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Smashed Thumb Turned Black Now Smells Bad

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Dr. Hari Charan Perigela MD

My wife has lymphedema from an operation on her left arm. She cut her left thumb this afternoon, and the thumb is now swelling. What should she do? The swollen thumb is warmer than the right... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Hari Charan Perigela ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Saddiq Ulabidin MD

I have a question on my right thumb, I'm right handed so it gets a workout. I have had some ... thumb, the thumb also is warmer than the rest of hand. The main joint is enlarged compared to left... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saddiq Ulabidin ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Chobufo Ditah MD

I have a painful and slightly swollen thumb. The joints in the thumb are sore and hurt to touch h. The joint closest to the top of thumb doesn't bend easily , it's more of a pop and feel like crunching... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Shafi Ullah Khan MD

black and the thumb is cold to the touch and getting painful, the back side of my thumb is normal in ... black at the pad of the thumb. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Shafi Ullah Khan MD

I was closing the top of my plastic garbage can in my kitchen and the top slammed down on my thumb. I can bend the thumb but it is little sore. Could I have injured my thumb. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr.       Harry Maheshwari MD

I feel on my hand while doing trampoline. After sometime I started feeling pain in my right thumb where thumb meets rest of hand & in middle joint of thumb. The thumb has swollen but I feel pain... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harry Maheshwari ( Dentist)
Dr. Minhaj Syed MD

I sliced my thumb a week ago and the urgent care numbed my thumb with a needle between my thumb and pointer finger and then on the side of the thumb to hit the bone. So they can cauterize my... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Minhaj Syed ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. DEORISHI TRIPATHI MD

I HAVE NUMBNESS IN THE PAD OF MY LEFT THUMB,...MY DR DIAG AS TRIGGER THUMB,...BUT MY THUMB DOES NOT ... PAD OF MY THUMB. VERY PAINFULL.. IS IT POSSABLE TO HAVE TRIGGER THUMB WITH OUT THE... View answer

Answered by : Dr. DEORISHI TRIPATHI ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.    Jose Ignacio Artero Muñoz MD

I cut my thumb 3 days ago washing dishes. There was caramelized sugar on the pan and it sliced my thumb deep. I ve had nonstop pain in my thumb ever since it happened. However now the pain is shooting ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jose Ignacio Artero Muñoz ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sudhir Kumar MD

Hi, i about a week ago today my thumb got smashed in a locked car door. Its still a bit sore and im able to move my thumb around but cant blend it properly. My thumb nail is raised and very... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir Kumar ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)