Hospital or not?
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Full marks to the nurse practitioner who saw me then. I said I thought it might be soft tissue damage, but after waggling my arm around, she asked me if I wanted a bet before she looked at the X-ray - and sure enough, she was right, a hairline fracture. She offered me a sling, but as I was just about to cycle home from A&E, we decided it probably wasn't going to get much use. Fracture clinic after 12 days, and I was in there for about two minutes, during which time the consultant said he'd not seen better movement 12 days after a fracture, so off I went. But full credit to Royal Devon & Exeter for the efficient processes.Navrig wrote:When I did my radial head I went to A&E. They Xrayed me twice and concluded that it was soft tissue damage. It was only my insistance that there was more than just bruising/ligaments - "I know my body and this arm has a break." - which forced them to get a specialist down to check the Xray. He looked at it and showed the general doc where the crack was. Treatment - sling and a strong paracetemol and then go to my local General Hospital when I get home.
Eventually got an appointment at Edinburgh Royal. Another Xray. Confirmed hairline fracture. Traetment?
Use sling when it is sore. Come back in 6 weeks IF it is still sore and/or you haven't got full range of movement otherwise use it as much as possible.
Discharged.
Never went back.0
