Fall on wrist

[Conniec1]

I slipped and fell backwards, landing on outstretched hand, wrist bent back. I had a pisiformectomy and ulnar nerve decompression at guyon canal on same wrist 3 weeks earlier. When I fell hurt like hell thought I broke it, then whole hand went numb for about 15 min to 1/2 hr. It didn't bruise but it swelled up under my incision. I iced a lot 2 days later swelling came down. About two weeks later the back of my hand swelled the Orthodox Dr gave me oral cortisone to take for a week as a lot of icing wasn't helping the swelling. Also took X-ray's nothing broken. The cortisone took away most of the swelling. It still hurts to bend wrist back on the radial side of my wrist, as I'm doing physical therapy. Could I have a bad sprain or could there b ligaments torn? I feel like something else is wrong in my wrist since this fall. Would this warrant asking for a MRI?

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi!
I am sorry to hear about your medical problems. Yes, it would be great if a MRI xcould be done. It looks like you have a ligament injury. Please ask your doctor regarding this. It may help to wear a wrist support to stabilize the wrist. Physical therapy should be halted, ice pack and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory used. The physical therapy can be started at  a later date. Please discuss with your doctor. Take care!

The medical advice given should not be considered a substitute for medical care provided by a doctor who can examine you. The advice may not be completely correct for you as the doctor cannot examine you and does not know your complete medical history. Hence this reply to your post should only be considered as a guiding line and you must consult your doctor at the earliest for your medical problem.

[Conniec1]

Thank you very much for your time