April 13th 2015 - R.I.C.E

April 13th 2015 - R.I.C.E

R.I.C.E - not the stuff you eat but Rest Ice Compression Elevation in a first aid sense.  When I slipped in the garden at the weekend trying to get away from a wasp I landed on my wrist!  Didn't think much of it until my wrist and hand started to swell so I removed my rings.

I was still in pain with it this morning although I can move it so went up A&E to get it checked.  The nurse prodded n poked it (as they do) and I had pains shooting up my arm and into my hand, so I got sent for an xray.  Had a long wait in xray and then back to A&E.

The doctor again prodded and poked, and said my wrist isn't broken that they can see at the moment, but there is a fracture showing on my scaphoid (bone at base of thumb) - my thumb doesn't hurt though and I broke that years ago.  As i'm not in pain with it they are leaving it for now.  They believe that I have sprained my wrist over the part that hurts and is swollen and told me to use R.I.C.E as mentioned above along with pain killers.  If i'm still in pain in a few days to go and see my GP to be referred back to A&E.