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[jchrisobrien]

I don't remember how, but I banged my arm last night. It is crazy swollen and has been hurting (mildly, annoyingly) all day. I'm going to try to ice it. What are the odds that it is a fracture? Most of the pressure seems to be in the muscle. Any advice?

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[theamazingjb.livejournal.com]

If you can bend everything, it is probably not a break.
It could be a sprain though.
Have you contemplated taping it down to something flat to prevent movement.
(if it is really bad.)

Ice is probably the best way to go.

I broke my bum.

[silas7.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I'd advise icing your bum.

I iced my arm, it helped until the ice melted. I'll likely pick up some ibuprofin tomorrow to help it out.

Thanks!

In other news, I can almost sit again

[theamazingjb.livejournal.com]

hmmm
ibuprofen would be a bad bad idea for me

I would then have a broken bum and a swollen pumpkin face.

good luck with the arm

[rojagato.livejournal.com]

Ibuprofen and the strongest acetaminophen you can find, in tandem, every four-six hours, will bring the inflammation down and knock out the pain. Too bad CVS isn't still open.

[sbazzy.livejournal.com]

don't forget that there are a bunch of 24 hour CVSs now - not only the one at Porter Square, but now the one at Alewife.

[silas7.livejournal.com]

I grabbed some ibuprofin today, and have some arnica gel. It looks nasty, but I still have fun range of motion and it doesn't really "hurt".

I think I can rule out a fracture, but if it gets worse at all I'll opt for an appointment.