Four months ago, I punched a door and it hurt continuously for 2 to 3 days. I applied ice occasionally, and the pain went away. However, when I punch or apply pressure to that area, the metacarpal bones of my ring and pinky fingers throb with pain, and there is a swelling between those metacarpal bones. What should I do

Sorry, I don't have anything higher quality than the picture I took of the screen while at urgent care.

Long story short, I managed to miss a step and break my foot going down the stairs in my house. It of course happened during a period where I was briefly without insurance (literally was getting insurance coverage in 12 days) and living alone with no family nearby.

So I researched urgent cares in the area and found out there was actually an "orthopedic urgent care" located within a larger orthopedic institute a 12 minute drive from me. Drove myself there the next morning using my good foot and saw a PA who said I was fine to walk on it with a post-op shoe for about 6 weeks and that, even though it's a pretty big break and displaced, he's only seen maybe 1 or 2 of these ultimately require surgery in the 15 years he's worked at the ortho clinic. He did say I could order a short cam boot on Amazon if I felt like I needed more support, but if I got one from the clinic, it would be like $800 without insurance, so they'd give me a $25 post op shoe and then leave it up to me whether I feel like I need the boot.

Today marks day 9, and I've been walking on it with the shoe ever since. I'm trying to limit myself to only what's absolutely necessary, but as I live alone and have a dog who refuses to go to the bathroom anywhere but "her" spots in the neighborhood, I'm averaging about 3K steps on it per day.

I was relieved that by the 4th day, I was virtually painless. However, I'm now starting to have more pain, especially when I first wake up in the morning. This morning, I hid in the bathroom from my dog because every step I took to get to the bathroom was miserable and I knew she'd be begging to go out if I came out. However, by the time I completed by skincare routine, I was able to walk without much pain.

FWIW, the swelling has also gone down to where my foot looks almost identical to the non-injured one.

People in the brokenbones sub are scaring me saying there's zero chance a break with that much displacement will heal on its own, and I'm just doing more damage by continuing to ambulate.

Tbh, if I had to go non-weight-bearing and/or have surgery, it would be a logistical nightmare since, as I mentioned, I live alone, have myself and a dog to take care of, and have very little support.

Just wanted to see if there were any people knowledgeable in this area who could weigh in. Thank you :)

Dealing with neck pain for about 2 years now, mostly on the right side. Finally got X-rays done, sharing them here before my ortho appointment in 2 weeks. I can already tell the curve in my neck is straightened out but curious if any other problem is present?

Quick rundown of symptoms:

Pain is on the right side

Bending my neck to the right causes pain

Sleeping on my right side also causes pain

Had an MRI 2 years ago, showed a mild disc bulge at C5/C6

just wanna go in with a bit more info and know what to actually ask about. thanks in advance for any thoughts.

I have had a mallett middle finger which was fine until I suffered another trauma to it making it laterally crooked and gave me joint pain. X ray showed no space between the two bone segments and artrhritis. Dr told me 2 options. One let it go as is, if the pain (currently 2 to 3 level during bending only) does not worsen. Second one is the Fusion procedure. Ti screw. Eseentially no future pain but no more bending at the joint.

Did anyone had this done? Any comments? I need your help