Originally Posted by elliot

I did it last year, needle broke off in my finger when it fractured the bone. Had to have it removed in the ER. The nurse told me of a quilter (an older amish woman) who had to have her finger amputated because she did not have a wound like this taken care of. I had to see a surgeon also, still have a 1.5mm piece of needle in my finger. Puncture wounds are very dangerous. I had to be on antibiotics for 2 weeks also. I took special care, did not want to get infected. I did finish the project I had been working on though with my finger bandaged.