In which a doctor tells me that my hand is not broken

[xiphias]

I went to the doctor today to ask zir why my hand's hurt since September 14 when I punched a wall. After prodding it for a bit, the med student told me that there is almost no chance that there's a fracture there, so just some soft tissue is probably inflamed. The doctor, when he showed up, concurred, and suggested a wrist brace, 600 mg of ibuprofen 3x a day (with food) for two weeks, and avoiding typing and playing guitar. I'm doing the brace and the drugs. :)

They also asked me about anger management issues, and I said that I punch inanimate objects two or three times a year, and have never harmed a living being in anger, and that my wife doesn't particularly find my anger scary, since she's perfectly clear that I'm not going to hurt anyone. Annoying, because I punch walls, yeah. But scary, no.

Comments

[gingicat]

Good luck with it. I would also recommend wrapping it in a hot (preferably damp) towel after long bouts of typing or guitar playing, since you say you're not giving those up. :)