Tingling in the wrist after Injection of MRI contrast

Dear Ask The Doctor: While getting an MRI last week, the nurse had to administer contrast through a vein in my wrist. However, when she jammed the needle in, an extreme pain shot up my index finger, and I screamed out in pain. To which the nurse replied "Whoops, there are a lot of nerves in that area!" I don't currently have anymore pain in the area, but I do get a slight tingling sensation up through the same area if I bump my wrist in that same spot. Is this something I should be concerned about? Is it possible that the nerve was damaged in any way or may get worse over time?

Dear Alicia: Possibly during the procedure that you described the median nerve was touched involuntarily and now is producing the sensation of tingling, but most likely the nerve will recover and over the time while the inflammation in the wrist decreases you will not be feeling the tingling anymore.