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Suggest Remedies For Swollen Hand
was born with only a thumb on my left hand and have had no problem with it and am 61 now. cut said hand at work with a bread knif on sept.21/12 and am still having swelling and can not use it like i use too. my family doctor said he did not know as to how it was made and i could go back to full work duties in two weeks. it is stillso swollen and there are twohard lines that were never ther before. any sugestions
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi,
I understand your concern.
A knife injury to the thumb ,not healed in 6 months ,inflamed & obstructing day to day life does need a serious attention
* Few investigations like blood work,blood sugar , culture and sensitivity test for selection of antibiotics/ excluding diabetes/knowing the gravity of infection is usually done.
* a physical examination by an expert surgeon along with the pathology reports would help in deciding line of treatment.
Thanks
I understand your concern.
A knife injury to the thumb ,not healed in 6 months ,inflamed & obstructing day to day life does need a serious attention
* Few investigations like blood work,blood sugar , culture and sensitivity test for selection of antibiotics/ excluding diabetes/knowing the gravity of infection is usually done.
* a physical examination by an expert surgeon along with the pathology reports would help in deciding line of treatment.
Thanks
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