Calling all Hampur Orthopedic surgeons / Treadmill Fall: The Sequel

[jetstream23]

Yup, that b***h is definitely broken, b*****s!



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!"

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]

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]

LOLOLOLLOLSOLOALLALAOSLLZZOLOLOLZA!!!








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

[Ruby2]

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]

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®]

FAP hand or not?

[crossfire]

Originally Posted by FF2®

FAP hand or not?

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

[jetstream23]

Originally Posted by FF2®

FAP hand or not?

They're all fap hands.

[jetstream23]

Originally Posted by gunnails

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]

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

[jetstream23]

Originally Posted by Bonhomme Richard

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.

[jetswin]

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]

Originally Posted by frostlich

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]

Originally Posted by jetstream23

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]

Originally Posted by jetstream23

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.

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LOL, do it!

[southside]

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]

Originally Posted by Bonhomme Richard

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]

Originally Posted by frostlich

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

Originally Posted by jetstream23

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]

Originally Posted by southside

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]

Originally Posted by Borgoguy

"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