A broken 5th metacarpal?

well recently i punched a wall(dont ask why)..anyway im not sure if i broke my 5th metacarpal(pinky finger)..it doesnt really hurt if i freshly leave it alone and when i cause a fist it hurts a little or if i type next to my pinky..anybody know if its broken?

(cant go to doctors for some reasons)
Answer:

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Do you distinguish any swelling in any of the joints along the 5th metacarpal or finger? If the trauma be very recent (less than a a few days) later the swelling (fluid) is what is interfering w/ the movement you are trying to produce w/ your hand/finger. Does it look dislocated? Did you ice it instantly after the trauma? Try icing it for no longer than 15 minutes (not direct contact w/ ice...put a pallid cloth barrier between you and the rime pack) and compress this ice pack (try using an ace cold compress or saran wrap works nicely). You should be doing this to get the swelling and distress out of the area. If this constant anguish still bothers you after 2-3 weeks, then you hold something else going on and you really need to see your MD...at hand is just no bearing around that.

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I did the exact same thing but I hit the ground near my fist. My pinky hurt so bad that I thought it broke but I feel I just dislocated it. You should wrap it and keep hold of ice on it. Dont pick anything up beside that hand because it could injure you bearing more. It would hurt a lot more than what you're sounding resembling now so I dont deem it's broken. You couldve just bruised it.

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The singular way to relay if it's broken is an x-ray. Doesn't matter if you can move it or not move it, the x-ray tell the story.

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Your 5th metacarpal and your pinky finger are different things. Together your metacarpals make up your appendage. Punching a wall (or any hard object) is the basic mechanism of injury for breaking the 5th metacarpal...its particular as a boxers fracture (I am sure you can now integer how they came up beside that name). You should have an x-ray taken on the appendage to find out if there is a fracure or not. Dont consent to this go on too long b/c if it is broken you can do more spoil by delaying.

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If you did fracture it you want to have xrays, so I would suggest going to the doctor. You will not necessarily own to have a sort,,,, they call this a boxers fracture and sometimes take a while to heal. Good luck!