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Extreme pain after IV
I was in the hospital for 3 days and had an IV in my right forearm. Didn't hurt while I had the IV. But after leaving and coming home it's so painful I can barely use my arm and it feels like there's a lump in that Vein. It's mildly swollen and red at the lump site.
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You have thromboplebitis.
Consult your physician.
Get prescribed local applications.
Oral pain killer.
Keep your hand free moving.
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Dr. Sonali Prashar Agrawal
General Physician
22 yrs exp
Delhi
It is thrombophlebitis - you can try Thrombophobe ointment for local application and oral painkiller if the pain is severe
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You can consult the doctor at the hospital you were admitted in , if there is no relief
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