https://www.healthhype.com/nerve-injury-neuropraxia-axonotmesis-neurotmesis-and-healing.html

My circumstance is I donated blood over a month ago. When the pheblomist inserted the needle it DIDN’T hurt like pins and needles but it did hurt. She had to keep moving it around several times and said my veins were too small. She wasn’t able to fill the pint because my blood was slow and had a blood clot (maybe small). With that said, a week later I couldn’t sleep because my arm would become numb and I would wake up startled. This happened over two weeks seven days out of 14. Then, next few nights I couldn’t open my thumb all the way because it wouldn’t budge. I hadn’t ever had a problem with my arm and I am fairly young with no medical history of anything.

As of now, I feel tingling in my thumb often and my arm and sometimes it feels tight. I cannot do a push up because my wrist hurts and sometimes it feels hot. What type of nerve injury do you think I have?

I went to the doctor and they told me everything looks fine but they didn’t do a emg or nerve test yet. I’m scheduled on for next week. When I’m awake I can move my thumb and during my sleep, but from time to time it’s an uneasy feeling. Also, how long will it take for this to heal and is there anything I should be taking? The pain is tolerable but it’s not polite and keeps me from doing certain tasks like a pushup.

Considering that it is persisting for 5 months now, you need to have this investigated further, preferably by a neurologist. If nerve root compression is the problem then surgery may be needed. Medication can be used to treat nerve inflammation. It is also important to look at your past medical history in the event that you had an infection prior to the onset of the nerve symptoms, diabetes, fibromyalgia and so on. This may not necessarily be nerve pain.Trying to manage this condition on your own without medical supervision is not advisable.