Broken fifth metacarpal base
Hey first time posting here. Found out I have a fifth metacarpal base transverse fracture. Extra articular and minimally displaced. Sorry I don't have any images of the x-rays to share but it's a pretty clean break just a simple line straight through the bone near the base. I got it from falling off an ebike. When I google that I get a ton of information about all the different types of metacarpal fractures but each one is so specific that looking up the exact one that I have doesn't yield any helpful results. I'm wondering if anyone's had this specific type of fracture before and what their recovery was like. I know they're saying between 3 and 6 weeks in a splint give or take with other factors to consider but this whole thing has been giving me a lot of anxiety and I haven't gotten a lot of answers about this specific one. No surgery will be required and I'll be in a splint for at least a little bit. So just looking for some advice/wisdom about the whole thing from people who maybe experienced the same or a similar injury. I started feeling worried today about how much this could affect any plans I have for the summer. Early 30s male too if that's relevant. I'm a week out from the initial injury and things are still swollen but that's not too bothersome. And swelling is good anyway. But yeah any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!