Comments on: After IV injection 5 days ago: Swollen, sore arm from elbow to armpit. Why might this be happening? http://curetenniselbow.org/1257/after-iv-injection-5-days-ago-swollen-sore-arm-from-elbow-to-armpit-why-might-this-be-happening/ Effective Tennis Elbow Treatment Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:24:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: trudi100 http://curetenniselbow.org/1257/after-iv-injection-5-days-ago-swollen-sore-arm-from-elbow-to-armpit-why-might-this-be-happening/comment-page-1/#comment-4704 trudi100 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:00:14 +0000 http://curetenniselbow.org/1257/after-iv-injection-5-days-ago-swollen-sore-arm-from-elbow-to-armpit-why-might-this-be-happening/#comment-4704 you might have a bit of infection or cellulitis...see a dr. about it, you do not want the infection to spread you might have a bit of infection or cellulitis…see a dr. about it, you do not want the infection to spread

]]> By: versantly http://curetenniselbow.org/1257/after-iv-injection-5-days-ago-swollen-sore-arm-from-elbow-to-armpit-why-might-this-be-happening/comment-page-1/#comment-4705 versantly Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:00:14 +0000 http://curetenniselbow.org/1257/after-iv-injection-5-days-ago-swollen-sore-arm-from-elbow-to-armpit-why-might-this-be-happening/#comment-4705 this could be phlebitis. return to the ER. this could be phlebitis. return to the ER.

]]> By: lina http://curetenniselbow.org/1257/after-iv-injection-5-days-ago-swollen-sore-arm-from-elbow-to-armpit-why-might-this-be-happening/comment-page-1/#comment-4706 lina Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:00:14 +0000 http://curetenniselbow.org/1257/after-iv-injection-5-days-ago-swollen-sore-arm-from-elbow-to-armpit-why-might-this-be-happening/#comment-4706 IF YOU HAD A REACTION TO THE MEDICATIONS THEY GAVE YOU, THE LOCAL REACTION ON YOUR ARM WOULD HAVE APPEARED THAT DAY. IF YOU WERE SEEN 5 DAYS AGO AND NOW JUST GOT THE SWELLING AND TENDERNESS TO YOUR ARM, THEN MOST LIKELY, YOU HAVE PHLEBITIS FROM YOUR IV SITE. IT IS AN INFECTION THAT MAY ALSO CAUSE SOME RED STREAKING SOMEWHERE IN YOUR ARM, EVENTUALLY A SLIGHT FEVER. THIS NEEDS TO BE TREATED AND YOU SHOULD NOT WAIT. THEY MAY TREAT IT WITH ANTIBIOTIC PILLS OR DECIDE TO GIVE YOU A SHOT, OR IV ANTIBIOTICS...DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY. I WOULD GO BACK TO THE ER YOU WENT TO AND TELL THEM WHAT HAPPENED. MOST PLACES WILL NOT CHARGE YOU TO HAVE THIS TREATED WHEN THEY CAUSED THE INFECTION FROM THE IV START. IF THEY CANNOT ACCOMODATE YOU WITH WAVING THE BILL, WRITE A LETTER TO THE NURSE MANAGER OF THE DEPARTMENT. GOOD LUCK! IF YOU HAD A REACTION TO THE MEDICATIONS THEY GAVE YOU, THE LOCAL REACTION ON YOUR ARM WOULD HAVE APPEARED THAT DAY. IF YOU WERE SEEN 5 DAYS AGO AND NOW JUST GOT THE SWELLING AND TENDERNESS TO YOUR ARM, THEN MOST LIKELY, YOU HAVE PHLEBITIS FROM YOUR IV SITE. IT IS AN INFECTION THAT MAY ALSO CAUSE SOME RED STREAKING SOMEWHERE IN YOUR ARM, EVENTUALLY A SLIGHT FEVER. THIS NEEDS TO BE TREATED AND YOU SHOULD NOT WAIT. THEY MAY TREAT IT WITH ANTIBIOTIC PILLS OR DECIDE TO GIVE YOU A SHOT, OR IV ANTIBIOTICS…DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY.

I WOULD GO BACK TO THE ER YOU WENT TO AND TELL THEM WHAT HAPPENED. MOST PLACES WILL NOT CHARGE YOU TO HAVE THIS TREATED WHEN THEY CAUSED THE INFECTION FROM THE IV START. IF THEY CANNOT ACCOMODATE YOU WITH WAVING THE BILL, WRITE A LETTER TO THE NURSE MANAGER OF THE DEPARTMENT. GOOD LUCK!

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