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Severe Pain In The Fingers And Wrist After An Injury. Pain Is Radiating To Shoulder. Swelling And Bruising On The Wrist. Any Suggestions?

I was climbing into my truck (semi). I lost my footing, went to grab the handle & hit the outside of my wrist . It hurt of course than stopped. About 3-4 hours later my wrist started hurting severely. I can t even move my fingers. I can t pick anything up or move it at all. The pain is radiating up to my shoulder . It is constantly throbbing. When I try to put my hand above my heart the pain is unbearable. I put an ice pack on my wrist & it did nothing at all. There is a little swelling & small amount of bruising . Any suggestions would be appreciated.Thanks, Susan
Fri, 18 Jan 2013
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Orthopaedic Surgeon,  's  Response
Hello.
Thanks for writing to us.
From the description it seems that you have injured the tendons due to the injury. A bone injury like fracture is not like. Keep the wrist properly immobilized using a splint and consult an orthopedician for examination.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. You can consult me again directly through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
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Severe Pain In The Fingers And Wrist After An Injury. Pain Is Radiating To Shoulder. Swelling And Bruising On The Wrist. Any Suggestions?

Hello. Thanks for writing to us. From the description it seems that you have injured the tendons due to the injury. A bone injury like fracture is not like. Keep the wrist properly immobilized using a splint and consult an orthopedician for examination. I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. You can consult me again directly through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal Regards, Dr. Praveen Tayal drtayal72@gmail.com