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What Causes Pain And Swelling After Getting An IV Inserted On Wrist?
i got a lexiscan a month ago and where they put the iv in my wrist area the vein is hard and raised there was burning pain and it traveled up my arm where the elbow is tender and swollen arm and hand couldn t close hand without pain now the doctor gave me an antibiotic and said I have a blood clot that s not deep and poisoning from lexiscan. it still hasn t gone away so now he gave me a shot dex something with a steroid in it my sugar high and he put me on insulin it has been a week the palm of my hand is still swollen the vein is still popped and there is still burning and now the elbow on the side is sore again have pain and burning.
Thu, 4 May 2017
Dear patient you have a condition called superficial phlebitis which is a rare complication of an IV line placement.
Steroid injection is generally not recommended in such cases.
The treatment is
1) Aspirin 75mg once a day to prevent further and deep clot formation
2) Ibuprofen 800mg twice a day for the pain and swelling
3) Heparin gel at the area
4) Arixtra injection to break the clot
# Please be advised that point 1 cannot be taken with points 3 or 4 as it can lead to internal bleeding
Generally Arixtra is given followed by Aspirin after 2 weeks
5) Hot fomentation and/ or compression bandage
I hope it helps
Steroid injection is generally not recommended in such cases.
The treatment is
1) Aspirin 75mg once a day to prevent further and deep clot formation
2) Ibuprofen 800mg twice a day for the pain and swelling
3) Heparin gel at the area
4) Arixtra injection to break the clot
# Please be advised that point 1 cannot be taken with points 3 or 4 as it can lead to internal bleeding
Generally Arixtra is given followed by Aspirin after 2 weeks
5) Hot fomentation and/ or compression bandage
I hope it helps
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