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Anything can I do to ease the pain, bruising, and swelling ?
Hello, I just received a blood draw of 12 (half full) Vials of blood. The needle didn t hurt going in, but during the 4th draw it began to burn. The injection site is now red and my vein is swollen and bruised. The inside of my arm now hurts like hel
Hello, I just received a blood draw of 12 (half full) Vials of blood. The needle didn t hurt going in, but during the 4th draw it began to burn. The injection site is now red and my vein is swollen and bruised. The inside of my arm now hurts like hel
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Pain and swelling in the elbow after drawing blood. Is this normal?
Hi I had blood drawn today. They had a hard time feeling a vein so she poked real deep and was able to find a vein. She took a good amount. About an hr after I started getting a lot of pain then noticed a lot of swelling not on the sight but all around the side of my elbow. Never has happened...
Hi I had blood drawn today. They had a hard time feeling a vein so she poked real deep and was able to find a vein. She took a good amount. About an hr after I started getting a lot of pain then noticed a lot of swelling not on the sight but all around the side of my elbow. Never has happened...
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Wisdom tooth extraction, IV insertion, lump on vein, bruised, scar tissue, hematoma. What is going on?
Hello, I had a wisdom extraction about 5 1/2 weeks ago. I was sedated by the IV the dentist inserted in my arm. I noticed my vein had damage which is common from an IV insertion. It was a little hard and of course bruised. I expected the swelling to go down by now. Instead, the lump which is the...
Hello, I had a wisdom extraction about 5 1/2 weeks ago. I was sedated by the IV the dentist inserted in my arm. I noticed my vein had damage which is common from an IV insertion. It was a little hard and of course bruised. I expected the swelling to go down by now. Instead, the lump which is the...
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Pain in the arm after blood donation. Is it normal?
Hi. My name is Mark. I am 40 and I have been giving blood regularly since I was 18. I normally use my right arm because it has the best vein. Recently, the woman drawing my blood noticed multiple pricks in my right arm and she told me to use my left arm for a while to avoid scare tissue. The last...
Hi. My name is Mark. I am 40 and I have been giving blood regularly since I was 18. I normally use my right arm because it has the best vein. Recently, the woman drawing my blood noticed multiple pricks in my right arm and she told me to use my left arm for a while to avoid scare tissue. The last...
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Vein collapsed after needle insertion for blood draw. Severe pain and bruise at the puncture site
I regularly donate platelets and blood with the United blood services. A year ago they punctured my vein . This week, same arm , my vein collapsed when they inserted the needle. Are these two related? I don t know why else my vein would collapse. I dont do drugs and dont use needles. Also, the...
I regularly donate platelets and blood with the United blood services. A year ago they punctured my vein . This week, same arm , my vein collapsed when they inserted the needle. Are these two related? I don t know why else my vein would collapse. I dont do drugs and dont use needles. Also, the...
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Pain and soreness, hard lump after drawing blood
yesterday, I had blood drawn to test me for thyroid storm. Now where the blood was drawn, the bruise is about 4 inches around where the needle went in. It s sore and painful. Dark purple and with a green edge around the bruise. There is also a very large hard lump inside the arm and there is a...
yesterday, I had blood drawn to test me for thyroid storm. Now where the blood was drawn, the bruise is about 4 inches around where the needle went in. It s sore and painful. Dark purple and with a green edge around the bruise. There is also a very large hard lump inside the arm and there is a...
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Pain inside forearm, veins protruding from arm. History of phlebitis after drawing blood. Treatment?
Hi, after my recent flight to, I started having inside forearm pain. It s tender to touch and the veins stick out and more visible in that arm. I have a history of three dvr s, but all in one leg. Should I be concerned with the arm? I also have a history of phlebitis after a blood drawn that...
Hi, after my recent flight to, I started having inside forearm pain. It s tender to touch and the veins stick out and more visible in that arm. I have a history of three dvr s, but all in one leg. Should I be concerned with the arm? I also have a history of phlebitis after a blood drawn that...
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Poke a pin deep into the skin. Chances of getting any disease?
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I recently had too much to drink and somehow ended up getting poked in the arm by an old safety pin. The pin went quite far into my arm, breaking the skin barrier and drawing a small amount of blood before I quickly removed it. I realized the next day that it had actually gone into a vein....
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I recently had too much to drink and somehow ended up getting poked in the arm by an old safety pin. The pin went quite far into my arm, breaking the skin barrier and drawing a small amount of blood before I quickly removed it. I realized the next day that it had actually gone into a vein....
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Itchy, red bumpy rash on hands post drawing blood. What is the reason?
Two days ago i went to the hospital and had my blood drawn there and an iv put in they also had a hard time drawing it so they stuck me once in my left had and twice in my right an once in my arm . Now i hat a itchy red bumpy rash only on my hands not not at the one on my arm. So my question is...
Two days ago i went to the hospital and had my blood drawn there and an iv put in they also had a hard time drawing it so they stuck me once in my left had and twice in my right an once in my arm . Now i hat a itchy red bumpy rash only on my hands not not at the one on my arm. So my question is...
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Hematoma after withdrawing blood on the right arm, painful and sensitive to touch. Is applying ice ok or medication required?
I had blood draw approx 2 months ago that caused a hemotoma. Draw ws on right arm inside elbow to the left of the main vein . That area of arm has been painful but I kept thinking it would go away. today I have a 1 inch lump at that spot which is very sensitive to touch,. I plan to try ice today...
I had blood draw approx 2 months ago that caused a hemotoma. Draw ws on right arm inside elbow to the left of the main vein . That area of arm has been painful but I kept thinking it would go away. today I have a 1 inch lump at that spot which is very sensitive to touch,. I plan to try ice today...
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