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jetstream23 01-16-2013 02:58 PM

Calling all Hampur Orthopedic surgeons / Treadmill Fall: The Sequel
 
Yup, that b***h is definitely broken, b*****s!

http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/2771/fingerphoto.jpg

Saw the doc and, although he said he was 50/50 on letting it heal or operating, he's recommending surgery. Looks like two fractures and, like an idiot, I put off getting X-rays for almost two weeks.

Even worse, he says, "You'll be fine. We'll have you back and throwing like Tebow in no time!" :O

I think I'm F'd.

Anesthesia, cut, re-break the finger?...then pins, bolts and other 6 Million Dollar Man parts.

I figured I'd tap the vast wealth of medical expertise here to get some feedback. Afterall, you guys were great with that Lehman Brothers stock recommendation a few years ago, and I hear the marital advice Ragu gets here is really paying off!

frostlich 01-16-2013 03:02 PM

I say break the other 3 fingers at the same spot...then opt for new joints at the breaks. You would then have super hero GI Joe Kung Fu grip.

Big L 01-16-2013 03:02 PM

LOLOLOLLOLSOLOALLALAOSLLZZOLOLOLZA!!!








Sorry, I'm laughing WITH you, not AT you......

:ontome:

Ruby2 01-16-2013 03:03 PM

Damn that looks bad.

I wonder what my left pinky and ring finger look like under an x ray.

I definitely broke the **** out of them a couple of months ago playing football, but never went to the doctor. They still dont feel right at all.

gunnails 01-16-2013 03:04 PM

Personally, I would give it a good hard pull, then a splint to hold it straight.

If the results were something I could not live with I figure I could always have the operation later, I mean rebrake and surgery today or in two years, what the dif?

FF2® 01-16-2013 03:06 PM

FAP hand or not?

crossfire 01-16-2013 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by FF2® (Post 4780376)
FAP hand or not?

Much like tennis elbow, he has an obviously case of fapper fingers.

jetstream23 01-16-2013 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FF2® (Post 4780376)
FAP hand or not?

They're all fap hands.

jetstream23 01-16-2013 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gunnails (Post 4780374)
Personally, I would give it a good hard pull, then a splint to hold it straight.

If the results were something I could not live with I figure I could always have the operation later, I mean rebrake and surgery today or in two years, what the dif?

That was basically the discussion. But I can tell the finger is already a little crooked and it now bulges in a way that I'll never get a ring on it, etc. I'm just going to suck it up and get it done now.

Bonhomme Richard 01-16-2013 03:15 PM

I would just let it heal on its own. Of course the doc is recommending surgery, he's got a mortgage too.

jetstream23 01-16-2013 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonhomme Richard (Post 4780399)
I would just let it heal on its own. Of course the doc is recommending surgery, he's got a mortgage too.

I hear ya, and I thought about that too. It won't be a fun few weeks but at least I'll know that everything is put back together in there. There's another small fracture underneath that can't be seen in the X-ray I shared. Basically, he's going in to put the puzzle pieces back together.

I might just print out responses like yours and gunnails and bring them tomorrow, showing the doctor my trusted sources of advice. Then again, it's like whether you trust your football salary cap information coming from Adam Shefter or some guy on the Pfail Strip. :P

jetswin 01-16-2013 03:23 PM

It will mend into a cockeyed circle if you don't have it repaired. This would be convenient for retrieving your shirts from the cleaners or exploring the mysterious G spot... so perhaps you'd like to leave it as is.

Dr. Jetswin - OB/GYN/ Dry Cleaning Specialty


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Warfish 01-16-2013 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frostlich (Post 4780365)
I say break the other 3 fingers at the same spot...then opt for new joints at the breaks. You would then have super hero GI Joe Kung Fu grip.

This.

gunnails 01-16-2013 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jetstream23 (Post 4780398)
That was basically the discussion. But I can tell the finger is already a little crooked and it now bulges in a way that I'll never get a ring on it, etc. I'm just going to suck it up and get it done now.

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What are you, Mr T, why would you need to wear a ring on your right hand.

And I hear chicks dig the crooked digits.

But yeah, if are paying for the health ins. then you might as well use it.

gunnails 01-16-2013 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jetstream23 (Post 4780409)
I hear ya, and I thought about that too. It won't be a fun few weeks but at least I'll know that everything is put back together in there. There's another small fracture underneath that can't be seen in the X-ray I shared. Basically, he's going in to put the puzzle pieces back together.

I might just print out responses like yours and gunnails and bring them tomorrow, showing the doctor my trusted sources of advice. Then again, it's like whether you trust your football salary cap information coming from Adam Shefter or some guy on the Pfail Strip. :P

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LOL, do it!

southside 01-16-2013 03:31 PM

I don't get why you waiting so long to get your finger checked out. That's a pretty bad break there amigo.

Can anyone define the moral of this story?

Borgoguy 01-16-2013 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bonhomme Richard (Post 4780399)
I would just let it heal on its own. Of course the doc is recommending surgery, he's got a mortgage too.

+1 Pins and screws for a finger?

Why not take the conservative approach first? Have your doctor set the break and see how you feel after the necessary healing time. Worse comes to worse, if you're still in pain, you get the surgery later. He'd need to re-break the bone anyway.

32green 01-16-2013 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frostlich (Post 4780365)
I say break the other 3 fingers at the same spot...then opt for new joints at the breaks. You would then have super hero GI Joe Kung Fu grip.

lol

Quote:

Originally Posted by jetstream23 (Post 4780398)
That was basically the discussion. But I can tell the finger is already a little crooked and it now bulges in a way that I'll never get a ring on it, etc. I'm just going to suck it up and get it done now.

This. No way that mess is healing up correctly on its own. Btw, you are an complete and utter idiot.


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Borgoguy 01-16-2013 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by southside (Post 4780429)
I don't get why you waiting so long to get your finger checked out. That's a pretty bad break there amigo.

Can anyone define the moral of this story?

"To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future."
--Plutarch

32green 01-16-2013 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Borgoguy (Post 4780462)
"To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future."
--Plutarch

"Popeye, I'm gonna beat you like a rented mule, then I'm gonna bang Olive in her ___."

--Bluto


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