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Could Swelling In Arm Be Due To An Allergic Reaction To Iodine?
Hi I m getting ready for a distal pancreatomy and I had to receive a meningitis pneumonia and flu shot well three days after my shot my arm became very red and swollen. My family dr told me it was because the nurse who gave me the injection hadn t pulled out the needle correctly. Also, I was wondering I m severely allergic to iodine could my reaction be because there was iodine in my vaccine I m on Medrol right now and will be off for five days prior to my surgery. I ve called my surgeon haven t received a call back. Is this going to cause my surgery to be delayed? in your opinion.
Wed, 24 Sep 2014
hi
this is not due to iodine
if it was due to allergic reaction you would have also had symptoms of rashes,itching,shortness of breath.
this can be a local haematoma due to small puncture of the blood vessel while withdrawing the needle
dont worry if it does not cause any local abcess with fever,your surgery will not be a problem
take care
this is not due to iodine
if it was due to allergic reaction you would have also had symptoms of rashes,itching,shortness of breath.
this can be a local haematoma due to small puncture of the blood vessel while withdrawing the needle
dont worry if it does not cause any local abcess with fever,your surgery will not be a problem
take care
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