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#1466001 - 06/30/10 09:49 PM
An almost broken hand
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Registered: 09/30/07
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Loc: Oregon, USA
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 Well here's my latest goofball event - Driving home from Nebraska, my son and I stopped in Wyoming to pick up some firecrackers. A few days later, I touch off a few strings of them at once to scare him (he's 19). It worked, and he's chasing me through house - I come around the corner and slammm! into the doorframe w/the back of my hand. Check out the freaky looking picture of my hand. I thought it was so broken. Unbelieveably, I had two gigs that weekend, and I was able to play them both - now it's a week later and my hand is totally fine. Whew! By the way - it never bruised at all. Anybody have any idea what kind of injury that looks like? (Besides birthing an alien life form from the back of your hand)
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#1466010 - 06/30/10 09:56 PM
Re: An almost broken hand
[Re: David Sprunger]
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Registered: 02/28/09
Posts: 2393
Loc: Beautiful San Diego, CA
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Hi David, That looks nasty! I would have it checked just to be sure. I had something called deep vein thrombosis in my right arm. Swelled up to twice it's normal size. I was in ICU for 4 days because of that. That bump may be blood that has travelled to that area. But I'm no doc so ... better safe than sorry. 
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#1466015 - 06/30/10 10:02 PM
Re: An almost broken hand
[Re: eweiss]
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Registered: 11/11/09
Posts: 17582
Loc: New York
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.....That bump may be blood that has travelled to that area.... Yes -- not so much 'traveled' as leaked. That would be a hematoma. Probably it's either that, or a more general "inflammatory response." Either of these would be a harmless swelling that will go down by itself.
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#1466642 - 07/01/10 07:24 PM
Re: An almost broken hand
[Re: David Sprunger]
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Registered: 06/14/10
Posts: 128
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Well here's my latest goofball event - Driving home from Nebraska, my son and I stopped in Wyoming to pick up some firecrackers. A few days later, I touch off a few strings of them at once to scare him (he's 19). It worked, and he's chasing me through house - I come around the corner and slammm! into the doorframe w/the back of my hand. Check out the freaky looking picture of my hand. I thought it was so broken. Unbelieveably, I had two gigs that weekend, and I was able to play them both - now it's a week later and my hand is totally fine. Whew! By the way - it never bruised at all. Anybody have any idea what kind of injury that looks like? (Besides birthing an alien life form from the back of your hand) I believe a handhugger has latched onto your hand and laid eggs through your skin. An alien shall hatch out of yo hand any second now....  
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#1466682 - 07/01/10 09:03 PM
Re: An almost broken hand
[Re: chopinizmyhomeboy]
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Registered: 01/05/09
Posts: 391
Loc: An Oligarchy
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Ah ... that looks like a post-traumatic ganglion cyst. Check it out: http://www.emedicinehealth.com/ganglion_cyst/page12_em.htmHematomas are rare in the carpal/metacarpal region.
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#1477377 - 07/19/10 08:30 PM
Re: An almost broken hand
[Re: chihuahua]
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Registered: 09/30/07
Posts: 162
Loc: Oregon, USA
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Yikes - thanks (I think) for posting the link to the ganglion cyst. My hand is about 80% better and the Physical Therapist said it will just take time. Ahhh.... I hate to wait!
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#1477462 - 07/19/10 10:35 PM
Re: An almost broken hand
[Re: Mattardo]
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Registered: 01/01/03
Posts: 19862
Loc: Kansas
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good luck. thanks for sharing.. that is kind of neat in a way. maybe some ice would help. If it doesn't i'd do the doctor trip thing.
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#1477467 - 07/19/10 10:37 PM
Re: An almost broken hand
[Re: chihuahua]
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Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member
Registered: 01/01/03
Posts: 19862
Loc: Kansas
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omgosh.. the pictures in the lower left of that link are just chilling.. ick.
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#1485305 - 07/31/10 03:51 PM
Re: An almost broken hand
[Re: apple*]
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Registered: 07/09/09
Posts: 543
Loc: Pennsylvania
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Hi David, I've got the exact same thing on the back of my right hand. I didn't think too much of it, until I realized it's been about a month now, and the little bump is still there. I can play without feeling any pain, but when I shake hands with someone and they press on it, it's painful. Also, when I twist something, I feel the pain. Has yours gone away by itself? I'm thinking about paying the doc a visit.
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