I think I may have broken my middle finger on my right hand.....do I

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Go to the docs

Leave it and strap it up, what I've done (my favourite option although it hurts more now)

Leave it and not strap it up (feeling more appealing)

Go to A&E (seems extreme)

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Go to practice nurse and ask him/her to wrap it up.

Sounds blimmin sore.

Here, have some chocolate.

thank you

Will she do anything different to me though? hate wasting their time...

All a nurse/doctor would od is strap it up, I'd just strap it yourself and save yourself the time/bother of going. It does need strapping though else the inury can get a lot more serious.

It does sound sore, I did the same thing but on my left hand years ago, my finger still isn't right.

why km?

If a practice nurse does it they'll have the right stuff (a splint or something). Otherwise you might set it wrong and end up with a narly finger.

bugger - just what I need in half term, bet it'll be rammed!

how did you do it? I only ask because I thought I'd broken my finger when in actual fact I'd broken the bone in my hand badly and had to be put in plaster of paris from tips of fingers to elbow for a month!! I'd get it checked if i were you. Are there no minor injury units near you? Less waiting than A and E but with all the resources you'd need.

quite embarrassing but tripped over my dogs while walking and ended up sprawled over the road

have an a degenerative disease in my back so was trying to avoid doing any more damage there!

right, off to ilkeston A&E - according to my friend it's not so busy there!

thank you all x

3.5 bloody hours later - yes broken but same treatment anyway so complete waste of my time!

Oh well, at least you know for sure

Hope it get's better soon And until then, I have heard that that red stuff, oh what's it called? Line? No, erm... oh wine, red wine, helps with pain

Any excuse...!

NJ - I wish I'd gone with my gut feeling and listened to you in the first place

I've chipped the bone in the knuckle and fractured it.

Better to be safe than sorry.

Did I mention that wine helps the healing?

am trying to work out how I'm going to make lasagne now

and the dogs can 'bollocks' if they think they're getting walked this afternoon! DP will have to do it later......

opening wine at 6pm - not allowed it before!

i have 2 essays to write before tuesday - my 1 handed typing is going to have to improve......

god what a bloody whinger i am

sorry everyone and thank you for all your help you are right it was better to be safe than sorry........