Then it swelled up and hurt more . So bad that it hurt to sign a check or use the space bar ! After 5 days of this , I went to the doc . I was afraid I had hurt a ligament or fractured it w/o realizing it .

Question: What do you think happened after the author went to see the doctor ?
Answer: The swelling and pain was so severe that while he was writing a check to the doctor he passed out .The doctor removed the ligaments with out him realizing that it was done .He was writing a check at the bar and there was no space for him to write so his hand swelled up .He found out that this thumb and index finger were indeed broken and had to get a simple cast put on .