Cheryl N. WI
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Thanks to everyone for their well wishes. I've come back now. Very Sleepy! The bleeding has slowed down. But there wasn't much to do for it. This morning when I took the bandage off the blood was everywhere and I couldn't stop it. At the doctors office it was only slightly oozing. I got my tetanus booster which is what I really wanted.
Since Fingers don't numb very well with local anestetic, the physician will often perform what is called a digital block. it is an injection of lidocaine into the nerve plexus that leads to the finger. As a result you recieve usually two injections directly into the webspace on either side of the finger. VERY TENDER and painful. Luckily, I dodged the bullit. Since bleeding had slowed all that was needed was to cleanse and redress the wound. But the cleansing was enough to nearly make me pass out. They used hydrogen peroxide and it was pretty painful.
Hope you feel better and your finger heals quickly
