General Medical Question - Urgent - Arrggg! Painful...

Sarika · 25-06-2007, 04:06 AM

(sorry for second thread so recent, been a bad week)

k...im typing with one hand so bear with me

i cut myself im afraid maybe too deep
ive got this incredible pain where ive just cut, its wrapped in an Ace bandage and i cant touch it. there is numbness/tingling around it a good ways. blood loss was moderate, but im controlling it. my question: can this wait until tues afternoon? is there any possibility something could be caught beneth the skin? i don't think i hit a nerve, cause there would be no pain, right?

Dan · 25-06-2007, 10:06 AM

I'm no first aider, so all i can give you is an uneducated view, but to me, it sounds as if you may have damaged a nerve or something like that, in my opinion (Not a very valid one) If i was getting symptoms like that, i'd want to get it seen right away in case of perm damage.

Take care, keep safe xxx.

Sarika · 25-06-2007, 10:18 AM

i think i might have to, as i'm developing other symptoms and the numbness is spreading. thanks for the advice.

Dan · 25-06-2007, 11:22 AM

I would, i'd hate to see anything bad happen. Good luck, and i hope you feel mentally and phsyically better soon xxx.

Aidee · 26-06-2007, 06:01 AM

It absolutley can not wait until Tuesday. The numbness and tingling is a sign that the deeper structures of your body are involved and it needs to be seen by a doctor right away so that if there is serious damage to any nerves, tendons, ligaments or such it can be looked at right away.

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Sarika · 26-06-2007, 07:42 PM

I got it looked at (a big accomplishment for me). They said there's nothing they can do about it since it has been over 12 hours. The numbness and pain extending up my arm they suspected was because my muscles had tightened up, basically it was just tension. I was advised to keep antibiotic cream on it, and keep a bandage on anything that starts bleeding again. If symptoms got worse/didn't lessen to come back, blah blah. They also said that if/when I do something similar to head to the ER ASAP.

Aidee · 26-06-2007, 07:43 PM

I'm glad that you got it looked at, and I hope that it starts getting better.

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