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Itchy At Iv Site

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Dr.  Prasad MD

I had an IV placed last night (has since been removed) and developed a large lump at the IV site. It is painful to touch and move my arm. Should I seek medical attention? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prasad ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Arnab Banerjee MD

site has a bruise , then to the hospital that night and was given an IV for meds. The 1st IV my vein ..., the shot site the IV sites and a bruise on my leg from hitting myself 3 nights... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee ( Critical Care Specialist)
Dr.    Anshul Varshney MD

My husband is in pain at the site of an IV he has had in his arm for 2 days. He can't take a number of meds as he's due for colon cancer surgery in 4 days. Is there anything besides ice that helps as ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anshul Varshney ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Vivek Chail MD

A nurse tried to five my daughter an IV yesterday but did not seem to get all the air out of the line and when she stuck her blood went every where. Another nurse successfully started the IV on the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vivek Chail ( Radiologist)
Dr.  Eric Goldstein MD

itching in her iv sites - all 4 of them. There is a hive like bump at the site, and small goosebump-like ...My 6yo daughter was in the hospital for iv antibiotics after she developed a parotid... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Eric Goldstein ( Pediatrician)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr.  Ivan Rommstein MD

Someone just took an iv injection and the site is itchy and slightly swollen. The injection site wasn t swabbed properly and she is now concerned about bacteria entering the area (and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan Rommstein ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Rakesh Sharma MD

I received intravenous antibiotics about 3 weeks ago. The IV site had healed fine until about a week ago when I came off the antibiotics. The site then formed two red, itchy (similar to a bug... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakesh Sharma ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Dr. Nupur K MD

I m currently getting weekly iron infusions and I ve noticed I get a small slightly itchy bump at each iv site or wherever I was stuck trying to get a good vein. I have a bump at each... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dr. Nupur K ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Vasundhara Nagireddy MD

I had my IV removed over 2 weeks ago. When I was hooked up it would stop working and in one .... In the last week the vein from the site in the middle of my hand to where my watch sits felt bruised ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vasundhara Nagireddy ( Radiologist)
Dr. Swati Inamdar MD

Hello, After IV sedation 7 days ago I had a lump at the iv site that appeared after it was mostly healed. I pressed on the lump thinking I should massage it out, and now my hand in bruised again... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Swati Inamdar ( General Surgeon)