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01-04-2009, 08:32 PM #1
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Silver- 2002 Trans AM
Went snowmobiling and come back.....
With a Broken Finger. (Title does have enough room)
my left ring finger has 2 hairline fractures and a chip.
The funny part is that I didn't hurt my self riding or falling. I hurt myself trying to manually start the snowmobile. grabbed the handle with my right hand and placed my left hand under the handle for support. As I pulled it, the handle slipped out of my hand and hit my left hand. It hurt like a mofo for about 2 minutes and i just brushed it off and continued riding for another 4 hours. I figured it was just a sprain.
On the way home, while my friend was driving, my whole arm started to get painfully numb and my finger started to turn blue/green color. Went to my work (I work in radiology at a hospital) I get my finger Xrayed and it showed that its broken.
to be honest, I never broken a bone in my life, and this incident surprisingly didn't hurt that bad. Now in the future, when I have patients with the same problems, I'll tell them to suck it up.
Here is my question to anyone who broken their finger(s):
how long did it take you to heal up to use your finger again?
I'm not allowed to work with my broken finger. I need both of my hands to move patients. I can't even put a rubber glove on. lol
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01-04-2009, 08:48 PM #2
Somehow I've made it through without breaking any bones either. A real miracle I must say.
But, I did fracture my right index finger during a volleyball game spiking over the net back in High School.
Hurt like hell too. But, I didn't think it was broken. Finally went to the ER two days later and it was fractured and chipped just like yours. Mine was right at the first bend on my right index finger (whatever you call that joint)
As I recall, it took a long time to heal and I had to wear one of those aluminum braces so it didn't bend. I'd say a few weeks if you don't mess with it and keep it straight.
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01-05-2009, 04:13 AM #3
I've never broken one of my bones.....I've broken bones on other people but none that were mine. I would imagine though that you can just walk off a broken finger. I'd figure it'll be a couple of weeks before you will be able to work.
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01-05-2009, 04:44 AM #4
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01-05-2009, 04:50 AM #5
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01-05-2009, 05:07 AM #6
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Bright Red- 1999 Trans Am Ws6
Nothing quite as pleasant as smacking your hand when it is ice cold out.
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01-05-2009, 07:38 AM #7
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2002 Z28 A4 NBM- Sadly now demodded :(
4-6 weeks. I fractured the 4 fingers and dislocated my thumb on my left hand playing football when I was a kid.
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01-05-2009, 08:06 AM #8
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79 T/A -91 Firebird- 1998 Trans Am -Oynx Black
Pics of the xray or it didnt happen haha
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01-05-2009, 08:12 AM #9
ive broken 8 of my 10 fingers......fights, sports, etc (punching things in anger when im drunk haha). . . . to this day 3 of em still hurt if i hit em into something or its cold out. But ull be able to use it again in about 3-4 weeks and it will be healed in 4-6
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