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[QUOTE Lynton, post: 6654365, member: 16246"]Quite honestly have no desire t do so.......
Doc says no need, walk in health centre says go in next 3 days...
surely thats notA&E then!
(suspected broken elbow joint)[/QUOTE]
A broken bone should be seen in an A & E situation.
A delay could result in permanent joint damage.
There's a difference between seeking help for a damaged joint and a bad case of the sniffles.
Doc says no need, walk in health centre says go in next 3 days...
surely thats notA&E then!
(suspected broken elbow joint)[/QUOTE]
A broken bone should be seen in an A & E situation.
A delay could result in permanent joint damage.
There's a difference between seeking help for a damaged joint and a bad case of the sniffles.
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excessive use of his right hand ,placing unusual strain on the joint ?
either that or he went head first down the inflatable slide this time to save his ankles
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Try to choose a quiet period.... I spent 7 hours in A&E on boxing day......and it beggared belief the number of idiots who were waiting to see doctors with colds, sore throats and other trivial injury........NOT A BLOODY WONDER THE NHS IS..................... (insert your word of choice here)
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If it's broken, it needs to be seen. If it's not broken, it doesn't.
So did you see your GP who said it's not broken?
I suspect this is because a sprained joint can be painful and sore for a few days, and their thinking is that it should have improved by three days.
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excessive use of his right hand ,placing unusual strain on the joint ?
either that or he went head first down the inflatable slide this time to save his ankles
left handed... oh wait one.. damn!
omens - happened 19/12 and theres bits i can feel moving about in there...
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I broke my elbow last March, didn't think I had done any damage and didn't get it x-rayed for 3 days.
Now have a metal bit in there as I shattered the head of the radial bone
Please get it looked, I was told that not having these things sorted gives you an increased
likelyhood of arthritis in that joint
Now have a metal bit in there as I shattered the head of the radial bone
Please get it looked, I was told that not having these things sorted gives you an increased
likelyhood of arthritis in that joint
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When I broke mine (I definitely knew mine was broken - I actually passed out from the pain in the cab on the way there - was loving the road humps), I was told by a doctor who looked at my arm on the street to go the non-emregency A&E as opposed to the full A&E - I think the names are probably not quite right. Basically the one I went too did broken bones etc but not life threatening, and supposedly had shorter waiting times.
They also made me a support for my elbow an 8 year old scout could have done better. We went and bought another one, and then got a proper one when I went back to another hospital a few days later.
Good luck and do the physio afterwards.
They also made me a support for my elbow an 8 year old scout could have done better. We went and bought another one, and then got a proper one when I went back to another hospital a few days later.
Good luck and do the physio afterwards.