Numb Thumb Injury

[rustywedge]

Hi All,

Just wondering if any of you have had a similar injury to me - here's the deal.

Golfing last week in wet cold conditions, wind got up and it got REALLY cold wind chill was severe. Last 6 holes were awful due to the fact we could not even feel our hands.

Anyway when we got back in and my circulation returned it came to light that I had a numb patch on the back of my left thumb that runs from the nail to just past the main thumb knuckle. The is also a little tingling in my pinky in the same hand.

Went to see my doc and he thinks that I may have banged a nerve without knowing when I could not feel my hands due to the cold. Although reading online I could easily have tweaked the medial and or median nerve in my forearm- which can cause the same symptoms.

Has anyone else had a similar injury ?

How did you deal with it ?

My Doc says it's ok to continue playing but went to the range yesterday and it feels real jangly if any pressure is applied to the thumb or surrounding tissue / wrist.

BTW I still have full use of the thumb it's just numb on the up side.

Not sure what to do for the best, any advice would be most welcome.