I've hurt my wrist. Should I see a doctor tomorrow?

[suiledonn]

I slipped on a wet floor today (during a day from hell)and slammed my hand hard on to the floor.
Due to aforementioned day from hell I didn't have time to dwell on it til now but it is really painful.
It hurts to rotate my wrist and to extend my last two fingers. Although it doesn't seem swollen I have shooting pains up my arm.
Should I see someone or just try to rest it?

yes i would see a doc in case you have a scaphoid fracture amongst other things.
go to a minor injuries unit as gp would prob send you there.
nurse at practice not trained in this so that would be waste of time - either gp or minor injuries
is prob just a sprain but get it seen.

Thanks. Still sore this morning but a bit better. I asked the pharmacist and she gave me a support to wear and said if it doesn't improve with rest (I have a 3 year old and a 9 month old so no chance) I should see someone tomorrow.

Still no swelling though.

suiledonn - last year someone pushed over DS1 at school. The school rang me to say he had hurt his wrist although there were no visible injuries or swelling but to take him to A&E as a precaution. He had a double fracture to his wrist!

The danger in this case is what loveaduck mentioned - scaphoid fracture - its a wee bone in the wrist that fractures relatively easily in a fall like you describe, and if it doesn't heal well can cause trouble in the future (says the voice of experience having done it twice - both times falling up the stairs!)

The first time I did it I hardly had any pain at all and it was 2 weeks till I relaised something was wrong!

my ds tripped and the next day his wrist was v slightly swollen, sore etc - an xray showed it was fractured, and he was put in plaster

(we took him to the minor injury unit)

Ooh yes, I fractured my scaphoid. Hurts like a bugger though, and to be honest if you say you didn't dwell on it at first, you probably haven't broken it. Because imho, you would very definitely be dwelling on it... and you wouldn't want anything, including your sleeve, touching it. Etc.

I am inclined to think nothing serious as I fractured my elbow when I was in my teens and it was agony like puppy described 'til I got to the hospital and got it sorted.

This is sore and uncomfortable but nothing like when I had the fracture.

I'll keep an eye on it.

Thanks for all the advice.