I fractured my finger, how do I take care of it at home, mother refuses to take me ot a doctor, shes too busy?
Well I’ve been to manydifferent websites and I am certain I’ve fractured the joint or a bone in my finger. Its getting very swollen, It hurts very badly, I’m having difficulty moving it (I normally type with just my 2 index fingers but I am very fast), and the skin on the palm side where the joint resides is purple. Now the pain is traveling down to my palm. I feel I really need to see the doctor, but my mom won’t take me because last time I broke my arm and ended up needing a 5 thousand dollar surgery and the insurance company did not pay for most of it. She toldm e she’d have to make an appointment because she doesn’t want ot go to the E.R. and shes going to be busy all of this week. I need to take care of my figner because I know what happens if you don’t, so how can i take care of it without visiting a doctor?
Now i’m loosing feeling in the other fingers
She won’t take me because shes done this to her finger before and it healed ok but I’m just super worried.. plus tomorrow I have to pick up school books, and I don’t start school for 10 days, and on Tuseday shes getting a tooth implant so she can’t drive or anything.
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ok ur loosing feeling in ur fingers THAT IS NOT GOOD… if your mom wont take u to the ER then u need to call someone that will, or call a cab, or if u have no money call an 911 (even though technically NOT an emergency. it can quickly become one if u are beginning to loos feeling. that could signify not only nerve damage but severe loss of blood) u need to get this taken care of and fast…. DO NOT DLAY PLEASE…..
if u absolutely have no way to the hospital then ice ur finger and VERY gently tape it to the finger next to it and try not to move it
Tape it to the adjoining finger. That is just about all that a dr. will do.
Your mom is too busy to take you for medical care?? wow… Do you start school, tomorrow or in a couple of days?? if so, go to the school nurse and show her your finger and she can help you get the treatment you need… she can at least call your mom and explain the need for medical treatment so that you don’t have any permanent damage from the injury… she may also be able to give your mom info on how she can get assistance for medical care for you if she needs to so that next time you are sick or injured, she won’t hesitate in getting you treated.. good luck!
i think that the only thing you can do is tape it to the finger next to it.
try putting some ice on it and maybe take some aspirin or something for the pain.
hope this helped
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RICE
R-Rest
I-Ice
C-Compression
E-Elevation
Anytime you injure yourself, muscles, sprains, strains ect this is the program to use. Rest the problem area, use ice on the pain, 20 minutes on, 20 minutes off, use an ace bandage on the area, don’t wrap so tight that you cut off circulation, and elevate the area, preferably above your heart.
You don’t know if it’s actually fractured unless it’s seen by and doctor and x-rayed. It could be a bad strain/sprain also. Do the above, it will help with the bruising. You can also tape the affected finger to the one next to it to splint it as that is similar to what a doctor would do if it’s a simple fracture.
I’m not going to comment on the ‘Mom won’t take me’ as I don’t know the actual details.
Your mum is mean…
you need medical attention or things will only get worse! In the meantime, bandage it up tightly to the finger next to it, take anti-inflammatory’s and keep it raised.
good luck let me know how things go.