Ever dislocate a body part?

There I was yesterday evening, trudging up the street in 4 inch wedges, carrying a briefcase, a heavy bookbag, a purse, and my IPOD, and I tripped on a bump in the sidewalk. I fell hard on my knees, and apparently also caught myself with my right hand- I looked down and my middle finger was bent at a perfect right angle! It was the weirdest looking thing ever I have ever seen- at first I thought I broke it! But then I straightened it up, and it popped back into place! WHOA- good thing I hadn't been smoking, it might have freaked me out.
Today it is really swollen and won't bend. I look like I am flipping the bird :D
I am hitting the Advil pretty heavy and it is too hard to type this way.....

So if anyone has dislocated anything, how long does it take to heal? I am going to ice it down again- I had it iced last night and it helped.

How weird was it to see a part of your body twisted like that- unbelievable!

Is it discolored? I've dislocated my shoulder. It popped back into place and was sore for a few days. It didnt swell up very much though

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Originally Posted by Demeter

There I was yesterday evening, trudging up the street in 4 inch wedges,

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If those are the wedges I've seen, 'trudging' is hardly an accurate description... that would be STRUTTING.

I dislocated 2 ribs in a skiing accident. I did not know they were dislocated until a couple months later when the inexplicable sharp pains in my arm sent me running to a massage therapist specializing in pain management, who in turn sent me in a big hurry to a chiropractor.

That was more than 2 years ago and they still give me trouble. In fact, my back is tweaking a bit right now. I think though that a lot of the problem was how long it took me to finally seek treatment.

thats hardcore if you just popped it right back in. Anything funny happens and you go to the doctor right away, could be a hairline fracture or something.


Ive dislocated my pinky and did not enjoy getting it reset at all

I can dislocate my shoulder now without it hurting. I used to play rugby so im used to dislocated parts of me.

Dislocated shoulder. It was dislocated for me by a crazy person. I didn't pop it back in because there was also a fractured collarbone and lots of other injuries. Took me two months on that total shoulder package healing. The shoulder is still stiff 25 years later.

I'm guessing your finger swelling and pain will diminish within three weeks or so, but possibly up to six. Advil's great, as is that ice and any elevation you can give it. So sorry that happened to you, Demeter!

Dislocated my ring finger on my left hand, went up to block a shot and pinned the ball on the backboard. I also happened to hit my finger straight into it, came down and my finger was pointed sideways. shlt hurt!

dislocating something is my biggest fear! lol not really but i bet that sht huuuuuuuuuurts. i broke my wrist and it wasnt so bad, it was just reallly sore for about a week. i couldnt imagine dislocating anything, esp. like my jaw, hip, or something... ahhhh i cant even think about it haha

I've dislocated my right knee 4 times, the last one happened on Memorial Day. Each time it has happened I was playing baseball. Recovery period seems to depend on how violently the joint snaps back into place, more then how violently it was dislocated.

The first time I did it the bone bruise lasted for 8 months. This last time was the most brutal dislocation, of all, only lasted 4 weeks. The difference was that the last time the kneecap gently slid back in place as oppossed to snaping back.

Yes, my left ankle. It's still fucked up to this day. If I run too fast or too long I might fall flat on my face :(.

Frequently.
My neck, shoulders, elbow, knees , thumb, etc.
The worst is my back. It can go out at the drop of a hat.
One minute I'm fine, and the next I can't lift my coffee cup, or move from my chair.
Then there's my hip. I'll be walking along and then all of a sudden it's like my leg is three inches shorter and isn't even attached to me anymore, and down I go.

I dislocated my shoulder(s) when I was younger and I remember it being one of the most intensely painful moments in my lifetime. It sucked.

My knee it was the worst pain I ever felt.

NCM

Thanks for all the war stories- many far worse than mine! I can't even imagine a dislocated shoulder- yikes! That would be horrible - like a puppet with broken strings!
I guess I am lucky it didn't hurt more than it did- it was rather strange to just push it back into place, but I was afraid if I didn't it might stay that way forever, and it just looked SO creepy, like something out of a horror movie...but it didn't really hurt a lot until it started to swell. That's what makes me feel it isn't broken. But it still looks like a kielbasa! A kielbasa making an obscene gesture;)

not me

i saw it happen to a teamate on the wrestling team in high school.

his elbow was dislocated in practice, when he was violently pushed to the mat

i only got bloody noses when i wrestled that same opponent and met the mat, quickly