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Hello Doctors, About a week and a half ago, I got a fishing hook lodge into my ring finger. I?

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Hello,

About a week and a half ago, I got a fishing hook lodge into my ring finger. I tried to remove it myself several time but came up unsuccessfully so I decided to go to Urgent Care where they numbed me up and removed the hook. However, during the healing process, I noticed that i'm feeling tenderness and tingling, especially when I type or if I press on the wound directly. Did I puncture a nerve? and if I did, howl long will it heal? or did I damage something else?

Thanks,

Christian

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Anonymous

I'm not a doctor, but I'm a bit of a Life Sciences nerd. It does sound like you damaged a nerve, I'm not sure if you "punctured" it though. It depends a lot how long it will heal, nerves often don't. A quick Google search though shows that it could take anywhere from 2 days to three months. It'll probably be somewhere in the middle for you.

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cpac2000

Thanks Lucan1010 for your reply. I believe the fishing hook penetrated pretty deep into my finger and when I attempted to remove it myself, I felt like it hit a nerve. It's been almost two weeks now and I can see that my finger where the hook lodge in is swollen. I'll give it more time to heal but I just wanted to see if this discomfort was normal.

Anonymous

Well if it's still bothering you after about 2 weeks you can always go back into the doctor and have them look at it.

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