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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 before, wondering if its normal?
Tue, 9 Apr 2013
Hi, you are having swelling on elbow due to extravasated blood collection underneath skin. .. Hematoma. You do not worry. Just apply ice cube on it. Rub thrombophob oint. Take vitamin C and vitamin K for fast recovery. , take short course of antibiotics with antiinflammatory drugs to prevent secondary infection in surrounding tissue and thrombophlebitis. .. Ok
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