Possible broken wrist, maybe sprained, need advice?

morgan_bvrns

morgan_bvrns

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Alright, so snowboarding today, it was the second run of the day, and I went to do a toeside turn, and caught my heel edge, and went down right on my dominate right hand. Instant intense seering stabbing pain in my wrist. All day its been an intense throbbing pain, and I fell on it a second time last run of the day. I can't move it at all without it feeling like death. I'm thinking it might be a really bad sprain, I've been icing it a little, but after some research, I'm thinking it may be a Smith fracture. Its completely swollen up and red. Help me out please?
 
BrandonWeir

BrandonWeir

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Could also be a hairline fracture (which is just a crack kinda), which seems like it'll be fine after a while but can cause problems if not treated. I did something very similar to my wrist and went a week without going to the doctor, then when I finally went they said it was just a hairline fracture, but it was like on a growth plate or something. So if I had hit it again and really messed it up then my wrist would grow all weird or something, and it'd be messed up for the rest of my life. Definitely go in and get an X-ray. You use your wrists a lot, can't afford to screw one up.
 
morgan_bvrns

morgan_bvrns

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What should I do for now, though? I won't be able to get to a doctor until Monday at the earliest.

EDIT: The pain kind of extends up into my forearm as well, but I'm not sure if that's just residual nerve pain or something, or if something's fucked up there, too.
 
humpurple kushiones

humpurple kushiones

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go to the nearest hospital, just to be safe.
like right now. may ruin your night but you seriously don't want to leave it unchecked for that long.
 
BrandonWeir

BrandonWeir

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For now just be careful and let it rest, don't use it, and make sure you don't sleep on it weird. Cause that's the WORST the next day. If you have a little splint thing then for sure use it. Other than that there's not much you can do. Ice it if it's swollen.
 
Frank T

Frank T

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take some ibuprofen and ice, 20 minutes on 20 off, If its still excruciating pain tomorrow try to get to a hospital and get it checked out. Or try to get to an urgent care center thing, i think they may have xrays
 
morgan_bvrns

morgan_bvrns

Steel Member
Alright, I took some codeine syrup left over from my bronchitis last week to try to calm myself down a little and for the pain, and some ibuprofen to help. Hopefully I can make it through the night, and I'll get an ace bandage on it for the weekend. I'll try to get to an urgent care or something Monday.
 
Frank T

Frank T

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Oh alright, I was just coming at it from my point of view, id die over the if I didn't know, but that's probably because I'm a tad neurotic;) haha
 
BrandonWeir

BrandonWeir

Steel Member
Definitely no riding lmao. Tell your parents about it if you didn't already. You'd hope they would care enough to take you to the ER or something asap.
 
morgan_bvrns

morgan_bvrns

Steel Member
Alright, so, I still don't know what's wrong, but I got a wrist brace and I've been wearing it constantly. It still hurts to move in certain directions, but it is moveable and seems to be intact.
 
ConnorD

ConnorD

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You can't go til monday? Do you have plans more important than going to the hospital for something that could quite be a serious injury? If you use that wrist at all until you see a doctor, you risk seriously damaging it, maybe even permanently.
 
Grant Schofield

Grant Schofield

Silver Member
wel first i have to say this:
n00b h0w D0 u f@lL 0n h3eL t0 to3?!!?!?!?1

but how to fix it (kinda suprised no oe said this yet)

R.I.C.E

rest
ice
compression
elevate
 
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