You didn't say how you hurt it. Was there a fall? A specific event that caused the pain to start? Fractures CAN occur without a trauma, but are rare.
Is it your dominant hand? Is it the one you broke before? Is it less painful on the days you don't type or write as much?
How many days do you really wear the wrist brace without taking it off? Two hours doesn't count. I mean all day long, sleeping in it too.
Where is the pain specifically? Does it hurt when you press on it, or just when you move it a certain way? Does the pain radiate to other places?
How do you feel about finding another doctor? I'm not talking Urgent Care...I mean somebody who will see you in less than 3 weeks. That's an exceptionally long time to wait for a general practitioner to work you in.
If you've had it for a month, it's not technically URGENT.
They'll take an X-ray. Mash it. Probably give you some anti-inflammatory meds. Tell you to go have it checked out by either your gen. practitioner or an ortho doc, which means another wait.
Can you take ibuprophen? If you're already doing that, how much and how often do you take it? Do you take it just when it hurts, or as a preventative for the pain as well?
Dr. Greenleaf needs the answers to these questions, y'know....
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Date: 2007-03-16 03:58 am (UTC)You didn't say how you hurt it. Was there a fall? A specific event that caused the pain to start? Fractures CAN occur without a trauma, but are rare.
Is it your dominant hand? Is it the one you broke before? Is it less painful on the days you don't type or write as much?
How many days do you really wear the wrist brace without taking it off? Two hours doesn't count. I mean all day long, sleeping in it too.
Where is the pain specifically? Does it hurt when you press on it, or just when you move it a certain way? Does the pain radiate to other places?
How do you feel about finding another doctor? I'm not talking Urgent Care...I mean somebody who will see you in less than 3 weeks. That's an exceptionally long time to wait for a general practitioner to work you in.
If you've had it for a month, it's not technically URGENT.
They'll take an X-ray. Mash it. Probably give you some anti-inflammatory meds. Tell you to go have it checked out by either your gen. practitioner or an ortho doc, which means another wait.
Can you take ibuprophen? If you're already doing that, how much and how often do you take it? Do you take it just when it hurts, or as a preventative for the pain as well?
Dr. Greenleaf needs the answers to these questions, y'know....
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