Scaphoid fracture
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Good evening everyone, hope you are doing well.
I am looking for some advice, guidance and to see if others of had this type of injury before and can share their experiences.
Close on three months ago I tripped and fell off a step catching my weight on both of my hands, nothing seemed out of the ordinary so I just carried on as normal, my wrist hurt by I assumed it was a sprain.
A couple of weeks moving my thumb was becoming painful so I went to my local doctor just for some advice. She was concerned about how I had fallen and the symptoms I was showing and advised I may have a Scaphoid fracture. The X-Ray a week later came back as clear but they will still concerned due to the symptoms and amount of swelling, advising these fractures often don't show on X-Ray.
About a month later I had an MRI scan and I am on a waiting list to see a wrist specialist through the NHS. I was advised following the MRI I was changed from the normal waiting list to the urgent one by the specialist, about another month or two wait though.
I have attached some photos if this helps - https://imgur.com/a/tPvqwd3
I work in an office job so the discomfort isn't too strong and luckily I have found a good wrist splint online that helps alot (I have not been given a cast at the moment by the NHS).
At the moment the symptoms seem to be staying the same at best, without the splint my grip is weak, it hurts to move my thumb at all and doing normal actions like turning door handles / showering is painful.
Does anyone have any similar experiences with this type of / similar wrist fractures and tell me what you think if I should seek private medical advice as well?
Thank you all in advance for any replies.
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devsmom Johns1992
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Sorry you have had to wait so long to be seen and x rayed. You even had to buy your own splint and are still waiting to see a specialist. Good grief. I also fell. I was in a step aerobics class and didn't get my left foot fully onto the step. I fell forward and put out my hands to break my fall. I ended up on the floor.My hands on the step. My left hand slipped off the step with the left thumb still on the step. It was not in the usual position of grasping hold of something but pushed in the opposite direction. The thumb didn't hurt much at the time but the next day wow. I was very glad it was my left hand and didn't use it as much as my right. I emailed my doctor and he wanted me to have an x ray and said that I might have a "games keeper" injury but I said I would wait and see. I usually wait about 2 weeks to see if things improve. For me things have improved although I do still have some soreness . I "exercised" my thumb. I filled my sink with medium hot water and with my hand under water (for resistance and buoyancy) moved my thumb in circles, touched the thumb to each of the 4 finger tips, and just kept moving it. It's been 3 weeks and it's not back to normal but at 72 things take longer to heal. I wish you good luck with your recovery. You may wish to try some medium hot water soakings of your wrist to see if that helps with the swelling and movement. Good luck with the specialist and make sure all of your questions are answered.