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I was using scissors 2 daus ago and my thumb went numb and is still numb. what happened, what can i do? will it get better and when?
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Nerve injury: The constant pressure on a nerve in the thumb caused injury to the nerve. I expect in time that the nerve function will recover and it may take weeks.
Answered 6/30/2018
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