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I went to sleep and my thumb was fine. i wake up to it throbbing and painful. there was no trauma. i am unable to get to a doc until monday. any ideas?
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Painful thumb: It sounds like you may have an infected thumb. You best check into an er to be seen.
Answered 1/10/2014
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