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What To Do If Pinky Finger Pains A Lot After Bumping It Against The Railing?
about a week ago i was walking up my stairs to get to my apt door when i hit my hand against the railling and my pinky went back,the next day i went to the clinic to get it x-rated and he told me it was not broken,so he tapered my two fingers together and told me to take tylinol for the pain and to put ice on it,i have done that plus i even put splinter on my pinky and also put a bandaged and still it does not help,also the pain worsen's alot more when i ether try to do a fist or even just pick something up as little a cup,can u tell me if it broken,fractured or sprained
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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hi,
ok it seems likely that your finger could have been dislocated or fractured.
sometimes in an xray a hairline fracture can be missed as they are difficult to catch.
but your persisting symptoms and your lack of improvement after painkillers do suggest it needs to be looked into again.
also a possiblity exists that the splint may not be applied properly and causing you pain.
either way, a relook and possibly a repeat xray may be called for, and usually it will improve with a proper splinting and good painkillers.
another possiblility is that the painkiller you are using isnt effective for your metabolism and your body may need a different category of painkiller which may work. but that is assuming everything is alright at your pinky.
regards/
ok it seems likely that your finger could have been dislocated or fractured.
sometimes in an xray a hairline fracture can be missed as they are difficult to catch.
but your persisting symptoms and your lack of improvement after painkillers do suggest it needs to be looked into again.
also a possiblity exists that the splint may not be applied properly and causing you pain.
either way, a relook and possibly a repeat xray may be called for, and usually it will improve with a proper splinting and good painkillers.
another possiblility is that the painkiller you are using isnt effective for your metabolism and your body may need a different category of painkiller which may work. but that is assuming everything is alright at your pinky.
regards/
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