like it looked pretty bad, my mom kept saying i needed stitches but i didn't want to, and i was right that i didn't after we went to ER a couple days later. But my question is, how come it didn't hurt, lol it was rly weird it was only numb but never actually hurt. i have full feeling in my thumb too
2007-01-31 13:21:43 · 3 answers · asked by bonto 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
It could be a few things. One-when this supposed friend (and I am assuming this was an accident?) slammed your thumb in a locker and it cut it, it is possible that the nerve the severed. When the nerve is severed it cannot relay information of pain to the brain which then causes the sensation of pain.
Another explanation...congenital insensitivity. Do you normally feel pain when injured? If you do, then this is not the case. Congenital insensitivity to pain is a rare disorder of pain perception in which pain sensation is absent from birth, with no other neurologic deficits. This is a very rare genetic disorder.
Most likely the cut severed the nerve. If you continue to have swelling or numbness in the thumb you should go see your family doctor and have it looked at.
2007-02-02 05:20:49 · answer #1 · answered by faithy_q_t_poo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the location it could be that, the area just doesn't have that many pain receptors that were damaged, if you have feeling in the thumb now it's not likely you severed a nerve bundle. Superficial injuries are the most painful usually, but pain receptors are not evenly distributed, some areas have more than others. Pinch the skin at the point of your elbow for an example, no matter how hard you pinch it won't hurt
2007-02-08 19:54:11 · answer #2 · answered by james m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you athletic, active people have a higher pain threshold!
2007-02-08 13:11:54 · answer #3 · answered by Dachia S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋