Welcome to the Club? Same finger, same location just last September. I did go to the clinic and while the doc there told me, "Oh we can stitch ANYTHING together", they were able to stop the bleeding by wrapping the finger in some sort of foamy thing that reminded me of those Mr. Clean Erasers. That stuff hardened and then took about 6 weeks to slough off. I also needed the tetanus shot. My finger is definitely "deformed" and tingly. When I see videos of people using their rotary cutters without some sort of "protection" I just cringe. Trust me, I always thought I had everything under control before this happened. I so strongly urge everyone to use something! I am currently using the different size grippers for my rulers although I honestly am not that crazy about them. Thought about the gloves, do they really stop the blade?
Best of luck - I learned a whole new way of typing on the keyboard with that finger out of commission for so long!!!
Pam