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I accidentally put my finger in a hand blender

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TheBadElfParade · 25/01/2021 14:06

I know Confused

In my defence I was very tired and on cocodemol after suffering with a case of a very nasty UTI at the time. I was making a cake trying to keep my mind off the pain, and I stuck my finger in the blade to try and get some dates out and my other hand automatically pressed the high blend button after a very unfortunate brain malfunction. Blood all over kitchen and a trip to hospital.

This was back in August and I am still suffering with nerve damage and pain now at the tip - but otherwise externally it’s healed well, just a small scar and it’s still swollen slightly. They thought at the time that I had just missed my nerves (it was completely numb 2/3rds of the way up when they was cleaning it up). It’s my index finger on my left hand.

However 5 months later and I’m still having trouble with it. It’s still very tingly and I can’t put any pressure on it. I can just about run it very lightly across a surface (with an extreme sensitivity/Sickly numbness to it). At the back of the finger, if I run my finger down it just below the nail bed it’s very sore and feels bruised. Most activities I have to avoid using my finger but I’m used to this now so it doesn’t bother me. I am hoping to get in to climbing though this year and I was hoping to use it Sad

Should it be this troublesome this far on? Is this abnormal? I think it’s pretty clear now I must have caught a nerve unlike they initially said.

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SirBale · 19/02/2022 16:28

Managed to shred my index finger tip with a hand blender today! Currently very painful but count myself lucky it could have been worse!

TopCatsTopHat · 19/02/2022 16:33

Nerves repair ridiculously slowly. Something about 1mm a decade (don't quote me, but in sure Google would confirm exactly) I tore some leg nerves and 20 years on they're still not right but don't give the buzzing /phantom itches /random pain they used to anymore. Now they are at least quiet. 😁

Oopsiespoopsies · 28/11/2023 00:51

Same - that’s how I found this thread. Was concerned finger was still numb but now I’m thinking it’s just all the nerve damage

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