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Dave Kaminski · 06-19-2008, 04:23 PM

OK so here's the predicament:

I think I broke my arm today while skateboarding... It's my 5th broken arm, but i had "health insurance" for the last four.

When I fell I had full mobility in my arm. The issue is in the elbow area and it must have swollen since because i have lost most of that mobility without a LOT of pain.

Turns out I can still type with the arm! I probably shouldn't, though.

I'm not going to the hospital or the doctor - I plan on treating it myself via a splint or a cast - it can't be that hard.

With that said, would anyone (hopefully with some medical or self-treating experience) know of any links to sites where I could figure this out on my own?

I imagine all i need to do is immobilize the elbow for x days; I was never given any drugs or anything when I broke them before. One did involve pins, though.

06-19-2008, 04:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dave Kaminski Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 795	Is there an arm doctor in the house? :P OK so here's the predicament: I think I broke my arm today while skateboarding... It's my 5th broken arm, but i had "health insurance" for the last four. When I fell I had full mobility in my arm. The issue is in the elbow area and it must have swollen since because i have lost most of that mobility without a LOT of pain. Turns out I can still type with the arm! I probably shouldn't, though. I'm not going to the hospital or the doctor - I plan on treating it myself via a splint or a cast - it can't be that hard. With that said, would anyone (hopefully with some medical or self-treating experience) know of any links to sites where I could figure this out on my own? I imagine all i need to do is immobilize the elbow for x days; I was never given any drugs or anything when I broke them before. One did involve pins, though.