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A member asked:
How long will it take to recover from a gun wound in right arm?
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Many variables:: Caliber of gun; location of wound (upper or lower arm); extent of injury (tissue loss); structures damaged (bone/artery/nerve); comorbid conditions like diabetes, immunosuppression, etc. Ask the surgeon(s) who repaired the injury for an estimate of healing time.
Answered 9/30/2012
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Depends...: That depends upon what was injured...Skin, fat, muscle, nerve, bone. If you were lucky and only skin and fat was penetrated by a small bullet, it might be as short as a few weeks.
Answered 11/3/2012
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