I had an iv put in at the e.R. The first
time she stuck me, she blew a vein in my
wrist on the left arm and it puffed up and
bled a lot. So then she stuck me again,
this time in the right bend of my arm. It
didn't feel quite right when it was in.
Now,my wrist of my right arm is really
painful and it seems like it's a vein that
hurts. But would by wrist vein hurt from
a stick in the bend of the arm?
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Tamadrummer
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 710 Location: Zephyrhills,Fl
Posted: 02-20-06 09:55am
These are very normal pains. She tried to
do the best site for the patient which is
radial and then when that failed she went
anticubital and that is the easiest place
to get regardless of procedure, drawing
blood or placing an .I.V.
You should be fine in a day or so, use a
little bit of ice or an icy cold gel pack
to reduce the swelling if there is any and
wait a day or two, the pain will go
away.
Don't blame the nurse or tech, it isn't
always easy to get a good stick on people
and they certianly dont mean to hurt
anyone.
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backhome22
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 195 Location: MN
Posted: 02-20-06 10:34am
Yeah I didn't think she meant to hurt me
or anything...It's just that I have no
clue about how those things work and
what's supposed to feel like what, it's
just that i've had iv's before and none
looked like the one she did...And i'm
pretty much a hyphochondriac and thinking
everything could hurt me if not done
right. I just find it odd that my wrist
would hurt from a stick much higher. It
was 3 days ago and it still hurts there.
Hopefully it will just go away
soon...Thanks for your reply!
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Tamadrummer
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 710 Location: Zephyrhills,Fl
Posted: 02-20-06 10:50am
No problem. You will do fine and once it
stops hurting, you wont remember the stick
unless you actully are thinking about it.
Good luck and feel better,
brian
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Amber28
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Feb 2006 Posts: 75 Location: Australia
Posted: 02-25-06 21:49pm
I would also just keep checking the site
where the iv was placed. Look for
swelling, pain, inflamation as the site
could be infected. Ivs are an invasive
procedure as they break the skin - so just
keep an eye on it.
