Severe bruising after injection for Pulmoniograph

[Bronagh2015]

I had to have a CT Pulmoniograph yesterday, my veins are very poor and it's always difficult to find them but the radiographer really struggled and I suffered!! This is what I'm left with today.

[Damon1864 Volunteer]

wow that is some bruise, it must have been painfulxx

[Bronagh2015 in reply to Damon1864]

It was!! I probably should have spoke up and let them get someone else to try.

[sassy59]

Ouch! Not nice at all. Xx

[Magpuss]

Oooo, that looks painful.

[MEW53]

Wow, what a bruise.

I thought I bruised very easily but that's bad. I always say when having anything like this done to use a very small needle (butterfly one) and that I have bad veins and that there may be difficulties, sometimes they get a more experienced person on the case. I have had many situations where they have struggled and left me badly bruised, so I always speak up first.

Hope the bruise goes soon.

[Bronagh2015 in reply to MEW53]

Thankyou, the thing is I'm not even on high steroids at the moment! They were an hour behind schedule and I think it had more to do with rushing than anything but sure I'm sure I'll live to see another day!! 😊

[Hidden]

Hi Bronagh2015. Sorry to hear that. I had a simple blood test 3 years ago. It was taken by a female doctor ageds about 14 lol . . well, it was her first day out of med school. Had the bruise for ages and there is still a mark there now.

[Bronagh2015 in reply to Hidden]

Ooohhh I dread the student Drs😖😖😖😖

[siouxbecket]

Poor you. I have this problem a lot of the time & my veins are so bad that they blow even if they manage to get get a needle in. Just a tip for future, hospitals should have IV specialist nurses who use ultrasound to search for most suitable veins. Not necessarily less painful but fewer attempts. I have been advised to let department know in advance that I will need an IV nurse. They don't always listen as some doctors are very arrogant & think they are gods but can work a lot of the time. I hope your bruise gets better very soon we have to put up with enough without this extra pain.

[Bronagh2015 in reply to siouxbecket]

That's good advice thankyou so much! Yeah I've an awful lot going on at the minute with Lupus and difficult asthma so really could do without this.☹️