How to cure swelling and numbness of thumb?
Patient: Hi, I hit the large vein in my wrist very hard and now there is a large blood pooling under my skin and my hand has gone numb.  I iced it and the blood clot seems to be hard now and still bruised and raised.  My thumb is also swelling and numb.  I took ibuprofen for the pain. Doctor: Hi there,  Thanks for your query.  Injury to the blood has caused bleeding and collection of blood (called Hematoma) under the skin. Pain and numbness of the hand is due to compression over the nerves by the Hematoma, while swelling of the thumb is due to compression over the thumb vein.  No treatment is required for the hematoma, which will take at least 2-3 weeks to disappear, once the entire clotted blood is re-absorbed. However, continue with warm compresses and, ibuprofen- an anti-inflammatory drug- thrice a day for 3-5 days, which will reduce swelling to some extent and also curb the pain.     Consult your doctor and apprise him of my opinion. I am certain that he will agree with me and will prescribe the advised drugs in appropriate doses.   If you find my response helpful and informative, do not forget an “excellent” (5-star rating)  to my answer, to ENCOURAGE ALL doctors- engaged in social service- to render sound advice to the FREE queries.   Take care  Dr. Rakesh Karanwal