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Suggest Treatment For Blurred Vision And Strep Throat
We have insurance but doesn t cover ER visits when I move my fingers extreme pain not much swelling plus I have step throat blurred vision and Verne in my arm are very visible . I crushed my elbow on 9/11/11 in a roll over and had to wait 6 days before sorgery to remove glass from my elbow. 2 large pieces of glass were removed the dr said that there was pro. More glass but couldn t get it all out.do you think there could still be glass in my elbow ? I ask bc of how bad this fall hurts my whole arm. Excuse my writing I broke my glasses today when I fell and can t see well. There s boney bumps on my wrist as well,
Fri, 7 Jun 2019
Hello,
Glass in the wound is very difficult to detect and remove so it is likely some small pieces may have remained after the fall that you had. On the other hand, many times the body isolates them with fibrous tissue and sometimes they do find their way out and cause redness and swelling locally till they go completely out.
I would not expect you to have finger pains due to glass pieces in the elbow area. I would recommend you to take Ibuprofen for the pain and meanwhile, you can set an appointment with your GP (there is no need to go to the ER).
I hope this answers your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Antoneta Zotaj, General & Family Physician
Glass in the wound is very difficult to detect and remove so it is likely some small pieces may have remained after the fall that you had. On the other hand, many times the body isolates them with fibrous tissue and sometimes they do find their way out and cause redness and swelling locally till they go completely out.
I would not expect you to have finger pains due to glass pieces in the elbow area. I would recommend you to take Ibuprofen for the pain and meanwhile, you can set an appointment with your GP (there is no need to go to the ER).
I hope this answers your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Antoneta Zotaj, General & Family Physician
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