a little story about something in my fingertip

[Cosmos]

some years back I had a accident on a technical school were I was a student for one year before I started my apprenticeship as a toolmaker.
I was working on a milling machine when I became suddenly distracted for a short time and my ring finger (right hand) was sucked into the blade.
thankfully I reacted fast and sucked my finger out of the blade. now I had a deep cut in my finger that bleeded pretty strong.
I didn't said anything to the teacher that was working with us. I held my finger under pressure so that no blood could came out and asked a schoolfellow
if he could give me his dressing material, so he gave it to me and I bandaged my finger in the toilet.
after I came home I went to the doctor and he sutured my finger.

a few years later while working as a apprentice in my current job my colleague hammered with a big soft face hammer on that same finger by accident.
my finger swelled pretty fast and ached pretty strong.
so I went to the doctor again and this time he was not sure if he should send me to a specialist to take x-ray to see if something is broken or not.
but then he decided to do so. so I went there.
after they took the x-ray I came back into the room and the doctor said "nothing is broken". but he seemed a little baffled about something else.
he showed me the x-ray on the screen and there was a round object (spherical) in my finger

it looked something like that a little bit smaller and more 3D

(this is not my x-ray it is from the intenet)

then he asked me if there was somethening happening to the finger before. and it was only then when I realized that this was the same finger that was cut a few years back.
so I said that it was cut before , and he said something like ok.

after I was home again I started to think about that object and all the coincidences that led to the x-ray and me seeing it.
It could be that it is something that came into my finger when I've cut it a few years back.
but thinking about that, a metal spatula looks pretty different. but that's the only thing I can come up with that could have come into my finger back then.
maybe it was some sort of sign back then (the cut before and the contusion after with the result that I saw a x-ray with the object) to see what is in my finger ?
so maybe it was there before the first accident ? could it be that it is implant of some sort ?

 

[Gonzo]

I couldn't say what might be in your finger but I do lean toward the notion that the most likely explanations should be considered before other possible explanations. When a foreign body enters the flesh, the body tries to get rid of it. But, if it can't push it out, it then encapsulates it to seal it in a sort of hard shell so it can no longer affect the body.

What you saw in the x-ray may have been an encapsulated piece of debris from whatever you were machining at the time. The body is amazing at protecting itself from foreign items this way.

Perhaps you could Google "encapsulation" or "encapsulated items"+"x-ray" or something and see if you can find images similar to what you saw.

Gonzo

 

[Cosmos]

I couldn't say what might be in your finger but I do lean toward the notion that the most likely explanations should be considered before other possible explanations. When a foreign body enters the flesh, the body tries to get rid of it. But, if it can't push it out, it then encapsulates it to seal it in a sort of hard shell so it can no longer affect the body.

What you saw in the x-ray may have been an encapsulated piece of debris from whatever you were machining at the time. The body is amazing at protecting itself from foreign items this way.

Perhaps you could Google "encapsulation" or "encapsulated items"+"x-ray" or something and see if you can find images similar to what you saw.

Gonzo

I can't find anything similar to this through a search with what you suggested. but indeed that explantation would make sense if the body does such a thing.
but if that was the case I would think I should have seen a difference between the actual object and the coating. it seemed to be one solid object no differences seen between layers.

 

[Artemis]

Can you actually feel it through your finger if you apply pressure or squeeze?

 

[Cosmos]

Can you actually feel it through your finger if you apply pressure or squeeze?

in the moment no.
the only time I felt something was after I had my second accident were my finger was swollen.
I could feel it when I moved my finger it was even possible to here it when I moved my finger.

 

[shadowsaround]

I couldn't say what might be in your finger but I do lean toward the notion that the most likely explanations should be considered before other possible explanations. When a foreign body enters the flesh, the body tries to get rid of it. But, if it can't push it out, it then encapsulates it to seal it in a sort of hard shell so it can no longer affect the body.

What you saw in the x-ray may have been an encapsulated piece of debris from whatever you were machining at the time. The body is amazing at protecting itself from foreign items this way.

Perhaps you could Google "encapsulation" or "encapsulated items"+"x-ray" or something and see if you can find images similar to what you saw.

Gonzo

Overall I agree with what Gonzo said. The body is amazingly good at protecting itself from foreign body's. If the body can not expel a foreign item or body then it seals it off from the rest of the body. A good example is my left leg and the fifty or so little piece's of metal still in it. Most are minuscule and not worth mentioning, however I have one or two near the surface that I can occasionally feel. From my experience the body still continually tries to expel foreign body's from it. If it is within a couple of thousands of an inch near the surface then perhaps it will be pushed out in a few years. I would say since it was a milling machine that perhaps a small piece whatever you where working on at the time made its way into your finger. What was the object composed of that you where working with? Was it metal or something else? Interesting series events that led you to discover the item in your finger though. I wouldn't think it would be an implant but I could be wrong. I can't picture them putting an implant in a finger when they have the technology to put it somewhere else that would have more of an impact to there benefit.

 

[Gonzo]

I think it's also important to remember that x-rays only show the densest of materials, like bone, some cartilage, etc., depending on the intensity and contrast level. This is why CT scans are often used to see tissue. So it is entirely possible that the x-ray does not show all of the encapsulation and, therefore, skews the perception of what you are seeing.

This is why radiologists go through several years of training to be able to discern what they what they are looking at and why most doctors require the radiologist's report to fully comprehend the x-ray. Some doctors are quite good at reading x-rays, and some are lousy at it, and some that are lousy think they're quite adept.

I usually trust the radiologist over the doctor, but I do bear in mind how radiologists can be quite busy and might miss something.

As an afterthought, another thing that might be in your finger is deep scar tissue from the initial injury. As well, it could be a bone chip from the initial injury as well.

Gonzo

 

[ScarletBegonias]

It surprises me that the doctor wouldn't have noticed it before stitching up your finger, but you did mention you were applying lots of pressure to the wound, which could have pushed it inside and hidden it from view. Considering where you injured your finger and how you treated it immediately following the injury, I would think that it was caused by the injury itself. I recommend getting more than one opinion from different specialists and also keeping your own copies of your x-rays to show the doctors.

 

[Cosmos]

What was the object composed of that you where working with?

I don't remember exactly what the material was. there are two options steel or aluminium. but I think it was most likely steel.

Edit: I think it was steel (with ca. 90% certainty)

another thing that might be in your finger is deep scar tissue from the initial injury.

I don't know if that's possible but maybe ?

it could be a bone chip from the initial injury as well.

if that is the case wouldn't the doctor have noticed a missing part in my bone or a overgrown part ?

It surprises me that the doctor wouldn't have noticed it before stitching up your finger, but you did mention you were applying lots of pressure to the wound, which could have pushed it inside and hidden it from view. Considering where you injured your finger and how you treated it immediately following the injury, I would think that it was caused by the injury itself.

yes possible

I recommend getting more than one opinion from different specialists and also keeping your own copies of your x-rays to show the doctors.

the sad thing is that I don't possess a x-ray from that and have not asked further questions when I saw the x-ray.

 

[ScarletBegonias]

FWIW you could play around with a magnet on your finger if you haven't already.

 

[Cosmos]

FWIW you could play around with a magnet on your finger if you haven't already.

ohh my I didn't came up with that idea I can't believe it !
I'll do so and tell you if it works

 

[Cosmos]

FWIW you could play around with a magnet on your finger if you haven't already.

ohh my I didn't came up with that idea I can't believe it !
I'll do so and tell you if it works

I have tried it now. ok there seems to be no reaction to a strong magnet.
that could mean that the object is not out of steel.
or it is from steel and so small that I can't feel or see anything (because of the resistance of my finger too).
but the sice of it (if it is all steel) should have a effect that I can see and/or feel .

Edit: there seems to be an effect on the area where I had the cut . I don't think that this is the object it is not in that area where the object is.
but the effect is pretty small so I would think if there is a similar sized (or smaller) object in the area I couldn't feel anything
because it is deeper in the flesh.

 

[Nienna]

FWIW you could play around with a magnet on your finger if you haven't already.

ohh my I didn't came up with that idea I can't believe it !
I'll do so and tell you if it works

I have tried it now. ok there seems to be no reaction to a strong magnet.
that could mean that the object is not out of steel.
or it is from steel and so small that I can't feel or see anything (because of the resistance of my finger too).
but the sice of it (if it is all steel) should have a effect that I can see and/or feel .

Edit: there seems to be an effect on the area where I had the cut . I don't think that this is the object it is not in that area where the object is.
but the effect is pretty small so I would think if there is a similar sized (or smaller) object in the area I couldn't feel anything
because it is deeper in the flesh.

There may be no reaction due to the encapsulation by the body, as mentioned by Gonzo, also.

 

[Gonzo]

It wouldn't be the first time a radiologist didn't see a small bone chip. If the cutting tip hit the bone, it might have taken off a tiny piece of bone, and the x-ray might not have been able to adequately reflect it.

I don't necessarily believe this to be the case but am offering other alternatives more likely than an alien implant.

Do you have any odd memories of ufo sightings with missing time or any other reason to think you've been contacted by anyone who would put an implant in you?

Gonzo

 

[Cosmos]

It wouldn't be the first time a radiologist didn't see a small bone chip. If the cutting tip hit the bone, it might have taken off a tiny piece of bone, and the x-ray might not have been able to adequately reflect it.

I don't necessarily believe this to be the case but am offering other alternatives more likely than an alien implant.

Do you have any odd memories of ufo sightings with missing time or any other reason to think you've been contacted by anyone who would put an implant in you?

Gonzo

I saw all sorts of things UFO's, Black Helicopters, strange appearances of animal looking beeings, a lot of signs all the time,a lot of strange "coincidences",prophetic dreams, sorts of out of body experiences,strange sound anomalies..... etc.
but I do not know if I was obducted (at least not consciously). but I think it is possible that I was obducted at some point

I have not really a reason to think that I was obducted and something was put into my finger.
but those coincidences make me wonder if it is a sign of some sort.