[sisimelanyk]

Awwww....I am so sorry to hear and see from your pic how awfully injured and in pain you are

I will try as much as I can to address most of your concerns. I am not an MD but i guess since Mds dont find time to explain things in details nor address the concerns of patients is when my profession comes to play

1) 1st Md/why not know if Blood vessel popped out : In that early stage of an injury, an MD will only be able to see probabilities esp without diagnostic tests to prove such a a diagnosis. At this point in time, she can only determine from signs and symptoms like bruising, swelling and increased pain the probability of a popped vessel. The main objective then is to decrease as much trauma and swelling to the wrist so further tests can be done if no relief of complaints is achieved hence just the icing and no bracing/splinting.

2) why no splinting initially: Since Md was already able to determine that there's no gross fracture as there is still range of motion on your wrist, then increasing circulation through not splinting at the moment helps in provision of nutrients/oxygenation thru blood circulation to the wrist for good healing process.

3) increased pain: that is normal in any injured body part. It is the body's defense mechanism to signal all other organs to concentrate on the wrist where help is needed for healing to occur.

4) 2nd MD/Radiologist: Despite that MDs are allowed to read initially Xray results/films, it is only a Radiologist who can make the final/official reading as dictated by law and limits of practice in Medicine

5) increased bruising: is due to the trauma to the area and also popped out capillaries ( mini blood vessels connecting to veins and bigger blood vessels ) that causes internal bleeding. Muscles and tissues are also traumatized.

Hope the info helps and i didnt confuse you more

Hope you feel better soon