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Soreness And Pain In Entire After Cut In The Finger What Should I Do?

i stabbed my palm with a knife while cutting veggies and picking one up by stabbing it. i missed. there was little bleeding. i put under water then direct pressure and wrapped my hand. it is very painful. i took tylenol . i can move my fingers but my whole hand is sore, especially wrist, fingers,cannot close palm. anything else i should do or watch for?
typed w other hand.
thanks
Tue, 9 Sep 2014
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Hello,
This is Dr. Klarida Paqaqako answering your question.

It is normal to have pain while you cut every part of the skin, and the hand is very sensitive since there are lots of nerve roots localized there.
The fact that there was little bleeding, means that its not a deep cut, and it doesn't need stitches.

If I was your caring doctor, I would recommend to keep it clean (maybe wrapped) for 1-2 days, watch for signs of pus (yellow liquid on the wrapping gauze), move your fingers from time to time, for as much is possible with increase in the range of motion gradually, and soon your hand will be able to close as it used to close before.
Take Paracetamol of Ibuprofen as needed.
In 1-2 weeks time, it should be completely healed.

Take care.
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Soreness And Pain In Entire After Cut In The Finger What Should I Do?

Hello, This is Dr. Klarida Paqaqako answering your question. It is normal to have pain while you cut every part of the skin, and the hand is very sensitive since there are lots of nerve roots localized there. The fact that there was little bleeding, means that its not a deep cut, and it doesn t need stitches. If I was your caring doctor, I would recommend to keep it clean (maybe wrapped) for 1-2 days, watch for signs of pus (yellow liquid on the wrapping gauze), move your fingers from time to time, for as much is possible with increase in the range of motion gradually, and soon your hand will be able to close as it used to close before. Take Paracetamol of Ibuprofen as needed. In 1-2 weeks time, it should be completely healed. Take care.