Did any of you get a swollen, bruised, pain leading to the wrist vein after your IV?

My band removal was 1 week and 4 days ago. My vein was sore for a few days, then I noticed some swelling. But today there's a bruise over the swollen area and pain is starting to go up my wrist.

Anyone experience this?

Why the heck did they put it in your wrist, I hate when they do that, it's the most painful area they can use. Sounds as though you have a really sore reaction, though it's probably not serious, put warm wash clothes on it for awhile and see if that doesn't help. Keep on eye on it for any redness, warmth or additional swelling and if it doesn't get any better, call the doc. I really don't understand why some of the medical personnel do things like that, it's so unnecessary for goodness sake.

Hope it feels better soon.

Cindy

Shana this is weird you mention this..I have the same swolloen vein in my wrist since my band removal, it ia very noticable and my band removal was in Nov 2005..I am having it checked out next week with my PCP

My hand was swollen, red, and tender for over a week after surgery. The nurse told me that it was just irritated from the anesthesia and pain medication. It eventually went away.

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Shanna, I think some people are just prone to this type of thing. My arm/wrist always bruises at the very least, and does like yours at times, too. It makes no matter how "good" the phlebotomist is. It's just the way my body reacts to being "stuck."

Janet

Thanks guys for your feedback! It was actually put in on the top of my hand - sorry that wasn't clear. The pain is traveling toward my wrist, up the vein. La Madam, that's so ironic that you've had the same problem. Let me know what your doc says, ok.Leatha G - Thanks for giving it a name, thrombophlebits. The warm compresses are helping and when I looked it up "they" also say to take Ibuprofen, for the swelling.No change today. At least it's not getting worse. My hand is kind of achy, though. Oh, well - this, too shall pass...Have a great day,

I have the same thing. Eleven days and it is still bruised and sore. I just figured that I must bruise more easily than others.

I had a clot, a big one judging from the recovery time. While I had the IV it kept clogging. I am sure the painkiller (morphine?) didn't help because it burned so badly. When it was removed my whole forearm was swollen.

In later days, the swelling subsided, but the vein was hard. As it healed the tenderness moved from my hand, to my wrist, to a place in my forearm.

I don't remember when it finally cleared, but I was getting myself all worried about a possible stroke.

More typos recently, maybe there is something there?

It will probably be fine, but if you are anything like me... Enjoy your stress. :eek:

The needle came out, but was still under the skin, so all those shots they give you right before you leave went right into my hand. My hand was so swollen I couldn't make a fist. I kept telling the nurse something was wrong, because the injections were hurting so bad they made me double over, oh it burned so bad. She started fussing at me and told me she didn't chose to be operated on I did. Needless to say, she smarted back at the wrong person, I requested the head of that department and within minutes this unkind nurse was in my room apologizing.

I still have a tender spot where the needle was, over a year later.

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I had my IV in the same place as you did and have the same symptoms but they are improving everyday (surgery date was 3/30). I still have a faint black and blue area that tracts the line of the vein and get twinges in the wrist. Some of the IV medications that are given are caustic to the vein and can cause inflammation or a chemical phlebitis. Sometimes the IV infiltrates when it slips out of the vein. If the pain becomes progressively worse as opposed to gradually better, it's time to see an MD.

If there's a read streak you need to call the MD. If not, then use hot compresses. It will take a while to go away.

Wow! Pretty common problem. No red streak or warmth - yea! There's only about an inch of my vein that is affected so I think it'll get better with time, like everyone else. If it gets worse or if I see a red streak, I'll call my doc.

Thanks so much - I feel much better about the whole thing!