Seven or so weeks ago, I had a finger hurt quite badly in an accident. It was so painful at the time I couldn't help the tears streaming down and choking with the moans. But, as the finger seemed to be able to move a little, I thought it would just heal itself with time, as I have always been a coward with seeing doctors, worst still with going to hospitals; in fact either scares me to death.
Six weeks later, the finger sort of healed a little, but crookedly, and the knuckle is now showing deep purply colour and the pain continues. I couldn't use knife and fork properly, nor chopsticks - an inconvenience almost as bad as the pain itself. So I had no choice but went to the doctor. 2 days ago. An X-ray showed that the bone seemed to have been broken but, like I reckoned in the beginning, it had, by nature, tried to put itself right but didn't do a good enough job, causing the bad bruise and crooked deformation. I was recommended to see a specialist in a bigger hospital and now waiting to be informed of the date and time to have the situation revalued and a possible solution, if there's one, to
put the bones back correctly.
put the bones back correctly.
Yesterday I mentioned this to an on-line friend, who had once been an X-Ray technician. He said I need to have it seen to the quickest possible; the badly formed bone might have to be broken again (!) so as to be reset the correct way. I nearly fainted at the prospect.
My question now is: what if I once again just ignore it? The body can, amazingly, adapt itself to even pain, which should then, eventually, stop - wouldn't it? The crookedness doesn't bother me half as much as having the bone broken again, the operation to follow, and the weeks or months afterwards wearing a finger guard, etc. etc.
Is there anyone out there as cowardly as I am with doctors, hospitals and operations? If so, what would you do??
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