My left thumb is numb this morning. As I walked through the front door last night, Pascal and I collided. Pascal jumped up and I bent down to pat his head. My left thumb was caught between both actions. Poor Ellie barely received a tap on the head with my right hand because the instant pain from the Pascal collision brought me up on my heels. Both dogs sat sadly as I whined about my thumb.
I waited about 1.5 hours to see if the swelling would go down but finally gave up and went to the doctor.
The X-Ray technician tried to be gentle but the three shots required my hand being twisted in different positions and the thumb spread from my other fingers. Luckily the pain was worth it. The X-Rays didn’t show a fracture but the ligaments may be stressed.
The doctor recommended the brace to hold the thumb. Sadly, I cannot type with the brace so I remove it and type with nine digits.