what is the worst that can happen if I leave glass in my thumb?!
Question: What is the worst that can happen if I leave glass in my thumb?
I were never worried about it until today when my mate said I could die if I don't get it taken out? WTF is that possible?
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Over time, you could have the glass work it's way through the skin, deeper into the hand, work it's way into a joint and cause worse pain. There's lots of things that could happen from it's movement under the skin. I would not anticipate death to be among the things that could happen, but you could end up with worse pain than you're experiencing with a needle trying to remove it.
If you ask the physician to numb it completely with a nerve block at the base of the thumb before working on it, that should prevent you from feeling ANYTHING for nearly 12 hours. So, don't worry about the pain. If it was up to me, I would have it removed.
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Your finger could become infected, the pain will not go away until the glass is removed. IF the infection were not taken care of then it could reach your bloodstream and a chance of death is possible if you were to continue to ignore it.