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Is It Normal To Have Painful Knot In Arm After Heart Surgery?
My fiancé had heart surgery and while they were giving him the last pint of blood before he left, they blew his vein and kept letting the blood flow in. It has been over a month and he still has a large knot in his arm that causes severe pain. Is this normAl
Thu, 25 Sep 2014
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The knot in the arm is most likely because of thrombophlebitis of the punctured vien. you could use Thrombophobe ointment locally four to six times daily. it is painful but leaves no sequele in most ofcases .
The knot in the arm is most likely because of thrombophlebitis of the punctured vien. you could use Thrombophobe ointment locally four to six times daily. it is painful but leaves no sequele in most ofcases .
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