I had an IV inserted into my arm on December 21, 2015. Every since then, there has been a hard knot where the vein is and it kind of hurts at times. My GP looked at it and said it was normal, but it is getting more painful, but mostly at night. Am I just paranoid or should I go to ER to get checked out. My GP won't take it seriously.
Any help would be great.
Please and Thank you.
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In my experience those knots can take anything up to 6 weeks to disappear so don't worry. Everything seems worse at night doesn't it, especially if you're anxious. My daughter had one after her first IV & was panicking too, luckily I was able to reassure her. Hers took weeks to go too, but go it did
I am just worried that it is a blood clot. And yes, everything is worse at night. Everything I look up online says DVT or Pulmonary embolism. I am quite anxious about it.
Anxiety is horrible. A blood clot the area around it would look inflamed and feel hot and very painful. If your gp has seen it and isn't worried I feel sure he would know. It is common following IVs
Yes it is very horrible and I have been dealing with it my whole life. I have just noticed at night that it seems clamy and I can feel it protruding from my skin.
That's good to hear, & kind of you to say so. We seem to have a lot of US friends on here. Another point I forgot to mention is that the vein used for an IV is a superficial one, not a deep one, so don't worry about a DVT. But, if anxiety is stopping you sleeping, you could visit your ER for another opinion. I avoid such places as much as poss because there are too many sick people!
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I had an injection to deaden my finger to have a whitloe lanced and after that had lumps up my arm. My doctor, the same one as did the minor op, said it was phlebitis and they would go when the inflammation caused by the anesthetic had subsided! They did. Keep smiling
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