Finger swelling and bruising
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I had a burst vein in my finger and it got purple and had swelling. It happens. For me, it was when I was walking and my fingers swelled up (they do that somethings inexplicably) and I had my wedding ring on. I have a friend who is an orthopedic surgeon and he told me it was this. Ice it, rest your hand on a pillow above you when lounging on the couch, etc. I got better very quickly and let's see if you do as well.
m not a doctor, I know quite a bit about hand injuries. Numbness or cold is common with swelling and bruising. The fact that you can feel the tip of your finger is a great sign that the blood flow is intact. However, you likely fractured (broke) your finger, and that should be treated by a professional to reduce the risk of arthritis and future range of motion issues. Xrays should be taken to evaluate the bones.
I stubbed my finger playing with my dog. My pip joint on my pointer finger is in slights pain when I apply pressure or bend it to a certain extent. There is no swelling, redness, or bruising. It does feels stiffer than usual but isn’t in pain if I hold it still. I’m wondering if this is something I need to get checked out or will it heal on it’s own.
There is a spontaneous bruising thing that is generally considered benign (but is a tad more common in something called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome). However, it is not usually symmetrical.
Use your trusty iphone to document this swelling and bruising whenever it occurs. It makes a doctor's job a litle easier.
In terms of diagnosis, much depends on your age, sex, physical condition, and family history. You will almost certainly be OK until your appointment.
I'm not sure if it's arthritis or not.
I have had general achiness and pain in my left hand for about 2 weeks. I attribute it to the onset of arthritis. I am 45 years old, female, overweight (by about 50 lbs). The problems is, I have bruising and discoloration on my knuckles but I haven't hit my hand anywhere. It started with the baby finger and it was a very purplish bruise and only around the middle knuckle to the end of the finger. It went away in 2-3 days.
ve been icing it and taking ibuprofen but as the day has gone on, the swelling has increased in both surface area and girth. The bruising is also spreading and covers about 1/3 of the forearm. Flexing my wrist causes my hand to go asleep, not unlike the pins and needles in my pinky and ring finger from the suspected CTS. Drs office is on emergency only till Monday. Am I safe to wait till then?
I went to the ER and they pulled it back into place, did x-rays (no fracture), and splinted up the finger and told me it should be getting back to normal in about 3 days. The swelling has not gone down at all, the bruising seems to be getting worse and spreading to my lower knuckles and neighboring fingers, I can barley move the finger and can not bend the top knuckle at all, I have a pins and needles feeling in the top of the finger.
Puncture wounds cause pain and swelling at the puncture site. If there is any infection there will be redness, swelling, pus, or watery discharge from a puncture wound that is not treated properly. If the person is not sure when they had their last tetanus shot, check with the doctor's office. If the wound has been contaminated with dirt a tetanus shot may be needed if it has been more than 10 years since your last shot or if your last tetanus shot was more than 5 years ago.
Ok..... I'm a little confused. You just said you couldn't bend your injured finger....but immediately after you say you can bend your injured finger backwards? Ummm. Your finger isn't broken, and even it was all they would do is tape it to a Popsicle stick, there isn't really much you can do for a broken finger. Unless it was mangled or something. So sounds like you'll be back playing basketball soon.
As with the pinky, minimal swelling and bruising. Is a month normal time frame for healing, or have I possibly damaged the knuckle as well?
I didn't even consider going to the doctor b/c I've definitely lived a life of hard knocks, horseback riding, firefighting, hiking, etc....and didn't consider this to be any sort of significant injury. A month later, though, and I wonder....
Also when I lay my hand flat on the table and hold down my finger from the third to second knuckle the remainder of the finger 3nd knuckle and above can bend backwards while the uninjured finger can not. Which seems to me like it could be broken or ripped tendon granting it increased mobility.
I don't want to get an xray without just cause because my mom thinks I am overreacting and don't want to go an end up proving her right.
I am 58 year old male in reasonably good physical condition. Lately my left ankle has had soreness and a yellow bruise and swelling of the leg at the sock line. Today it is tender and kind of achy. Did not injure my foot or ankle it just happened out of the blue. So I thought to post here to say I have something similar going on.
Now I cannot make a fist with it. There is some bruising and swelling from attempting to make a full fist along with pain, and it is trigger locked. I will not try to see a Dr. due to military reasons. I have only a coup;e of months for this to recovery fully or else every thing I have worked towards the last 2 years is wasted. It is again in the PIP pinky joint of the right hand. I know there is joint injury, and maybe sheath damage. Would you recommend any OTC anti-calais medicine.
material if you will. ive had many stiches and some were placed on my middle finger on the middle knuckle and there was a small peice of stuture left in there. now that part of my finger, on top, has a puss pocket that pops all the time and stings a bit but the worst part is that my finger looks jammed. It looks like there is a lot of swelling just in the middle joint but there is no bruising just slight redness. Non of my other fingers are like that.
In the time I waited I took ibuprofen to help with the inflammation and pain, because even just flexing my nostril or lightly brushing my finger against it hurt like hell, but the swelling or pain hasn't gone down even a little. It's doesn't have a head on it, so I don't believe it's acne, but I could be wrong. There's no bruising and I don't recall ever being hit in the nose anytime recently.
Last month, I went into the WIC office near me and had my finger pricked to test my iron. Since then, my finger has been bumpy and rough. Over the last week, it has started changing colors and is a darker red color and tender to the touch. It is also spreading slowly. It's all still on the tip of my finger but I'm starting to get worried about it.
I am still in alot of pain at the break, but I am also very concerned about the swelling of my hand and forearm. It is tight, painful, and discolored. My dr. is not concerned, but this seems excessive. Any thoughts? I am in a plastic shell/brace and a sling, having been trying to ice, and elevation is impossible due to I cannot lift my arm or recline to prop it up.
I am 27 and otherwise healthy. I have had soreness in my left thumb, and my Doctor said it was carpal tunnel. Suddenly it became so painful i could not move it, and the er doc. said it's dequervain's tendonitis. I have redness, swelling, and slight bruising, but no pain in my wrist. ( also there was no injury ) I have been wearing a splint and taking nsaid's for 3 days now with no improvement. Does anyone know what is wrong with my thumb?
t a great deal of swelling, there is a slight amount of swelling, and a small amount of bruising, but nothing major. What does concern me is that it appears as if my knuckle has sunken a bit, my finger is also quite stiff, and fully clenching it does cause minor pain.
I had initially planned on waiting a few days to see whether the swelling reduces and it is in fact just a bruise.
Should I go to the hospital, or should I just wait it out for a few days and see what happens?
my 3 y/o male dog has swelling and purple/reddish bruising of his upper hind leg, this is the 2nd time it has occurred last time we took to vet and received antibiotics (cephalexin) it helped, we could not find any puncture marks from a spider or snake but we wondered if it could be from a poisonous plant in the back yard, the doctor was stumped and didn’t know what the problem was, has anyone ever heard anything like this or what it may be?
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