Is my hand broken?

last wensday i shut a car door on the palm of my hand %26amp; the door actually latched but when i opened it to let my hand free i noticed a sharp pain so i went home %26amp; put ice on it. saturday i woke up to find that my hand had swollen same thing has happened for the past 2 days. %26amp; now it really hurts %26amp; the back of my hand is slowly turning this dark color %26amp; it kills to pick n e thing up w/ it or even move it in certain directions in fact last night it hurt so bad that i cried myself to sleep %26amp; i don't cry easily. so i've been taking lots of pain killers %26amp; trying to agnore it but i told my science %26amp; math teachers about it %26amp; they r both of the opinion that i broke something %26amp; so r the ladies that i work w/. but my problem is that i'm only 16 %26amp; my mom agrees that i might have broken a carpal or medicarpal but she said that even if i did the dr.s wouldn't do n e thing to it. so i've been in pain %26amp; it keeps getting worse. so i would luv some advice on what to do %26amp; everything. thanx

Is my hand broken?
it's impossible to know what's happened without examining your hand and an x-ray. But given the pain you're in you may very well have broken something. If you have broken a metacarpal or carpal, you will still need a cast to immobilise it, you may even need surgery. If you just leave it as it is you may get complications.





I recommend you go see your doctor for diagnosis and treatment. It does sound like a fracture, and if it is it needs appropriate treatment. Even if it's not a fracture at least your doctor will give you something to manage the pain and make you feel better.
Reply:have it x-rayed at least. your hand is changing color, the pain is excrutiating....even if they dont operate on it or whatever they might be able to give you something for the pain.





and maybe it's more serious than you think; i would get it checked to be safe. you dont want something healing in an akward position either, so you should ensure that everything is ok before just allowing it to heal like that.
Reply:Pack your hand with ice, put your arm in a sling, keep your hand up (this helps to keep the swelling down) go to hospital for an xray, you might have boken it. DO IT FAST!!!
Reply:to me it sounds as if you did break something so it would probably be worth going and getting it checked out younare old enough to go with out your mum its up to you really