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Back in early December the knuckle of my thumb (at the wrist) took a good whack.. after the initial pain had gone, it's swelled up and although I can move my thumb it was in some discomfort.
Roll forward a month and I've been wearing a brace to steady the thumb after reading some info on-line, however I struggle to open bottles or put any real pressure on my thumb, which has meant weeks off from the gym and cycling etc.
I went to the docs last week, who took a casual look and said there was nothing he could do there and then, if the pain/swelling persisted come back in 3-4 weeks...
Rightly or wrongly I went out on my MTB yesterday into Wales and the descents were killing me, to the paint where it was less painful to move my thumb above the bar.
I think it's fractured, maybe not a full break but something, does anyone have any experience of the above and timescales to heal.... I'm worried 3-4 weeks will pass and returning to the docs will be pointless, and I could be taking another course of action now to a) fully understand the injury b) progress whatever is required to fix the issue.
Roll forward a month and I've been wearing a brace to steady the thumb after reading some info on-line, however I struggle to open bottles or put any real pressure on my thumb, which has meant weeks off from the gym and cycling etc.
I went to the docs last week, who took a casual look and said there was nothing he could do there and then, if the pain/swelling persisted come back in 3-4 weeks...
Rightly or wrongly I went out on my MTB yesterday into Wales and the descents were killing me, to the paint where it was less painful to move my thumb above the bar.
I think it's fractured, maybe not a full break but something, does anyone have any experience of the above and timescales to heal.... I'm worried 3-4 weeks will pass and returning to the docs will be pointless, and I could be taking another course of action now to a) fully understand the injury b) progress whatever is required to fix the issue.
I broke my thumb about 6 years ago riding my motorbike off road, and the doctors in spain wrongly told me it was ligament damage, and that because I could move it, I was fine. Flew back to the UK a couple days later and had xrays on it which confirmed it was broken. Operation the next day, the lot.
Skip going to the GP and go straight to A&E and get it X-Ray'd. They'll be able to take a proper look at it.
Skip going to the GP and go straight to A&E and get it X-Ray'd. They'll be able to take a proper look at it.
I'd be wanting an x-ray first and then referral to fracture clinic. Bones tend to heal within 6 weeks but there are also very important ligaments around the thumb. Also need to rule out scaphoid fracture which frequently do not unite and may require surgery. Seek a second opinion from the surgery and request an x-ray. ED possibly would send you to your GP depending on how fussy they are being about the time that's elapsed since injury.
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