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Swollen hand ? (Pic)

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Anotherdayanotherfuckup · 19/09/2023 18:10

Does one of theses hands look swollen? Dd hurt her hand by punching a wall. A few days ago. In the past she has done things like say she's hurt her shoulder or arm etc . I think she's hurt her hand or wrist before. I forgot which but its happend 3 times before this most recent one. Other occasions I have taken her to the hospital and on them 3 occasions they have said there's nothing wrong with it. And where she's not moving it it's seizing up and causing pain. Once she's Been she's moving it within 24hrs .

So with her hand I thought it was a cry wolf thing. But now I'm.not so sure. Over the weekend she was away . And went swimming. Played in the park. But I don't know how much she used her hand . I thought with swimming etc she might forget about it.

Just to add there's no issues at school no bullying etc. But she will try and bunk sometimes

Swollen hand ? (Pic)
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birdling · 19/09/2023 18:57

Possibly her right hand a bit? Slightly different colour, but hard to tell.

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Anotherdayanotherfuckup · 19/09/2023 19:02

birdling · 19/09/2023 18:57

Possibly her right hand a bit? Slightly different colour, but hard to tell.

Yeah not the best pic.

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Oioicaptain · 19/09/2023 19:03

The only obvious difference from that angle is the colour. If she's been swimming I sincerely doubt that it's broken or seriously injured. You use your hands a lot in the water with pressure from all angles. Most likely a bit bruised if anything. I would just keep an eye on the colour, if that is abnormal for her, but I wouldn't bother with A&E.

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Anotherdayanotherfuckup · 19/09/2023 19:34

Oioicaptain · 19/09/2023 19:03

The only obvious difference from that angle is the colour. If she's been swimming I sincerely doubt that it's broken or seriously injured. You use your hands a lot in the water with pressure from all angles. Most likely a bit bruised if anything. I would just keep an eye on the colour, if that is abnormal for her, but I wouldn't bother with A&E.

I was thinking the same. I just asked the ex if she was swimming. He said she was just messing around in the water. Not really swimming.

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MargaretThursday · 19/09/2023 19:44

I wouldn't go with the "couldn't because she was swimming".
Ds went for a week at a camp with lots of swimming with a broken wrist. Only became obvious when he tried to play tennis after he'd come home. Even then he was trying to pretend that he'd just decided that single handed back-hands were better.

Yes, to me it looks swollen. It looks more swollen than ds' wrist which was called by the doctors as "significantly swollen".
There's a specific fracture (I think at the base of the thumb) which is very typical of having punched something. It may even be known as something like "boxer's thumb".
I think you need an x-ray.

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Anotherdayanotherfuckup · 19/09/2023 20:06

MargaretThursday · 19/09/2023 19:44

I wouldn't go with the "couldn't because she was swimming".
Ds went for a week at a camp with lots of swimming with a broken wrist. Only became obvious when he tried to play tennis after he'd come home. Even then he was trying to pretend that he'd just decided that single handed back-hands were better.

Yes, to me it looks swollen. It looks more swollen than ds' wrist which was called by the doctors as "significantly swollen".
There's a specific fracture (I think at the base of the thumb) which is very typical of having punched something. It may even be known as something like "boxer's thumb".
I think you need an x-ray.

Ah poo. Normally I would just take her but because of the cry wolf stuff I didn't. I can't take her tonight because cwe could be there 6+ hours and my autistic son won't cope for that long .

Tomorrow I'm meant to be going to a support thing to do with emotional disregulation. Which has been set up by my sons psychologist in order to support /understand him. It's the first session. That's 10-12. If I take dd after morning school run there's no way I will be done by 10am. Then if I take dd after 12pm I won't be done in time for afternoon school run.

I don't have anyone one that can help at all .

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