I smell a lawsuit in the air... That's sucks OP.

I hope you reported her for aggravating an injury. What if you had a broken spine and she said "suck it up" and twisted you onto the table and crippled you? She could have ripped apart a vital artery in your arm and caused you to bleed to death internally on the x-ray table. REPORT HER!

On the one hand, the limb has to be in position for the x-ray so the doctors can tell exactly what's going on with it in order to be able to fix it. On the other, the nurse needs to be gentle when dealing with these types of things. I'm leaning toward the OP's side. I had a similar (but not as bad) experience when I broke my wrist. I had no problem laying my arm flat on the table for the first shot, but then she asked me to turn it so they could get a side view. I said it hurt too much to rotate my wrist and I didn't want to do it (I was only 11 at the time), so she grabbed my hand and arm and turned it for me. It hurt like crazy and I started crying again, but I think in my case she was at least trying to be gentle. FYL, OP. Hope you feel better soon!

Report so she can be fired. That's bull

They are not supposed to move a trauma to get a side, or lateral, view, they are supposed to do what is called a cross table lateral, so they can do it with out making you move, or moving you.

Wow I'd of punched her in the face!

Report that ****. No one who works in the medical field should treat people that way.

I once broke my leg (tib/fib) and the paramedics didn't realize it was broken in two places. When they lifted me onto the stretcher I watched and unfortunately felt my foot practically fall off. I know how much your life sucks OP :/ P.s. don't turn into a junky from the pain meds! Take only what you absolutely must. Suck it up best you can rather than chew pills like pez candy.

What a bitch! I hope you complained, lots. That said, radiographers are mean.

That shouldnt happen at all... She should be sued