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Numbness In The Hand And Painful To Grip Things After An Injury. Nerve Damage Or Healing Sprain?

I had a car accident recently and the emergency doctor barely looked at the injury, which swelled up into at first a liquid, soft feeling bump, which than turned into intense swelling as well as a rash that broke out on my leg but the doctor just ignored that claiming that had to have been there before the accident but before going to where I was going I toke a shower which it wasn't there, anyways the rash went away while in the ER. A week later the swelling has gone and I got feeling back in my hand. Now though I wake up everyday with numbness and I have to raise my hand into the air before I can get feeling back, its painful to grip, hold things or coordination with it period. If I walk with the hand I injured down like normal It becomes painful I can feel it up towards my bicep in the flesh facing my chest. Could it be nerve damage or just a slow healing sprain? I had a sprain before and it feels nothing of the sort, its not even painful in the wrist it feels like tendons in areas where I wasn't injured should I seek medical expertise?
Mon, 22 Apr 2013
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Orthopaedic Surgeon 's  Response
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The pain and the swelling that you have is likely to be due to an internal bleeding causing a hematoma formation. A direct examination and investigations like MRI scan will help in detecting the exact type and extent of the injury you have suffered.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. You can consult me again directly through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
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Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
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Numbness In The Hand And Painful To Grip Things After An Injury. Nerve Damage Or Healing Sprain?

Hello. Thanks for writing to us. The pain and the swelling that you have is likely to be due to an internal bleeding causing a hematoma formation. A direct examination and investigations like MRI scan will help in detecting the exact type and extent of the injury you have suffered. I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. You can consult me again directly through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal Regards, Dr. Praveen Tayal drtayal72@gmail.com