copied old blog to add new info:
Couple nights ago, I had to restrain someone who was drunk and out of control. Somehow during this, I injured my right hand.
Put ice on it yesterday. Felt better today but figured I should go to urgent care just in case.
Went and they did an X-ray. There might be a couple of fractures on a bone in the hand below my thumb. Apparently, this bone has poor blood circulation to begin with, and if it doesn't heal properly, the bone could die, and I would lose a lot of functionality in my dominant hand, permanently.
I'm in a splint for a couple days until the official X-ray results come back. Then I'll know if there IS a fracture or not, and figure out where to go from there.
I don't have medical insurance, and won't until December.
I'm in an odd mixed state of complete calm, and dread. I'm going back and forth.
update:
havent gotten results of xray yet, but if its broken, i very well might lose my job because of it. my company sucks ass when it comes to injuries. they wont let me work with the splint. so i have to take time off, and use up all of my personal/sick time for it. on top of that, im getting disciplinary points for missing days, despite the fact that i have a doctors note.
if my thumb isnt broken then i think my job will be fine. if it IS broken, then i have to request a parsonal leave of absence, which MAY OR MAY NOT get approved. but only for 6 weeks. if im not ready to return to work by then, i lose my job.
Couple nights ago, I had to restrain someone who was drunk and out of control. Somehow during this, I injured my right hand.
Put ice on it yesterday. Felt better today but figured I should go to urgent care just in case.
Went and they did an X-ray. There might be a couple of fractures on a bone in the hand below my thumb. Apparently, this bone has poor blood circulation to begin with, and if it doesn't heal properly, the bone could die, and I would lose a lot of functionality in my dominant hand, permanently.
I'm in a splint for a couple days until the official X-ray results come back. Then I'll know if there IS a fracture or not, and figure out where to go from there.
I don't have medical insurance, and won't until December.
I'm in an odd mixed state of complete calm, and dread. I'm going back and forth.
update:
havent gotten results of xray yet, but if its broken, i very well might lose my job because of it. my company sucks ass when it comes to injuries. they wont let me work with the splint. so i have to take time off, and use up all of my personal/sick time for it. on top of that, im getting disciplinary points for missing days, despite the fact that i have a doctors note.
if my thumb isnt broken then i think my job will be fine. if it IS broken, then i have to request a parsonal leave of absence, which MAY OR MAY NOT get approved. but only for 6 weeks. if im not ready to return to work by then, i lose my job.
