Torn ligament

[KnottedYet]

I'm real big on telling folks to call their doc's office, tell them what's up, and see what they have to say. You don't get charged for phone calls, and usually they can give you good idea of how things are going.

A lot of the folks we see in our clinic are intimidated by doc's offices and don't like to call. Hey, that's what their staff is for! Give 'em a call, and if you feel guilty like you've wasted their time or something, bring them chocolate.

[newfsmith]

My husband did a similar thing, except he doesn't know how he did it. It didn't hurt as much as you are describing, but it did affect the mobility of his finger. When it persisted, he finally went to a hand surgeon. He had ruptured a ligament and was told that he would probably have some permanant loss of mobility without surgery. However, the surgeon suggested a splint and PT for a couple weeks and then re-evaluate. Dan followed his instructions to the letter, never needed surgery and now has full mobility.