Injured Hand

Koloe · 12-07-2007, 04:15 PM

Today when I was getting ready to leave for work I had Liriel's mittens on and was trying to shove the hand through the coat sleeve and she was crying that it hurt. This is not normal behavior for her. So after making sure I wasn't bending her finger(s) back (I wasn't) and still unhappy child - I took off the mitten and put the mitten on afterwards - not nearly as secure - but you do what you have to do. Well when I got to DC she was showing her owe to her DCP and I we both took a look at her hands. The hand she was complaining about is swollen up around the thumb and palm of her hand near the thumb - compared to her other hand. She was saying she had a owe yesterday at DC too. I had thought maybe her hand got twisted the wrong way when I was rolling with her at night (have to switch sides you know

) but DCP thought it might be she hurt it while doing a handstand/flip off the chair the other day.

What would you do? Call the doctor and have her hand looked at? Wait and see if it get's better in a day or 2? It's not major swelling, and she can grip things. She has a very high pain tolerance, so it can be hard to tell how bad it is by using that method of deduction - but the fact she was crying this morning when it was being squeezed means it must really hurt. If it's just a sprain, they probably won't do anything. Could she have broken some thing in and around her thumb and still be able to use her hand?

On the one hand I don't want to bring her in if it's nothing, but if it's a break, I don't want her to have major issues later in life because I ignored it. KWIM?

Jessica · 12-07-2007, 04:18 PM

Since today is friday, I would take her in. If it's nothing you'll have that peace of mind. If it is something and you wait you will be kicking yourself.

Janeal · 12-07-2007, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Jessica

Since today is friday, I would take her in. If it's nothing you'll have that peace of mind. If it is something and you wait you will be kicking yourself.

but I really hope it turns out to be nothing!

Koloe · 12-07-2007, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Jessica

Since today is friday, I would take her in. If it's nothing you'll have that peace of mind. If it is something and you wait you will be kicking yourself.

Well - actually being Friday is not such a big deal. We have a Pediatric Urgent Care in town with Saturday and Sunday hours.

But maybe I should call DCP and see if she's noticed any changes in the hand today? I could always call the nurse adviser and see what she thinks too. Though they ussually say come on in unless they are overflowing with patients.

Emma · 12-07-2007, 04:24 PM

I think I would take her in and have them look at it.

Jessica · 12-07-2007, 04:26 PM

In that case, I would just see how she's doing.

It must be nice not living in the sticks!

On fridays after 4pm your only option is the emergency room.

Koloe · 12-07-2007, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Jessica

In that case, I would just see how she's doing.

It must be nice not living in the sticks!

On fridays after 4pm your only option is the emergency room.

Yes - it's nice to have the Pediatric Urgent Care near by - but I have to go downtown instead of to my normal clinic.

I just called DCP and she's been keeping an extra eye on her to see if she was using her hand and she's still doing hand stands off the chair, throwing things, and everything else, so it doesn't seem to be bothering her. Or at least it's not slowing her down any. Just when it got squeezed this morning.