That really sucks, duder. It will probably heal alright since it isn’t an irregular shaped bone. Tell her it’s important to use herbal supplements(blood builders, anti-inflammation, bone & sinew building, etc.) to help the healing. Jin gu die shang wan REALLY helps. One of my buddies broke the same bone in his wrist that I did a year before I did. I have 70-85% more range of motion than he does. Actually, I’ve done a lot of research on this broken bones crap, so if you or she need any advice, just holler at me.
Good luck with your operation. I hope everything goes well. We’re all pulling for you here in Nashville.
the woman’s ortho has decided, today, 10 days after the break, that he’s gonna operate and put pins in to ‘stabilize’ (her words) her finger.
Hasn’t the bone already started to calcify and set at this point?
I know I’m not a doctor but I smell a doctor taking advantage of a situation. I’ve seen my share of broken hands (including my own which was a greenstick break of the pinkie and ring finger which also dislocated them from the wrist. All he did then was numb it, push the bones back into place on the wrist and splint it.) but have never seen this minor a break call for this sort of treatment.
As i said above, I looked at her hand immediately after the incident and again 30-45 minutes later and then again 3 days later. Her hand didn’t look broken at any point.
Any input from a medical pro is welcomed.
I’m certainly not going to tell her I think her ortho might be taking things a bit far but this doesn’t sound necessary to me. And it’s totally played into her fear of getting injured.