Have a swollen vein in arm where IV was, nurse told me not to worry, should I get another opinion?
539845
Ok, if you had a hemetoma(blood clot) it would be sore to touch and a little like a bruise in color. It may also feel warm. So because you haven't described anything like that I would venture to say that you don't have a clot. I will however tell you that the following are possible.... Phlebitis...... is irritation of a vein that is not caused by infection, but from the mere presence of a foreign body (the IV catheter) or the fluids or medication being given. Symptoms are swelling, pain, and tenderness around the vein. It does not necessarily mean the IV device must be removed; warmth, elevation of the affected limb, or a change in the rate of flow may resolve the symptoms.\nInfiltration........\nThis occurs when the tip of the IV catheter withdraws from the vein or pokes through the vein into surrounding tissue, or when the vein's wall becomes permeable and leaks fluid. It occurs frequently with peripheral IVs, and requires replacement of the IV at a different location. The symptoms of pain and swelling are temporary and not dangerous, unless a highly irritating medication was being given. Additionally it can become dangerous if the person monitoring the IV site fails to recognize that an infiltration has occurred and fluid continues to drip in the tissue under the skin. It can cause a compression injury. This known as an infiltration injury.\nFluid overload........\nThis occurs when fluids are given at a higher rate or in a larger volume than the system can absorb or excrete.\nAll of these could be a possible cause. If you are truly worried about it and it is not subsiding or reducing on it's own a good practice would be to seek a professionals opinion. I hope this helps!
127561
i am not a nurse but ur friend should definately go to the dr.  theres some kind of blood vessel infection going on. \nit can be very dangerous
1107352
I would ask your doctor to do a upper extremity vascular ultrasound on your arms. You are young but you never know if already have some vascular problems in your arm. Some people have a strong family history of vascular problems and just start having problems early. Now it could be nothing at all so don't start worrying. It's falling asleep due to lack of blood/oxygen to that area. Either you are leaning way too hard on it or you have the vascular problem that i mentioned before. Try to see if some type of weight bearing exercises on your arms helps relieve the problem while waiting on that ultrasound.
550099
Hi, I have the same problem, everyone thinks i'm cold when i'm not my arms get like that too. They call it something i can't remember the word. I hate it it's like you can see all your veins in your legs. I don't think there is a way to get rid of it. If there was i would of done it by now. I wish i could of helped you more.
869718
I think you feel a vein, artery would be a pulsating structure, suture can not be felt, otherwise just see a local doctor, good luck
1050550
A new blood clot could maybe be there, perhaps there is enough lateral flow to keep the swelling subsided.  But I'm thinking more likely it could be a lymphatic problem and fluid is accumulating lymphatically.  Definitely keep on top of this with your doctor!  Get well!
875774
If it's been a week you should probably go to the doctor. It's something you shouldn't let go. You actually should go to the emergency room; if it is infection it could be really bad by the time you can see the doc on Monday. Better safe than sorry because it could make you very sick.  You're paying the price right now by beating yourself up over it.  Take a big deep breath, forgive yourself and don't worry about what others could be thinking about you.  And I'm going out on the Jesus limb right now but He will forgive you, you can forgive yourself and you'll get on with your life and do good things.  I'm not saying you will forget about it and never think about it again but you can get out there and do some positive things with your life and it will be better.  Time and forgiveness is a good healer.  I'll pray for you tonight but you do need to get to the doctor to be sure you don't have an infection!!!!!!
696077
shahid assalamoalaikum, write to me, you can always retest the blood from another lab for verification and then consider doing what is known as virus load, you can always consider a second opinion too, good luck
891455
you really should call your doctor or if that costs too much, can you go into a medical center??  your arm probably depends on that cast and now the strength is gone, for your own good, seek medical advise, they are the only people who can lift your worry, we all here are actually guessing and your arm deserves more than a guess, right? good luck to you!!
212990
as a plastic surgical RN.....isn't your first visit coming up soon?. didn't they give you a phone number to call with any questions, eventhe smallest concerns?\n\na little infection turns into a large infection and then onto a nightmare.....put a dry, sterile bandage over wound and call md now....they will instruct you on what to do this evening and to come on in tomorrow....\n\ngood luck!email is you have any questions.....glad to help you more of a one on one
936097
If there is swelling too, could be an infected lymph node. You need to see your doctor.
922148
That is blood pooling under the skin from the needle puncturing your vein...this too shall pass...your body will re-absorb the blood.
671739
my friend had heart surgery and that happened to her due to an infection 2wks after her surgery.  Or it could be a brisk movement has torn stiches, either way have it checked out asap.
1046158
I just had that happen to me.I went to the doctor and it was a muscle strain underneath my shoulder blade in the area of my rotater cuff.They just gave me some ibuprofen and said that my muscle was swollen and that would take care of it.It also caused pain when I would breathe,in my upper back and also my chest.So try the Ibuprofen,it should help you but it could take a few days for the swelling to go down if your muscle is swollen.He also said to take it easy on my arm for a few days.
816941
Did they do an ultrasound on these clots?  Sounds like they may not be so superficial anymore and time to go to back to the ER especially since there are more clots.\n\nMy DVTs never swelled up.  Just a cramp and it hurt.  I have a mess of clotting disorders.\n\nBut sounds like you need to go back in.  \n\nAspirin does nothing for venous clotting anyhow.  It is an antiplatelet.  Coumadin is an anticoagulant, takes care of venous clotting and is known as "blood thinner".  The nurse above should know that.
900000
If you mean a clot in a vein in the arm, then the signs are redness, localized swelling, PAIN especially when flexing or stretching the muscle where the clot is.  There is a blood test indicating the presence of a clot called a D-dimer but that just tells the doctor of a clot somewhere in the body.  The best thing that you can do is go to the ER and have it looked at.  They will probably run a doppler study (much like an ultrasound) of the arm to determine the presence of a clot and if there is then they might put you on a regimen of anticoagulants. This is one of those things where the sooner it is found the better, so don't wait. Hope that this helped.
958425
Well unless you are a nurse its pretty dim!  You could end up with an infection and be very ill.  Where did you inject, did you even consider the damage you could do by putting it in the wrong place and hitting a blood vessel or nerve?\nBut you wanna take chanches...go ahead.  I wouldnt DIY and I AM a nurse!