Broken finger?

[Kelly.]

Yesterday I was sat on the kitchen floor with my cousin sort of between the cupboard and table and had nothing to lean on to get up so put my hand on the drawer handle. But the handle snapped and hand crashed into the floor and all my weight fell onto my little finger and finger next to it, my little finger sort of bent sideways. Now I'm thinking I heard a crack but I'm not sure if that might have been the handle of the drawer snapping and I could have imagined it was afterwards when my finger hit the floor.

Anyway. I felt a horrible pain. It wasn't like the normal kinda pain when you hit something like the sort where it really hurts for a few minutes then goes away, this pain hasn't stopped and it felt really sharp when I fell on it. The finger next to my little finger is OK but my little finger has a really bad bruise on the inside at the side of my joint. There's a bruise further down too and one near the tip where my nail is. And it's really swollen. When I move it it's soooo painful, it feels like someones hitting it with a hammer or something. And it looks slightly bent but I'm not sure if that's just because of the swelling. My friend suggested strapping my two fingers together with some tape stuff which I've tried and it's sort of helped but it's still throbbing.

Does it sound like it's broken? There's probably nothing they can do even if it is broken is there?

[Bitter_Angel]

You are right that there isnt anything they can really do if you have broken it. However, due to the way you fell on it, there is a possibilty that you could have disslocated it. Is there much swelling around the joint? If there is then it is possible. And you should really get it checked out.

Other than that the only thing you can really do for it is to put ice on it for 10mins every hour to help with the swelling. Perhaps try regular pain medication as directed on the packet and/or posibly some anti inflammatories (eg ibprofen( if you are able to take them. (Athma patients and those with heart conditions are advised not to take ibprofen.)

If you are still concerned, or the painkillers are not enough to help with the pain, then it is worth speaking to a doctor who might either offer further tests or painkillers.

Take care
Kim