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Finger status

It’s been more than five weeks since the stitches came out of my finger. As Chris suggested (and it was nice to have that outside information, I’d add) as the scab came off and left a section of scar on the fingertip (about a quarter of that finger’s fingerprint is just gone), the numbness has gone away as well. The scar is quite faint, and the absence of fingerprint texture is more notable than the scar is.

Full feeling hasn’t returned, though; that fingertip is both extra sensitive and somehow under-sensitive. Extra-sensitive in that insignificant things like rummaging in my pocket for keys can be quite painful; in that sense it’s as though the fingertip was blistered. On the other hand, the nerves there aren’t quite synched up enough to be useful for things like feeling texture.

I’ve also become so used to typing with nine fingers that I haven’t tried very hard to put it back in use for that task.

Posted by pjm on June 5, 2008 3:55 PM |

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Yes. This sounds familiar! With luck, your recovery will continue like mine and sometime well down the road you will be surpised when that finger is fully productive and feels just like its nine brothers! :-)

Posted by: Chris | June 5, 2008 6:39 PM

P, Perhaps a decade ago, while donating blood, a needle struck a nerve, and I had intense pain at the time, but it passed quickly. I had nerve issues for several years with partial numbness of some areas around my wrist for a very long time. Just this week, I was thinking about the problem and started probing it, and am pretty sure all the damage is now gone. The effects may last a long time, and may not fully disappear, but even if it takes years, there may be some improvement. Take care and be well. Wayne

Posted by: Scooter | June 7, 2008 10:04 PM

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