Based on the context and the answer, generate a question. 

Context: 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 .

Answer:

Yes , he used the computer to look up symptoms and realized that typing was making things worse which helped initiate the doctors visit .



Is it possible that the author tried to self medicate , or fix the problem himself before he went to the doctor ?