Cameronswmp9
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I'm curious about some swelling and tenderness after a fall last week. I have the picture attached. The one where you can see the phone is this morning, still not showing all the colors, and there is a black dot (sharpie) that is ridiculously tender, but only that spot. I can not put any weight on the elbow (like resting on a desk, pushing off with my elbow from the couch or bed to change position or get up. The rest of the swelling is mostly pain free, and no issues with movement. The lines in the bruise are new, I noticed that last night.
Last Wednesday I fell backwards at work, landing on a concrete and tile floor. My right elbow caught my fall. Left elbow is skinned up some, but otherwise unscathed. I've never been called a small guy, except from Andre the Giant sized people, so I'm sure it's from the elbow catching full brunt of the fall.
I went to an urgent care and they x-rayed it, said it's possible it's a hairline fracture but they couldn't see anything.
My question is, with the concentrated area of tenderness and the ever changing bruising, what are the chances of it actually being fractured, or just the bruising changing as it heals? I'm not too worried about the pain itself, but if there's a fracture or something similar, I want it to heal properly.
Last Wednesday I fell backwards at work, landing on a concrete and tile floor. My right elbow caught my fall. Left elbow is skinned up some, but otherwise unscathed. I've never been called a small guy, except from Andre the Giant sized people, so I'm sure it's from the elbow catching full brunt of the fall.
I went to an urgent care and they x-rayed it, said it's possible it's a hairline fracture but they couldn't see anything.
My question is, with the concentrated area of tenderness and the ever changing bruising, what are the chances of it actually being fractured, or just the bruising changing as it heals? I'm not too worried about the pain itself, but if there's a fracture or something similar, I want it to heal properly.