To go to the dr for a painful finger

[FluffBunnyTeddy247]

Basically, will I be seen as wasting GP's time for this? My middle finger on my right hand really hurts if I press a button, or touch it against a surface bending it back, it's a very very painful sharp pain. But it doesn't hurt when rested, or just holding a cup or a phone (so I can bend it slightly normally).

Even if it's a fracture, can they do anything? It's been like this for months.

Obviously I won't go over Xmas, but in the New Year.

Ive Recently been for pain in my finger and thumb. I’ve been referred for an Xray as Dr thinks I have arthritis so yes do have a chat with gp.

GP is where you should go for a painful finger that has lasted for months. It's what they are there for.
If you'd said A&E I would of said it was crazy talk!

Definitely go to your medical practise. Sounds like something a practise nurse/paramedic might be able to look at as well as a GP. Could you have a splinter of some sort in it if it is on the pad?

Any pains yes don’t feel bad or silly about seeing the gp or that you’re wasting anyone’s time.

I had an unexplained pain in my leg which turned out to be a bone tumour. At first I was thinking nah it’s just a pain it’s nothing bad. Can’t go to the GP for that. Etc.
And when I did eventually go I still ended up feeling really silly sat there saying I have a pain. I got sent away and then 3 months later I was in A&E because my femur snapped.

I’m not saying you have anything serious. But I think unexplained pains should be looked in to seriously and quickly and enough of this pull your socks up and get on with it attitude that people expect you to have when you have a pain somewhere. I was 35 and below the age of normal age range for arthritis, so nobody thought for one minute I had anything wrong with me, including the GP.