A 300 pound power tool fell down on my shin 10 days ago and I’m trying to avoid going to the Dr ($$$). I can walk on it but it’s still very swollen and painful. If I even bump it the pain is excrutiating. It has bruising but looks OK. If it was truly broken would I still be able to walk on it? If it’s just a “hairline” crack (?) and I put up with the pain, will it still heal OK? I don’t mind some crookedness if it will heal OK. I remember as a child, one of my best friend’s Dad let a leg break go and eventually lost it to gangrene. I have no insurance and would really prefer to avoid an expensive Dr. visit if possible. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thank you.

My boyfriend started having his tip in his pointer finger go cold about 2 months ago. Then 2 or 3 weeks ago it started hurting and turning blue at random (about 4 X a day) and go back to a pretty normal color. His thumb is now the same and he’s having a hard time gripping tools (construction worker). Went to his family doctor(said he had hemmoraging in fingernails), about 1 and a half wks. ago, and he sent him to the hospital (same day) where they did some tests and an angiogram(sp?) on him. They thought it was Reynodes disease and sent him home with Dynacirc and Plavix and told him to stay out of the cold and do not use his hand for ANYthing until it’s better. Went back to family doc and doc said it wasn’t Reynodes disease (when blood tests got back) and they didn’t know what it was. That was 4 or 5 days ago. He’s been taking it easy and taking the meds. Today he tried to hammer in 7 nails and now he has red blotches (more hemmoraging?)on his palm. IT’s getting worse day by day! help