Hello everyone -

Some background:

Had my VSG on Oct 9th so I am almost 7 weeks post op. During my hospital stay, my IV became infiltrated (hope I spelled that right) and my blood started flowing back into my IV. The nurse finally caught it and corrected it, a pain I do not want to remember, and eventually just removed the IV altogether. The site was sore but all in all the surgery went well with no complications. However, about 3-4 days after being home and everything to started to sink in, I realized that I had a pea size lump in my vein where the IV site was. It was very tender to the touch at the time and I brushed it off as a result of the infiltration and figured it would just go away on its own. My question is; has anyone else experienced this? And if so, how long did it take to go away? I try not to touch it because although it's not as tender as before, it like a stubborn little troll that gets angry and lets me know it if I try to touch it. I read that it is common when infiltration occurs but for the most part it goes away on its own after a few weeks. So far it's been 7 weeks for me, is mine here to stay? Should I worry? Any information is appreciated.

Thank you everyone!

You need to contact your doctor straight away or head to the ER. That sounds like a blood clot. Your surgery was too long ago for ill effects of an infiltrated IV to still cause problems. My intent is certainly not to scare you, but you need to seek medical help. Blood clots can dislodge, travel, and cause all sorts of serious problems. Take care of yourself and let us know what happens.