShock

IceShock

IceShock

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Hey there, on Saturday night whilst a bit drunken for my birthday I only went and fell on my right hand and ended up in A&E where I got a Xray and iv got three broken metacarpal bones in my hand, sheer snapped in half not just fractured, they cant operate until Thursday because of the swelling, but iv got a temporary cast on at the moment till Thursday when I get a full time cast.

Has anyone broken this bone before and how long did it take yours to heal etc?

Its a right pain in the backside as its my right hand and im right handed so I can barely do anything at all, etleast my index finger I can bend so I can type and click my mouse though so I have something to do whilst it heals I guess.

One things for sure it will be a while until I drink again!
 
I've never done 3 at the same time :(.

I broke one dirt jumping (pinned hand between tree and bike) iirc it was about 10 weeks before it stopped aching. Mine didn't require surgery though. The other was a poor excuse for a punch in taekwondo that took ages before I could hit properly again.
 
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Ah dear, so Im guessing mine will take a lot longer than 10 weeks then, doesn't help that I race motocross bikes so I wont be riding again for a while, wanted to get training this winter for next years season starting in feb because I didn't race much this year due to just recovering from a bust collar bone that needed surgery in jan this year. goes from bad to worse!

cheesyboy said:
Come on son, you punched something/someone didn't you

Let's put aside all that "fell on my hand" stuff ;)
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nope, fell and landed on a curb leaving a club with me missus lol, she almost went over on her heels when it got stuck between a gap in the flags and I caught her and went over my self unfortunately. It didn't hurt at all tho but after half hour It had gone blue and three times the size
 
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Collar bone is so much worse in my opinion!

Never know having surgery may expedite the healing process.

Well the misses clearly owes you a debt of gratitude, paid in multiple instalments ;).
 
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Then sportsmen, then the guy who walked down that dangerous street and got stabbed, then we go for flu, common cold. Ah heck let's make everyone have health insurance :p.
 
FutileBreadMachine said:
They should start charging drunks in A&E for wasting resources.
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Was a honest fall that did it though I just happened to be tipsy due to it being my birthday nothing else. Its not like I go out and get bladed every weekend and end up there. I go out once every 6 months if that for a pint or two, haven't been to town in years until this weekend.

Also, there was nobody in A&E at all, not one person I went straight in no waiting about was in and out in 20 mins, straight for a xray then a cast.


But I agree, people who end up there wasting our tax money on cuts and stomach pumping etc don't deserve the help when they did it to them selves.
 
IceShock said:
Was a honest fall that did it though I just happened to be tipsy due to it being my birthday nothing else. Its not like I go out and get bladed every weekend and end up there. I go out once every 6 months if that for a pint or two, haven't been to town in years until this weekend.

Also, there was nobody in A&E at all, not one person I went straight in no waiting about was in and out in 20 mins, straight for a xray then a cast.
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OK, I will let it go this time.

:p
 
I have playing rugby. But only fractured, nothing like what yours sounds like. No idea how long it took to heal as I didn't really pay it much attention - but it is painful, and I get nasty cramps now and again as a result. It's a small bone so you should be relatively okay in a few weeks - but I guess if you've broken more than one that'll take a bit longer, but we all heal at different rates.
 
Have you considered having the hand removed and replaced with a hook? The applications are limitless, nose picking, using you arm as a rudimentary fishing rod to catch sharks, and the rest!

In addition you could purchase a number of snazzy attachments, you'll never be with out a corkscrew again with the new Swiss Army hand!
 
FortuitousFluke said:
Have you considered having the hand removed and replaced with a hook? The applications are limitless, nose picking, using you arm as a rudimentary fishing rod to catch sharks, and the rest!

In addition you could purchase a number of snazzy attachments, you'll never be with out a corkscrew again with the new Swiss Army hand!
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you know that actually made me laugh :D first thing that's lightened the mood a little on my injury since it happen.

but on a serious note... no just no :p
 
Cosimo said:
Just think of the benefits. People offering you seats, carrying your bags, the life and soul of the party with your tale of woe (fighting a shark should be good for a few drinks). :p
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And if you happen to lose your other hand in a freak shark fishing accident, just get another Swiss Army Hand! Then you'd basically be a robot, and robots are cool.
 
I think it's an awesome idea. :D

But on a serious note OP, I hope it heals all right.

I do things like dirt jumping, and have had a few big crashes in my time. :p But I have never broken anything before.
 
russell664 said:
I think it's an awesome idea. :D

But on a serious note OP, I hope it heals all right.

I do things like dirt jumping, and have had a few big crashes in my time. :p But I have never broken anything before.
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Not going big enough then :p.

My injuries sustained are broken shin, collar bone, rib, multiple foot bones and two concussions(through helmet).


No wait you're doing better than me :D.
 
Haha go big or go home! Iv had a lot of racing crashes in the past 11 years, worst being my colar bone that I had plated and screwed togetheer, but iv also had worse crashes than that one where iv been knocked out and concust and not broken anything and a slight fall and this has happened it's quite annoying.
 
FortuitousFluke said:
Have you considered having the hand removed and replaced with a hook? The applications are limitless, nose picking, using you arm as a rudimentary fishing rod to catch sharks, and the rest!

In addition you could purchase a number of snazzy attachments, you'll never be with out a corkscrew again with the new Swiss Army hand!
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:D
 
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